Beautiful and devout before

Dec 06, 2008 20:05



"At work, I get called 'cleaner'," you say. Your speech it not quiet, nor proud; you're not sarcastic and, unusually, not resentful; you're certainly not bashful. I can feel my heart breaking, and pray you can't hear it in this room's unearthly muteness. "I can deal with being treated like shit. I get used to it. I have to. But I won't be shouted ( Read more... )

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creation_is_air December 12 2008, 03:46:50 UTC
Everything that you took time to describe inside this scene; this feeling, was exactly what needed to be looked at long enough to describe. Lovely. Absolutley lovely. The title is perfect, too.

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knightaimee December 12 2008, 19:40:25 UTC
Thank you so much :) this comment really made me smile.

I kind of stole the title, though, from one of my favourite poets, Philip Larkin. it's a line from his poem 'Broadcast' which is the most beautiful one, or so one of my closest friends thinks, and I trust her judgement.
For some reason I thought of the line. I really do wonder why. But it fit. So I used it.

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