by Shelbia C.

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November 19, 2006

New Shoes ---------------------Repost

April 29, 2009 10:58 PM EDT (Updated: May 04, 2009 05:57 PM EDT)

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I almost died today
When I woke up alone
for the first time in our empty bed
And realized that it was truly over.
I lay on my back
with tears dripping into my ears
while in utter despair
I willed my broken heart to stop beating.
I almost died again
When I glanced at the open closet,
Remembering
how you so thoroughly
removed all traces of your presence
Ensuring you had no reason to return.
Like a child I held my breath
Hoping to turn blue and fade away.
But my heart never stopped
And I finally had to breathe.
So I rolled to the middle of the bed,
Stretched out like never before,
Looked again at my half empty closet,
And decided to live.
I could buy more shoes.

Tags: poem, love, alone

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Comments: 21

Spencer T. Apr 29, 2009, 11:13pm EDT

You so easily reach the depths beyond which I can. Powerful as I expect from you.

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Angela A. Apr 29, 2009, 11:13pm EDT

I love the end, how she decides to live with new shoes!
Brilliant!
Thanks for posting to my group, Anythingwriting

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Lisa Frost Apr 29, 2009, 11:16pm EDT

Awesome job! It reachs up and grabs a hold of the edge before it drops to the void! well done.

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Esther IS Flesh and Blood S. Apr 29, 2009, 11:18pm EDT

Great job Shelbia!

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Heather L. Apr 29, 2009, 11:25pm EDT

Very nice and fitting for me right now as I am going through a divorce.

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Leah Christensen Apr 29, 2009, 11:53pm EDT

Thanks for posting this.

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Heather C. Apr 30, 2009, 12:27am EDT

My older daughter was the "Imelda Marcos" in our family with her love of shoes.

This was a fabulous poem.

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Svetlana Goryacheva Apr 30, 2009, 3:30am EDT

Perfectly written and deeply moving!...

Blessings and best wishes - S.

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Angie O. Apr 30, 2009, 9:27am EDT

Heartfelt with a wonderful ending.

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Jennifer M. May 4, 2009, 6:03pm EDT

I love this!!! Nice job :)

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Terry Collett May 5, 2009, 2:28am EDT

A moving poem, well written.

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Chuck S. May 5, 2009, 2:48am EDT

Very nice.

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William Dotani May 27, 2009, 9:48am EDT

As your feelings unfold, the sadness permeates the imagery until the last line. The last line could be called comic relief. Personally, I think the last line gives this poem a fullness and acts as a metaphor for a lonely feeling.

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timi A. May 29, 2009, 12:45am EDT

It could be sad but relieving

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Rodney R. May 29, 2009, 1:51am EDT

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tanya simon Jun 12, 2009, 3:31am EDT

I love your punch line. nothing like the comfort of something new.

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Avril H. Jun 24, 2009, 4:39am EDT

This is great, and it really is amazing what new shoes can do.

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Leah A. Jul 21, 2009, 5:49pm EDT

This is sad, but I like how it ends on a positive note. Nice poem.

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