recital

let me think about you now;
now you are gone, you are lost
let me treasure you and cringe for you
now you are dead, you are done

and before, before light and dark and day
before yes and no and why -
before, i couldn't hear you.
you belonged to the room, to yourself -
never to me

i think you are thankless, and i think
your thoughtlessness is not an excuse.
i think you are wounded
like me (shush, i'll never say i'm sorry - )

(never to you)

and please don't expect something more
don't take any more -
i love you; but i can't help you

(unless you creep back -
into my silence -
and forgiveness can breathe - )

Author notes

guess who "you" is.
bet you can't.
Written May 9th, 2005

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6-Ft-UnDeR
June 12, 2005
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i also enjoy this style it's very interesting, i don't write like this, but it's not bad..............................................................ummmm................................it's definately a good poem
fairy
June 9, 2005
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I love the style of this, just the sort of poetry I like. I know the feeling of this piece too, 'forgiveness can breathe' - one of the most perfect lines I have read in a while.
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