redbloodbluedress

Blue.
is the colour of
the blood
running through the veins
on the inside of my elbow.
Mrs. Burke says that
blue blood
is the blood which
has never been touched
by the heart
while red blood has known
that feeling,
so red
is the opposite of blue,
she says.

Blue.
is the colour of
the balldress
that hangs in the wardrobe
of our spare room.
It cost too much,
that dress.
I don’t have a date yet,
and I suppose that makes me feel
red.
But red’s the colour of love,
isn’t it?
Red’s a colour
that has been touched
by the heart.

Red.
is the colour of love,
and the opposite of love
is surely hate.
Hate is not,
I am certain,
blue.
But then,
I’ve been told
that the opposite of love
is not hate,
but indifference.
And indifference is definitely
blue-
cold and unfeeling and eerie.

So perhaps
they are right.
Perhaps blue is the opposite of red
and indifference is the opposite of love.

But I’m not so sure.
I still feel
like the opposite
of love
is hate.
Red. Red.

home

It's only when you arrive home,
and see that everything there
is the same,
that you realise that the thing
that has changed
is you

which shakespeare play am i?

Your result for The Which Shakespeare Play Are You? Test...

Merchant of Venice

You scored 41% = Tragic, 43% = Comic, 34% = Romantic, 33% = Historic

You are The Merchant of Venice. Set in the beautiful "city on the sea," The Merchant of Venice is a romantic comedy about a locally prominent sea merchant who agrees to take on a costly loan from a covetous money usurer in order to finance his friend's trip to Belmont to woo a rich and beautiful lady. When the loan defaults however, the merchant's life is at stake, but with the help of his friends, he is saved at the last second and everyone lives happily ever after. What your score tells us about you is that you are most likely a romantic person who is willing to go to extreme measures to help out a friend in need. For this, you are highly regarded and loved by many people. You may be a bit greedy at times, and sometimes you might even get yourself into a little trouble, but luckily you have friends that are willing to help you out in your time of need. We'd certainly help you out if we could.

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terrible metaphors

'The moon has an anaemic glow that taints the stars.'

An anaemic glow?

The moon is anaemic?

Seriously?

inside out

I once told somebody
that I thought sex
was the wrong way round.

I said, surely it’s the man
who should protect the woman,
who should wrap his arms
around her

isn’t he
the strong one,
and she the one
who takes shelter in him?

shouldn’t she be the one
who can climb
inside?

That girl looked at me queerly
and said
‘what, you think chicks should have dicks?’

and burst into gales
of laughter.

hands

norah had it right.
george was the best,
no contest.

guess she and i share an opinion
on the beatles,
at least.

but the others had it wrong,
about the holding hands bit?

i want much more than that,
please.

you'll never know

Darling, I'm so blue without you
I think about you the live-long day
When you ask me if I'm lonely
Then I only have this to say

You'll never know just how much I miss you
You'll never know just how much I care
And if I tried, I still couldn't hide my love for you
You ought to know, for haven't I told you so
A million or more times?

You went away and my heart went with you
I speak your name in my ev'ry prayer
If there is some other way to prove that I love you
I swear I don't know how
You'll never know if you don't know now

You'll never know just how much I miss you
You'll never know just how much I care
You said good-bye, no stars in the sky refuse to shine
Take it from me, it's no fun to be alone
With moonlight and memories

-Frank Sinatra