Time grew thin
when you decided to leave.
Cheeks shrivelled to dark hallows
of passing minutes
when I watched you clear the closet,
fraying the cotton at my knees.
Skin shrunk in seconds
when you turned your back,
the shoulders and hands,
I used to kiss
as if you were a prince.
Time waddled on gaunt legs
when you thought it was now
or never to flee.
Arms so boney they could snap
when you posted the key
to my house which bore
no fruit.
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I decided to alter Day 6 from using lines from your recent Facebook status to using the first line of the first song which appears on shuffle.
Day 6 – Go to a playlist or simply your music library and begin playing the music on shuffle. Use the words from the first line of the third song which plays in your poem. They cannot be used in the same, exact order as the song.
Song: Sorry I’m Not Sorry – Tessa Violet
Words: you, were, a prince, or, so, I, thought
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For the challenge, click here.
Hi there, thanks for liking my stuff. When I click on your profile banddblog is says it no longer exists. Perhaps you changed the name of your blog? Do you know you also have to change it in Gravatar? Just so you know. Good luck and good writing 😊
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Hi, thank you for returning the favour! Oh dear, I’ll look into that, thank you! I didn’t realise I needed to go into Gravatar so thank you I shall do that now!
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Yes you do. I changed mine one time and wondered why I hardly had anyone looked at my stuff lol. Hope you can figure it out. Otherwise I’ll try and find a link for you that explains it.
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I think I’ve done it hopefully, went into my account and adding the website and changed the old URL to my new one. Fingers crossed it now works properly. Again, really appreciating you taking the time to let me know 🙂
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I tested it and yes it works now. Well done! I think we should all help each other. Happy writing! 🙂
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Excellent, thank you very much! You too 🙂
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