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Ericc
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0 posted 2007-02-27 07:03 PM



And after all, perhaps the final

gift is tenderness.

The faith to love on the

edge of broken parts.

Faith...when all we have is

no clear end,

only the ache of uncertainty.

And still we

reach

towards the jagged edge that's

sure to cut and we bleed

our touch in a tender

offering of

hope,

despair, and maybe something

more we can't name,

but know in silent

moments.

Perhaps the final gift is not

blood...but our

ability to

bleed and bleed

some

more when all we wish for is

dried away and still we

bleed more.

Perhaps the final gift is

this, these blood

soaked tears....when it's all we

have to offer.





© Copyright 2007 Eric P McCarty - All Rights Reserved
ThisDiamond
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1 posted 2007-02-27 07:32 PM


Thank you for writing this tonight.

Pleased to read you again.

TD

Roniece Dawson-Bruce
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2 posted 2007-02-27 07:42 PM


Eric... just beautifully penned!  thank you! RDB

Be kind at heart....for everyone you meet has their own battle to fight.........

JamesMichael
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3 posted 2007-02-27 09:41 PM


Nice...James
passing shadows
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4 posted 2007-02-27 09:46 PM


damn good to read you again

you've been missed

shirtless
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5 posted 2007-02-27 11:00 PM


The despair of this poem is relentless; it drives a reader to his/her own despair. I liked many lines in the poem, especially

The faith to love on the
edge of broken parts.

You might like some of the poems of Leonard Cohen, especially his early work. He was once referred to as "the master of erotic despair."

Thanks for the great read.

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aziza
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6 posted 2007-02-28 03:05 AM


Thank you for sharing.
Beautifully sad
and I love it.

A

LeeJ
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7 posted 2007-02-28 08:52 AM



The faith to love on the

edge of broken parts.


alas, the final gift is tenderness...


Tremendous sounds....

pulls and tugs at the heart...

bittersweet yet, yanno life knows better then we do sometime...

Janette
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8 posted 2007-02-28 11:10 PM


WOW ... this is truly rich.

I gasp as I type ... Bravo!

always seeking joy, adventure and romance and wishing you find the same

Martie
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9 posted 2007-02-28 11:17 PM


Ericc

Your poetry always touches a deep human place that is rare...thank you for seeing it.

Margherita
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10 posted 2007-03-18 03:15 PM


To combine tears of blood with a gift of tenderness, is something of extreme sacredness.
I am awed by this outpour of a heart in pain.
Masterful write.
I love you.
Margherita

steavenr
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11 posted 2007-03-18 11:35 PM


"The faith to love on the
edge of broken parts"

...and that is exactly where love is most needed...fantastic write

Alwye
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12 posted 2007-03-18 11:40 PM


I think I really needed to read this tonight.  Thank you.
1slick_lady
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13 posted 2007-03-20 07:48 PM


ericericeric i have missed you
welcome home

Angel4aKing
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14 posted 2007-03-20 09:37 PM


How long must we bleed before we've bled enough, bleeding to death though still alive in the flesh, forgetting to feel, ignoring a pain that isn't real!!!

I really like this, look you inspired me!!!

~~~kingsangel~~~

Drauntz
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15 posted 2007-03-20 09:56 PM


I shall dream that I would be the receiver of the gift because the gift, as what your heart pours out, is grand.

beautiful and soul touching.

Jenna
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16 posted 2007-03-21 04:49 AM


So beautiful, I could relate to this so much. I have tears streaming down my cheeks
A Romantic Heart
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Forever In Your Heart
17 posted 2007-03-21 04:09 PM




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