I thought I had you where I wanted you–
Read and recited,
Pages turned,
Chapters ended,
Stories told,
A book closed without regret.
But you echo like Shakespeare through my mind,
long gone,
never forgotten.
And that’s not where I want you,
is it?
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Mystical Strings 
Ooooooo. Not where you wanted them, indeed. Well done.
Apparently not, Crystal! But it is beautiful in your “denial”! Loving your works again! (Just haven’t been around a lot)
A good reminder of how helpless it is to try to control another.
It is hard to get someone out of one’s mind even after the book’s closed without regret.
Some lines get stuck in my mind and some books (or chapters) are never truly closed ~ Amazing response Crystal ~
Oh wow. This is an intriguing quadrille. Thought provoking as well.
I love it! I’ve had thoughts like that far too often and you put it very well.
This is beautifully evocative!❤️
I hate when chapters don’t end where you thought they should have. Messy.
Oh no… memories are fine but it cannot beat a presence