By Jon
Date: 2002 Jul 01
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typewriter

It hurled down towards the empty abyss
Hitting it's back on a ledge
before slipping down into darkness
never to be seen again

I smiled
And
I thought of  you

And I started to type

I'm typing on
an old typewriter
grandpa gave me
I type on it because
it makes me feel authenic
in a korny sorta way
It's not like I don't have a computer
I do
Pentium 4, 2ghz, 256mbs of RAM
Sounds fast sure, but in a month
it will be outdated
I guess that's why I type on
this old busted typewriter
never slows down
keeps up with me
and it doesnt freeze
in the middle of a poem
sure I may not be able
to access the internet
or play The Sims on it
but it loves me
and I love it
Unconditionally
Sort of like you

I've been typing a lot lately
Which also means
I've been thinking a lot lately
Mostly thoughts of you
A thought here about your smile
A dream of you in my arms
Daydreaming of kissing you
I've been trying to find ways
To tell you how much I love you
I've been trying for awhile
I wanted to write you a poem
As beautiful as when you hold my hand
And I get those shivers
That's beauty
I want to capture that
Within a poem

I try and I fail
I type and I type
I come up with
a few good poems
but nothing that can compare
to you
and the way you make me feel
I almost have something
but then I read it over
and realize it's trash
I almost give up
but then I remember
how you stuck by me
and I pick up another
piece of paper
put it in the typewriter
and try again

Before I start
I look at the failed poem
read it over
and sigh
It's pretty but not beautiful
I crumple it up
And throw it in the trash

It hurls down towards the empty abyss
Hitting it's back on a ledge
before slipping down into darkness
never to be seen again

I smile
And
I think of you

And I start to type