Written by Jack Pettinato and HastyWords
The confession resonates through My shattered trust and fills me with defeat Held prisoner I surrender to the Breathtaking uncertainty of deceit An avalanche of bruises buried me Under angry broken heartache Slaughtering any faith left with breath I gave so much while all you did was take Darkness descends–exposed, raw, fetal Huddled against a raging winter chill The edges of my reality blurred As my life chokes on your bitter pill Chords of disdain begin to tighten Around my barely beating heart Threatening to take my life As you tear everything apart As I gasp to breath in my liquid fate Drowning on lies that broke the facadeI see you clearly, the devil incarnate I rise to stand and begin to applaud The story was written, to entrap and ensnare I fell perfectly into the character you willed As I began to see the awakening plot I decided to rewrite the end before it’s fulfilled I rise victorious in the story, the heroine The poor fool who fell for you Ended up killing the wicked beast And lived to see, without you, a better view
HASTYWORDS 
This is very good.. It’s a very dark piece. I know that poetry reaches people in different ways. I may get something completely different than another reader, that’s one of the reasons I love it so much! And trying to decipher what the author was feeling, or authors, at the time. This piece makes me feel like the writters both share some deep scars.. I may be wrong.. but my deep scars connect with these words.. I’m feelin in.. ~ Jen
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Im feelin it… it!! 🙂
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I don’t know the other author well, but I think you are right…I felt it too. I love doing duets for this reason. So much feeling and surprise joined in a joint effort. Hotspur was the first person I ever did a duet with. The connection and writing styles made me fall in love with duets!
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Yea.. I know. I’m hooked. Already jonesin’ for another.. 🙂
…This is a great example of how different we all are, and how when writing together in this style, the uncertainty of what is to come, is very cool! As a piece developes, it kind of writes itself. This is so different from the piece you did with me.. just goes to show, Poetic Duets are like surprise parties, ya never know what’s gonna happen until it’s in your face! 🙂
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You have the passion I have! I love it!
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Dark butterflies in the tummy
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