Falling Up

You will never fall in love with me.
Don’t try to convince me
That I will always wait for you.
If you really look, you’ll see
I’m not here for the long haul
Don’t imagine
You give me reason to stay.
When things get hard I’ll leave –
Don’t imagine
I’m not like the others,
Goodbye.
I’ll never say
I love you.

(Now read from bottom to top)

Ryan Stone

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  2. Haha….what a contrast ! Reading from top to bottom gives a different meaning than bottom up……words do have meaning….Excellent work my dear!

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  4. I am totally in love with this photo!!! I had to battle Wp and the reader for a long time to find a way to comment cause I just had to!!! It is a magical picture!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 its been a long time since i have seen such a beautiful photo! 🙂

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  16. Ohhh, this was the cherry on topof my night! You are one of a kind Mr. Stone! I enjoy harboring beautiful feelings from our banter and your poetry so very much, and definitely from your voice 😀

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  19. Awesomesauce! I love how the meanings change from top to bottom, but one message point that did not, “you will never fall in love with me” . It shows how one’s perspective plays a great role in being determined. Great post!

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  25. Too cool for school! Love it! I liked reading from the bottom up better, I will have to admit. It made me feel good. : )
    And thanks so much for the recent Like. That means a lot and it is always so nice to see your pic.
    I’ve been away for so long it is nice to see I have not been forgotten. : )

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  31. Dear Ryan,

    This is a clever rendition of a poem. The trick is to write upwards, meaning that the bottommost line is the first. Well done!

    I have also innovated and invented some new poetic forms. You are very welcome to check them out.

    Happy August to you!

    Yours sincerely,
    SoundEagle

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  48. It’s only natural, that, we want to, protect ourselves, before we know how we feel is, indeed, reciprocated from the person whom we have, feelings for, but, sometimes, we need to be, brave, in, saying these three words first, to really know, if, that’s how the other person, feels. And, so, there’s, always going to be that, risk, that, the
    other individual doesn’t, feel exactly the, same.

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