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Open Poetry #46

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Honeybee
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since 1999-12-26

Posts 5372
Ontario, CANADA

0 posted 2010-03-14 07:33 PM

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If numb is a reminder
of how far acceptance
is from understanding
then I've accepted
that I don't love you.

No, I don't love you anymore
I don't miss you
and I don't know you –
I know now that I never did.

Somewhere along the way
we left behind
the lightness of living
and became the dullness
of scars
that breathe like stone.
I left you tears sometimes
though you never took the time
to understand what they meant.
And I only ever wanted to say
that I never loved in vain
yet you and I know
that the mind cannot make
the heart understand.

The truth is
I tried too hard
to turn this lie
into something real.
I tried
but never found your affection
anything other than arduous
your courting cliched
your praises shallow
your promises reckless;
and it has become painfully obvious
that you only loved me
with the originality of a cheap romance novel.
But you were young and so was I
and our lessons learned
will become a remarkable coldness.

I don't love you anymore
I'm not sure I ever did
then again denial is comforting
and my lesson learned
will seem like a slow disease
wanting only the familiarity of you.

No, don't let this sadness
touch you
nothing of value is lost
neither of us truly loved with full abandon
I only thought I did
and you only wanted to.
~

By Melissa Long-Monette

Intellectually I know that Canada is no better than any other country. Emotionally I KNOW that Canada is the best country in the world!

[This message has been edited by Honeybee (03-16-2010 11:39 PM).]

LindsayP
Member Elite

since 2007-07-28

Posts 3410
Australia, Victoria

1 posted 2010-03-17 11:34 PM

Dear Melissa how could I let this poem disappear with out commenting on it.

You think at the time you have wasted your time but it is all a part of life and you

will be much wiser next time. My thoughts are with you my dear and I wish you well.

Lindsay

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