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Chinese Finger Trap


Like words and what they mean, we were

A misunderstanding

You, trying your hardest to sweetly escape

I, contentedly caught in the braid

You pushed in, and I thought it meant you wanted to be close

You pulled away, and I was left trapped pointing at your ghost.

 

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Comments (9)

ChrisBoss04
Dear Aubrie Could u plz mentor me alot of my friend encouraged me to share my poems with the world i was wondering if u could give me a few pointers on my first poem. From ChrisBoss04
RubyTuesday
<p>Wow. I loved this poem. I&#39;m still rather new to all this, so I know of no other way to contact you. Would you be interested in mentoring me? I have a lot of poems I haven&#39;t uploaded to the internet and I&#39;m sure they can always improve. Thanks!&nbsp;</p><p>-Nozomi (Ruby)</p>
Big fella
Love it
Jasminek_mclellan
<p>Hey! Ok this poem was so beautiful... could you maybe read the one I have posted and tell me how to improve my writing?</p>
mangocaulfield
<p>Wow. I don&#39;t think I&#39;ve read a paragraph so pretty or so true or so sad or so well written in my life before.</p>
David Walby
<p>Hello, your poem seems, to me, to be very meaningful, to be caught in an enigma...</p><p>The medaphor to a finger trap was well put.</p><p>You are a very good poet, with stong meanings. May I have the honor of your mentorship?</p>
Tahira C.
<p>Aubrie,</p><p>I love the title and what the metaphor of a Chinese finger trap adds to the whole aura of the poem and the conflict within. Like many others, I&#39;m also looking for a mentor and would love if you could give me some constructive criticism. I completely understand if you are unable. I&#39;m determined to keep on writing and learning by reading the works of other great poets, such as yourself!</p>
drecosalgado
<p>Hello!<br />Once again You have made another great poem!<br />Your poem &quot;Conservation&quot; is still my fave but you have mad no poor poems in my eyes!<br /><br />I asked you this question in the poem &quot;Conservation&quot; but I was hoping you would read this here!<br />BE MY MENTOR PLEASE!!!!!<br /><br />Thanks!</p>
xxFallenAngelxlx
<p>I love this poem! I was hoping you could possibly be my mentor, if not I completely understand but constructive criticism would really be great !</p>

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