Love falls through
Like a four-letter statistic.
Time falls off like
Lucy in the Sky.
I fall out like
Cold War shelter.
Falling from closure,
Feigning to fly.
You came through
Like a seven-digit love note.
I fall up like
Shel Silverstein.
She took off like
Poor old Prudence.
Hide from the ground,
I can love her on the sly.
Author notes
'Love Falls Through,' is about the absurdity and convolution of experiencing one-sided unconditional love.
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One-sided, unconditional love...nor there is a difficult situation to bear. I like the unique imagery to expression that emotion. It made for a more layered, more rewarding poem to read.
The one reference I did not recognize was "poor old Prudence." I can think of the Beatles' song "Dear Prudence." But I couldn't think of any other one.
Thanks, I enjoyed reading it.
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it is a Beatles reference. actually, to be more specific it's an, "Across the Universe," reference. In reference to the character Prudence, who is a Lesbian, which I think is cool, but has a deeper significance for me, personally.
I was with my significant other at the time while I was watching this movie, and she got especially emotional during the, "Dear Prudence," scene.
She came out of the closet not long after. She's largely the inspiration for this poem.
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Wow. The allusions on this piece are astounding. I'll admit I'm not well versed on all of them, but your words are powerful. There is much absurdity indeed...
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