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I no longer search for you in crowded spaces or hope to get a catch-up call. I no longer bring you up in conversations or wish bad things upon you. I no longer have your old t-shirts or letters. All I have left is to wish you would leave my…

Letter To You • Opuss № I

Attn of @seamonster or anyone else who can help! For reasons of the heart & self preservation, I would like to change my user name. I've tried to do this via my profile & it accepts & updates changes, but doesn't alter it on my posts/commen…

Name Change • Opuss № I

You’re not the first thing I think about when I wake up anymore. I finally feel free. Not better, just free.

Free • Opuss № I

I lit the candle shaped like a heart that you gave me that you said was a Token of your love because you knew how much I loved the light that it created on our bodies when we lay but now you are not here my candle has burnt out extingui…

Old Flame • Opuss № I

One sees problems in the opportunity- the other sees opportunity in the problem.

Pessimist Or Optimist? • Opuss № I

I'd like to say I'm over you and hold no bitterness at all I'd like to say I'm'still in one piece' And don't feel crushed defeated small I'd like to say that when you left I wasn't breaking at the seams All the same its good to see you'v…

Mummy's Boy • Opuss № I

In orange and in lemon trees Wind and sun do as they please Butterflies and laundry flutter, My child's hair as blonde as butter Wasps with yellow whiskers wait for food, beside her china plate Ants beside her little feet are there to shar…

My Child • Opuss № I

Thank you for having the courage to walk away, when I was still clinging to hope for a future together that will never exist.

You're Welcome • Opuss № I

'Like summer in some countries and like rain in mine, for Nuns like God, for drunks like beer, like food for chefs, for invalids pain, you've occupied a large part of the year. The during months to those before and since would make a rati…

The During Months • Opuss № I

'Next time you speak to you-know-who I've got a message for him Tell him that I have lost a stone Since the last time I saw him. Tell him that I've got three new books Coming out soon, but play it Cool, make it sound spontaneous. Don't say …

Don't Say I Said • Opuss № I

'There's been a murder, a woman was killed, found in a bathtub, partially filled. A pair of policemen went into the house and questioned the poor woman's spouse. He'd just come home from working all night and found her like that, a terrib…

A Crime Scene • Opuss № I

Windows. Just another pane in the glass.

Screen Freeze! • Opuss № I

'He hated roads. He loved the land. He tended to forget Or else he didn't understand That roads were how we met. He loved long walks. He hated cars. He often put them down. Without them though, I'd have reached the Moon Before I reached h…

Roads • Opuss № I

All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.

Rain. Again. • Opuss № I

Oh do not touch me Oh do not touch Oh do not Oh do Oh..

You Can Look • Opuss № I

'It was a cool December night And I was on the pull When I met this lovely-looking girl In the bar of "The Talking Bull". I remember it all so clearly - The repartee and chat, I smiled at her and she said, "Whadaya think you're looking at…

A Winter's Tale • Opuss № I

What if the hokey cokey IS what it's all about?

Then You Turn Around.. • Opuss № I

'You can shed tears that he is gone, Or you can smile because he has lived. You can close your eyes & pray that he'll come back, Or you can open your eyes & see all that he's left. Your heart can be empty because you can't see him, Or you …

Live On • Opuss № I

I was warned I shouldn't go mixing They're no longer 'my kind of crowd'. The warning signs were early- Numbers increased as the music got loud. Reactions slow (I'm a little out of practice)- Allowed them to attack from behind. Out cold wit…

I Was Mugged... • Opuss № I

Me; I really can't stay. Bed; But baby, it's cold outside.

Every Morning • Opuss № I

That the sky would lift, That I'd find my place, That I'd see your face At the door And the sun would glint, On a time well spent, On a time that is no more. Taste the broken hearts, In the vacant lots, See the fruit that rots On the tr…

In My Mind • Opuss № I

We all began as strangers.

Opuss • Opuss № I

We all began as strangers.

Opuss • Opuss № I

That guy who wrote the knock-knock jokes? They should award him the no-bell peace prize.

Who's There? • Opuss № I

broken. useless. alone. rejected. scared. angry. confused. falling apart. bitter. not good enough. FINE lonely. defeated. sad. heartbroken. can't go on. crushed. pathetic. empty. betrayed. shattered. torn.

How Are You? • Opuss № I

Never make a final decision Out of temporary emotion If you feel like giving up today.. Think again tomorrow

When Tomorrow Comes.. • Opuss № I

If humans are meant to have an immortal afterlife- Why does human nature dictate survival at all costs?

And Another Thought... • Opuss № I

I can't recall the moment when the doubt ripped your face, Or put my finger on quite when the fog took your place.. We've been beating on it until we're black & blue- Just what good exactly is it going to do? Could we at least agree upon …

Passing By • Opuss № I

Those first two guys who thought Superman was a bird or a plane... Why were they so excited?

