Nick Downer Poems

It was tacked to the back
of your bedroom door.
On a piece of snow white paper,
with pale blue lines, scribbled in black ink,
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I am the girl you used to kiss on your car,
the one for who you drove so very far.
I am the girl who in you had nothing but faith,
the one who held you real close so you would feel safe.
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Your face is like a blank canvas.
I long to draw life onto it,
paint some emotion there.
I long to erase the memory
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I can't unlove you
even though your heart
has left me
to wander to another.
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This is bad news,
as I walk along the beach,
looking up at the night sky,
I think, if you looked up
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I need to build my walls up stronger.
My heart is so weak right now,
despite being so strong
and while I know I could survive,
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You hide behind those eyes of stone,
Not wanting pain, you’d rather be alone
You take your time, no need to rush
You’re just like me, find it hard to trust.
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Nothing,
It's all nothing.
Shallow words
Like torrent waves
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you pushed me away
after begging me closer
and the taste on your lips
it tasted like denial
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your skin, so perfect
is like a battlefield
soft, smooth, endless
jagged hills and holes
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