In the cold and dark truth of lonely night,
I have no free will, and the thoughts that confront me,
In their plodding, plotting ways,
Simmer just over the bliss
That would be peaceful and dreamless sleep.
And I recall, with some trepidation,
How you went from Is Not,
To Is,
To Was,
And the rivers on these fatigued cheeks grow fat,
Pooling into burning ears that still hear your voice.
And the chain links that are the joyous events of a lifetime
Are become rusted, clotted with too much resentment;
Yes, the strings of imperfect pearls, the symbiotic parasites,
The recorded histories of an epic age, they all crumble,--
Yet live still in the sullen maw of memory.
Your specter, your remembered image,
Still speaks soothing words with soothing tones,
It tarries with me in rapt approval,
But disappears the moment I open my red-stained eyes.
I still feel your shoulder against mine,
Some elevator in which we journeyed together years before,
And no one knew how united we were,
And our hands met blindly under fall coats.
I do not pretend to understand
Why my feelings refused to die with yours
Or why that unspoken and disputed pact was severed.
I do not pretend to comprehend
Why your image escapes from you
And taunts me when I try to rest.
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Written December 5th, 2003
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This is really good. wonderful job.
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This was a great poem. Keep up the great work! I will try to read some more of your poems if I get a chance. You seem to be a wonderful poet. Keep up the great work and never give up on the things you love to do!
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Ay, I know that frustration! It is the cry of a heart broken from neglect and insecurity of the other person. The diction you used to describe your once-dulled rage drips through this piece. Unfortunate to say, it happens even to the best of us. I am always taken aback by your words. It was heartwrenching even to read, even as I have "been there" before, yet another wonderfully penned piece.
Many blessings,
Raven Aurora
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That was a greatly written piece!!! I like it a lot! Thank you for sharing!! ~EDGE
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How feelings can just end, yet not end. Are we forever bound to the thoughts of all who we have loved before. Thoughtful write, well done.
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Intense descriptions bring into focus an ache that rages dull and constant. Good stuff, as always I am impressed.
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Awesome. This is sooooooooo good i am speachless. All i can say is WHERE in the world do you get your ideas? Cuz they are great.
Sum1
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Wow. What more can I say? Thats beautifully heartbreaking. What can I say...the pain and frustration of it all I identify with. I can say that I can identify with the situation though, because well...I don't know what love is. Care to show me? lol, sorry, that was inappropriate, especially for a poem this serious...but I was just trying to lighten the mood a lil bit...:/ oh well...I enjoyed it at any rate.
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