No! It's... • Opuss № I

FIRST WORLD ANGST Someone didn't fill the Brita filter- Have to wait 30 damn seconds for water. THIRD WORLD SUCCESS Found water- Wasn't contaminated.

Our Material World • Opuss № I

If ten times better than leading brand.. Why isn't it the leading brand?

Consumer Confusion • Opuss № I

'Twas midnight in the schoolroom And every desk was shut When suddenly from the alphabet Was heard a loud "Tut-Tut!" Said A to B, "I don't like C; His manners are a lack. For all I ever see of C Is a semi-circular back!" "I disagree," sa…

The ABC • Opuss № I

Listen not to what they say, I let the cards fall where they may, And regardless of how I felt, I played the cards that I was dealt.

Game Of Life • Opuss № I

We could leave right now, We could just walk away, It wouldn't cost a thing- Hardly anyone would see.. The wind would hide our tracks, The clouds would fill our shoes, Don't be afraid... We could leave right now, Any step could be the firs…

Fading Silhouettes • Opuss № I

Do you take this woman? I said "Yes, I do" I love her like crazy, I think she loves me too. But we'll do without the family, If it's all the same to you... Your mother is a fake, My father's full of shite. Your sister says you married …

Blood Wedding • Opuss № I

Said da Vinci to Giocondo, "Your Grace, Lisa's portrait's proceeding apace, But I'd do it much better If I could just get her To take that damn grin off her face."

Take That Look Off Your Face • Opuss № I

I'm over you like Batman is over losing his parents. ب_ب

Wayne's World • Opuss № I

Dull pig. What a boar.

Tedious Bacon • Opuss № I

Granite years. Harbour lights, city nights, bitter tears Times you don't care where you're going. Say that I was foolish, Say that I was blind But never say that I got left behind. J.J

Granite Years • Opuss № I

When I get old I'm never going to say 'I wish I'd done this' or 'I regret that'. I'm going to say 'I don't regret a damn thing. I came, I went, and I did it all'.

No Regrets • Opuss № I

Y'know when your dog just strolls up, puts her head on your lap, & looks up at you with those big brown eyes full of love? Now THAT'S the kind of unconditional I'm talking about.

It's A Dogs Life • Opuss № I

The end of love should be a big event. It should involve the hiring of a hall. Why the hell not? It happens to us all. Why should it pass without acknowledgement? Better than the unquestioning descent Into the trap of silence, than the cra…

Love Party • Opuss № I

You've got a lot of nerve To say you are my friend. When I was down You just stood there grinning... You've got a lot of nerve To say you've got a helping hand to lend- You just want to be on The side that’s winning. You say I let you dow…

Positively 4th Street • Opuss № I

I like to eat peas with honey I've done it all my life I admit they taste rather funny But it keeps them on the knife.

Sticky Greens • Opuss № I

I've got a lot going on, but it's still really hard pretending I don't love you.

Not Busy Enough • Opuss № I

'Help, help, ' said a man. 'I'm drowning.' 'Hang on, ' said a man from the shore. 'Help, help, ' said the man. 'I'm not clowning.' 'Yes, I know, I heard you before. Be patient dear man who is drowning, You, see I've got a disease. I'm wai…

Have A Nice Day • Opuss № I

A wonderful bird is the Pelican His bill can hold more than his belican He can take in his beak Food enough for a week But I'm damned if I see how the helican.

On A lighter Note... • Opuss № I

Love is a temporary madness, it erupts like a volcano & then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. B…

Roots • Opuss № I

I thought it was great that we had so much in common. But now there's nothing in my life that doesn't remind me of you.

Great Minds • Opuss № I

Bloody men are like buses- You wait for about a year And as soon as one approaches your stop Two or three others appear. You look at them flashing their indicators, Offering you a ride. You're trying to read the destinations, You haven't m…

Buses • Opuss № I

I wanted one life You wanted another We couldn't have our cake Instead we ate each other.

Heartbake • Opuss № I

Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand.

Learning • Opuss № I

And then I remember how I felt the first time you kissed me, so unexpected & shattering...& I have to take a moment to remind myself to breathe. Saying I miss you isn't even close.

Shattering Kiss • Opuss № I

Sometimes when I feel like I’ve been doing okay, I meet you in my dreams and we’re as happy as ever. When I wake up reality hurts even more than before.

Dream Lover • Opuss № I

Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes your behind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself.

Wasted Emotion • Opuss № I

Whenever anyone meets you, they always call me & say, "Him? Really? That's who you've been obsessed with all these years? Seriously?" And my heart hurts all over again, because what more could you want than a person who see the greatness in…

The Way I See It • Opuss № I

PERSPECTIVE No it's not the end of the world. But it's the end of a lot.

