Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Residue
















I embraced you with open arms
thought we had a good thing
but, you took  the best of me
left me alone crying in the dark

drifting away in a setting sun

shot me in the heart with a 45
bang, bang
bang, bang
an outlaw on the run
hot velvet gun..
residue on your hands

bleeding from the wound
you turned and walked away
like a dirty secret, there I lie
no acknowledgement of my pain
struggling for survival

don't worry, I'll be on the mend
bury the secrets in a shallow grave
haunting ghosts, bleeding veins
silent wails, scraping nails
searching midnight  trails

drifting away in a setting sun

shot me in the heart with a 45
bang, bang
bang, bang
an outlaw on the run
hot velvet gun..
residue on your hands

lost in the smoke filled haze
all the dreams I held close
disappear in shades of grey
close the curtains of my eyes
so, I may find a place to hide

while the blues softly play
in the backdrop of my mind
all that's left is a piece of pride
it only hurts when I cry
uttering a sigh into the wind

for the outlaw on the run
velvet revolver he did wield
soft and smooth, we did move
to the rhythm of a lover's high
surrendering , under  a moonlit sky

shot me in the heart with a 45
bang, bang
bang, bang
an outlaw on the run
hot velvet gun
residue on your hands

drifting away in a  setting sun


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33 comments:

  1. Brian MillerJuly 23, 2013

    dang...painful way to go you know...bang bang..
    i can hear a bit of a song in this...velvet gun, now there is something you dont see every day...

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    1. TruedessaJuly 23, 2013

      Hi Brian,

      Velvet guns can hurt...thanks for reading..

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  2. Pat HattJuly 23, 2013

    Had to be a stinger
    Could have least just wing her
    But had to go all outlaw
    The cat would show the claw
    You know some use some as a stepping stone
    And find something better quickly changing their tone
    And off they go
    Rough at any show
    At least you have birdie
    Hmmm that may sound bad if not known it was a bird at your sea

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    1. TruedessaJuly 23, 2013

      Hi Pat and Cat,

      Interesting comment about people using
      others for stepping stones..that is true
      under many zoo's and leaves one feeling
      blue and used.

      Hope you and the cat are doing good as you
      always make me smile and smiles go miles..

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    2. Pat HattJuly 24, 2013

      Yep see it every day
      Keeping me single at my bay haha

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  3. Laurie KolpJuly 23, 2013

    I have felt like that before...

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  4. MaryJuly 23, 2013

    Out of painful times sometimes arise something better. But I know that doesn't help deal with the hurt feelings and devastation.................................

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    1. TruedessaJuly 23, 2013

      Mary,

      Thank you for the thoughtful comment.

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  5. GraceJuly 23, 2013

    Love the refraining verses ~ This reads like a love song gone awry & mad with the gun ~

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    1. TruedessaJuly 23, 2013

      Grace,

      I guess it started as a love song and then it somehow got twisted.

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  6. AnonymousJuly 24, 2013

    Melody - I had a song in my head and even a singer for it.. bang bang :-)

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    1. TruedessaJuly 24, 2013

      A song indeed..I have a singer in mind that would blow this song away. Hope you have a great day!

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  7. OutlawyerJuly 24, 2013

    Reads very like a song, with the vidid and poignant directness - what a great title too. k. Karin/Manicddaily.wordpress.

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    1. TruedessaJuly 24, 2013

      Hi Karin thanks so much! I really wrote this as a song/lyrical poem.

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  8. Red ShoesJuly 24, 2013

    Good morning, Trudessa... I hope this isn't something that recently played out in your Life... :o( Getting dumped and thrown to the curb is never fun.

    How are things in your world today?? :o)

    ~shoes~

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    1. TruedessaJuly 24, 2013

      Shoes,

      So nice to hear from you today. How is the hectic schedule going? You are a busy man always working. I miss our conversations always thought provoking.

      I am ok going through the motions of my life one day at a time. Thanks for asking.

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  9. Beth WinterJuly 24, 2013

    The refrains made me want to set this to music. I like how you kept circling back to the sun and the shots. Very nice

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    1. TruedessaJuly 25, 2013

      Thank you for the comment. I can hear the music playing in my head.

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  10. Buddah MoskowitzJuly 24, 2013

    Great job - very dramatic and if it isn't a song yet, make it one.

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    1. TruedessaJuly 25, 2013

      Thank you so much and welcome to my place.

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  11. VictoriaJuly 24, 2013

    Ouch. I really like how the refrain ramped up the pain.

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    1. TruedessaJuly 25, 2013

      Hi Victoria thanks for the comment.

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  12. steveroniJuly 24, 2013

    "...it only hurts when I cry..."

    IT ONLY HURTS WHEN I CRY--or LAUGH.

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    1. TruedessaJuly 25, 2013

      Hi Steve

      True sometimes it hurts behind a smile.

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  13. Katie Mia FrederickJuly 24, 2013

    Smoking horn

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  14. ayalaJuly 24, 2013

    Beautifully penned.

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  15. flaubertJuly 24, 2013

    "while the blues softly play
    in the backdrop of my mind
    all that's left is a piece of pride
    it only hurts when I cry
    uttering a sigh into the wind",

    I love that stanza, truedessa.

    Pamela

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    1. TruedessaJuly 25, 2013

      Thank you Pamela for the nice reply. Have a great day!

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  16. dsJuly 26, 2013

    Great writing. The refrain is very effective.

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