As when a glamorous actor-in-name-only
Upon tailored production-set tamed Mother Nature landscapes
Intones fleshy scientific trivia
In slick bite-sized franchise meal catch quotes...
So emptily, so vacuously, ring the earnest words
You utter in ambition to sound truly hopeful and comforting,
But those flat statements simply remind me painfully
That my arms can only clutch memories of your voice...
So stay the false mercy, the distant assurances
Of a reward that can only be mere conjecture,
For the heat for which I hunger is pure speculation,
A theory thwarted by too many circumstances...
In finding, at last, potential love,
I have found, seemingly, only pain.
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I'm trying, my dear, trying to be strong and patient, but occasionally I'm gripped by these moments of self-doubt, of wondering if talking about a future together is in fact the only future we'll ever have together, wondering if your sweet and tender words are all I will ever get from you.
- Giovanni
Written December 5th, 2003
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Very moving
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You make a valid point... I think it is only human to be gripped with self-doubt at times.... I understand completely, you have made your feelings in this poem real...feelings that cannot be just shrugged off or discarded...
Very nicely written, I'm glad you shared this moment! ~angella -
excellent
This breaks my heart, although I'm not sure what is going on in this piece. What is obvious is that there is an impediment to your connection with someone you're in love with - although I'm not sure what. I think you are only willing to give so much explanation, so I am left to feel just vague empathy and sadness. This is very well done poetically. Good flow, great rhythm and the imagery is excellent. Thanks for sharing another wonderful write.
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Wow Auto the more I read of you and talking to you in the cbox, I really think we have some real issues of saddness and dispair in common. I wish you luck and much love with whomever you are writing to.
~*Misty*~
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