Love Lesson(2) • Opuss № I

They Fuck you up, your mum and dad. They may not mean to, but they do. They fill you with the faults they had And add some extra, just for you. But they were fucked up in their turn By fools in old-style hats and coats, Who half the …

This Be The Verse • Opuss № I

I'm selfish, impatient & a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control, & at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, Then you sure don't deserve me at my best. Marilyn Monroe

Hard To Handle • Opuss № I

Dear Heart, Fall in love when you're ready, Not when you're lonely.

Love Lessons(1) • Opuss № I

Better to be a first rate version of yourself, Than a second rate version of someone else.

Ratings • Opuss № I

I asked for my DVD's back, but what I really wanted was for you to return all the love I gave you.

Late Fee • Opuss № I

Since you left, I still make two cups of coffee in the morning. I drink both of them.

Doppio • Opuss № I

I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel. You were talking so brave and so sweet. Giving me head on the unmade bed, While the limousines wait in the street. I remember you well in the Chelsea Hotel. You were famous, your heart was a legend…

Chelsea Hotel(abridged) • Opuss № I

You buy your trainers new. They cost a quid or two. At first they're clean & white, The laces thick & tight. Then they must touch the ground- (you have to walk around). You learn to your dismay Trainers all turn grey. S.H

Trainers • Opuss № I

I know it got old for you, but I could have gone back & forth hurting each other forever.

See Sore • Opuss № I

Your is, by far, the deepest & most profound notch on my bedpost.

Carved In • Opuss № I

I try not to open it often, but when I do, that raw, sweet love for you just waves and shrugs: "Still here".

Door Number You • Opuss № I

Even though we broke up five years ago, I still rate the way I feel about someone new on a scale that goes from Zero to You.

Measurement • Opuss № I

Must I give up another night To hear you whinge & whine About how terribly grim you feel And what a dreadful swine You are? You say you'll never leave Your wife & children. Fine; When have I ever asked you to? I'd settle for a kiss. Coul…

Rubbish At Adultery • Opuss № I

There are two kinds of people in this world- those who walk into a room & say, "There you are," and those who say, "Here I am!"

People • Opuss № I

I let my heart o p e n And now it's br o K e n

Br{}ken • Opuss № I

I let my heart o p e n And now it's br O k e N

Br{}ken • Opuss № I

There will be a time when it will end. Be it parting Be it death So each passing minute with you Pendulummed with sadness. So many times I looked long into your face. I could hear the clock ticking. Spike Milligan

When I Suspected • Opuss № I

How differently You & I View our wild & lovesick past You- all anger & woe I? Thought we had a blast. Therein lies the problem On reflection, I can see Your glass half empty life, Dragged down you-then me. With clear & concise vision, I…

You & I • Opuss № I

Time is a jet plane, it moves too fast What a shame, that all we've shared can't last And I'm going out of my mind, With a pain that stops and starts... Like a corkscrew to my heart.... Ever since we've been apart. B.D

Corkscrew To My Heart • Opuss № I

He has slept with accountants and brokers, With a cowgirl (well, someone from Healds). He has slept with non-smokers and smokers In commercial and cultural fields. He has slept with book-keepers, book-binders, Slept with auditors, florists…

Occupational Hazard • Opuss № I

Shoot for the Moon! Even if you miss, you'll land in the Stars.

Shoot For The Moon • Opuss № I

Said Hamlet to Ophelia, I'll draw a sketch of thee, What kind of pencil shall I use? 2B or not 2B?

A Silly Poem • Opuss № I

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do, than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Catch the wind in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

Opuss № I

Women are like teabags. You never know their true strength until they're in hot water...

Opuss № I

Breathe. It's just a bad day. Not a bad life.

Opuss № I

I wish I could drink like a lady, I can take one or two at the most, Three and I'm under the table, Four and I'm under the host... Dorothy Parker

Opuss № I

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself.

Opuss № I

The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be.

Opuss № I

By the time you swear you're his, Shivering and sighing. And he vows his passion is, Infinite, undying. Lady make note of this -- One of you is lying.

Love Laid • Opuss № I

I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they fly by....

Opuss № I

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

Opuss № I

Razors pain you; Rivers are damp; Acids stain you; And drugs cause cramp. Guns aren’t lawful; Nooses give; Gas smells awful; You might as well live.” ― Dorothy Parker

Life • Opuss № I

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sw…

Man In The Arena • Opuss № I

Life isn’t a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, latte in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming ‘Woohoo WHA…

Opuss № I

Too many people spend money they haven’t earned, to buy things they don’t want, to impress people they don’t like.

Opuss № I

F. ucked up I. nsecure N. eurotic E. motional

I'll Love You Forever..that's the Problem • Opuss № I

I love talking about nothing. It's the only thing I know anything about. Oscar Wilde.

Opuss № I

Do not argue with an idiot. He will bring you down to his level & then beat you on experience...

Quote • Opuss № I