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"Without Her Wings *" by Lyndsay E. Gilbert aka Liadan

SciFi/Fantasy text 7 out of 33 by Lyndsay E. Gilbert aka Liadan. ←Previous - Next→

Broken hearted Modern Faery

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Hanging like a puppet doll, bleeding on the strings

If you call I fly to you on fragile paper wings

Waiting for the voice to say I’m worthy afterall

Waiting for your arms to gently catch me when I fall

I turn and see I have no wings

I have some broken words and things

A well read letter and my dreams

And worn out clothing, withered seams

Frozen like a china doll, tears still in my eyes

Knowing that those days were all but sugar coated lies

Waiting for the ten pence sign that I was on your mind

Waiting for the light to fade to make me numb and blind

I turn and see I have no wings

I have some broken words and things

A well read letter and my dreams

And worn out clothing, withered seams

And worn out feelings, tattered dreams

And torn up letters, useless things

And senseless dreams of paper wings

Love is not just as it seems

Just a pile of worthless dreams

A Faery Girl without Her Wings

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Date	Name	Comment
27 Aug 2004	Darkmythangel nightowl600@h	Loading... P.S. You might want to know that after all is two words and faery is not spelled right according to microsoft word. They call it fairy. I'm not entirely sure what the difference is, or which one you preferred, but I wanted to make sure you knew. Lyndsay E. Gilbert aka Liadan replies: "I never new after all was two words. But I deliberately spell Faery this way. Its the old way to spell it, back when people believed Faeries were scary and powerful creatures indeed. They used them to explain the unexplained and they were akin to what we call "Aliens" today. For instance Faery sightings were associated with flying objects, bright lights in the sky, oddly shaped creatures and time loss. Odd that now we have evoled and discovered the wonders of space we have the unknown Aliens. They are just our version of what the ancients thought were Faeries.I associate Fairy with dainty little victorian fairies. Who live in flowers and do pretty little things all day ^_^ The Faeries that I write of are more of a dark nature and are faeries of emotion. Hope this helps. thank yo for your comment again. Helpful and observant. L x"
27 Aug 2004	Darkmythangel nightowl600@h	Loading... OMG! I love this poem! Really nice job on this one. I can really relate (although I am not a fairy.) But the emotions she went through, I went through, too. But Ive never been able to capture how I felt in words before. Does first comment dance Did I mention I really love this? Yes? Ok. Lyndsay E. Gilbert aka Liadan replies: "lol- thank you for the comment. The Faery in this case is just me. Its really a poem about shattered illusions and an unhealthy relationship. I'm glad you like it. Thanks for the comment.L x"
1 Sep 2004	Joslyn Rubin	Loading... OOOos. i like this one too. it also sounded like song lyrics. love your stlye. when u update, bother me til i read it. I love the emotions u put into ur work. its all seems "real" (yes even the faery poems.) Lyndsay E. Gilbert aka Liadan replies: "even the faery poems!! YAY! Thank you muchly. It may be because I base most things off my emotions..."
13 Sep 2004	Helen 'Fallyn Raine' Falls	Loading... hugs This is a sad poem. However I think things are better now. Like a Phoenix from the ashes. ^-^ Lyndsay E. Gilbert aka Liadan replies: "A pheonix from the ashes....thats revenge in itself..."
19 Sep 2004	Ceddy	Loading... This one is awesome. The imagery, the language, the feeling--it all comes together to make something sensual and real. It's great. Lyndsay E. Gilbert aka Liadan replies: "Thank you for your comment. It was lovely to read. sensual...yays!"
17 Jan 2005	Katie Collishaw	Loading... oh goodness. What can I say. I love it!! It's so sad about her paper wings. The only thing is I couldn't get a grasp on what she was so sad about. If you wouldn't mind clueing me in that would be great. The way you write.. oh it's so emotionful.. lol. oh gosh. Love the repetative stuff.. uh. Well, I believe that I'm going to read the rest of you poems then comment on your home page. bumbles off to obtain more jealousy Lyndsay E. Gilbert aka Liadan replies: "I'm glad you like this. Well this poem is based upon my own experiences. I;ve made myself into a faery for it to be fantasy. I love faeries (as you can probabely tell so in this poem believing in faeries and having wings is symbolic of my happiness. I thought I was in love with this guy and in a sense being in love was like having real wings. then said guy hurt me really bad and it was like having only paper wings- happiness that isn't real, and love that doesn't truly exist. I hope this might help to make the meaning of teh poem more apparent. Cheers again for the comment. You're so lovely!"
22 Dec 2005	Anonymous	Loading... squels and dies I LOVE this poem!!! It seriously made me almost cry!! (I say almost cause I have a "feeling" problem) But seriously! I felt like this was about me, and really that's what makes a great poem. It can mean something different to everyone but everyone can identify with it... sighs Okay I'm done and jealous and you rock!
9 Dec 2006	Taylor R Brown	Loading... I liked that. It kinda made me want to cry. I love the rhyme and the imagery and just everything
31 Jan 2008	Genesee Lin Judith-Papire	Loading... The beat was great! I also liked the imagery and mood. I was cool how you made it hard to process at first, like, "What is going on?", but it all came together in the end . . . Bravo!

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'Without Her Wings *':

• Created by:

Lyndsay E. Gilbert aka Liadan
• Copyright: ©Lyndsay E. Gilbert aka Liadan. All rights reserved!

• Keywords: Faery, Heart, Love, Poem, Poetry, Sad, Sorrow
• Categories: Faery, Fay, Faeries, Romance, Emotion, Love
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