LJ Idol Week Ten - Was it the Blue Night, Gone Fragile

[ohelectricshock]

He finds me asleep amongst the fairy lights in my giant fleece onesie covered in leopard spots. Taking a place next to me on the bed, he gently strokes my hair until I stir. It's so late, it's past midnight. The stars through my windows exploded into life hours ago. It's hard to imagine anyone else existing in these woods, amongst the endless

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[halfshellvenus]

That first paragraph, from the fourth sentence onward... just gorgeous.

I hope that all that happened to you with Alex has not tainted the beauty of that place, or what it could have been.

[ohelectricshock]

Thanks so much! I struggled so much with writing this week, the words were just not coming at all. So anything positive about this makes me feel super happy.

The Lodge has definitely not become somewhere I associate an overarching negative feeling with. There are definitely ups and downs to living in such a small community, as I later learned with the gossip and the misinformation surrounding Alex and my breakup, but that place is so important to me. It's kind of where I grew up, really. I'll always hold it dear in my heart.

[ohelectricshock]

:) thank you

[xo_kizzy_xo]

Your imagery leaves me speechless. Have you ever heard of the phrase "beautiful heartbreak"? If you haven't...this particular piece is a perfect illustration of that.

[ohelectricshock]

I have heard that, and it makes me so happy to have you apply it to what I wrote :)

[i_17bingo]

It's weird, but the kiss at the beginning felt almost as mournful, inevitable, and uplifting as the door being closed behind you at the end. The aching poetry is really powerful.

[ohelectricshock]

Thank you so much :)

[kittenboo]

That first paaragraph is my favorite part, very beautiful imagery.

[ohelectricshock]

Thanks so much :) I had fun with that paragraph, it makes me want to spin off and write some sort of sylvan fairy tale, haha.