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Michael

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Member Rara Avis

since 1999-08-13

Posts 7666
California

0 posted 2012-05-10 01:07 PM

If Only

If only I could understand
This knotted indifference at hand…
You lie stock-still, looking away,
Again as we start the new day.

A day I greet with listless sigh,
If but to bid the dream goodbye.
The only place your smile lingers,
Till pried from mind with cold dead fingers…

Of obligation, rising firm
To squish us as we writhe and squirm…
As Destiny slowly peels the guise,
To show us a mirror full of lies.

Still, ambiguity clouds our vision,
…Till reality ‘comes indecision.
…Till indecision carves up trust,
And all that we’re left with is dust.

A dust that settles on the graves
Of we, who live, emotion’s slaves…
Wandering through life, hand-in-hand
On to the penchant of the damned!

Yes, hand-in-hand, somehow still lonely;
Never quite heart-to-heart… if only.

Michael Anderson

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

1 posted 2012-05-10 01:15 PM

This one captured my heart, buddy. You cried out for every lovelorn person in the world. I still maintain that you are in a hundred-miles-per-hour race to catch Edgar Allen and maybe even surpass him on the plateau of broken hearts and sad memories.

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

Startime1955
Senior Member

since 2012-04-22

Posts 1072
Alberta, Canada

2 posted 2012-05-10 02:48 PM

*sigh* your words pull at the heart...it is great writing when emotions are touched...

*may our dreams ever be magical*

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

3 posted 2012-05-12 05:58 AM

quote:
Still, ambiguity clouds our vision,
…Till reality ‘comes indecision.
…Till indecision carves up trust,
And all that we’re left with is dust.

This is so powerful, dear Michael, it holds sad truth and is written with your usual touch of excellence.

Margherita

JL
Member Ascendant

since 2004-04-01

Posts 6128
Texas, USA

4 posted 2012-05-21 02:13 PM

"Never quite heart-to-heart… if only."

Ouch, this makes the heart heavy with grief.
So much insight in your words, my friend.

JL

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul,and with all your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself.
Maranatha!

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

5 posted 2012-05-31 08:09 PM

I can feel it...reminds me of a relationship I'm involved in...or am I...James

Sunshine

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Member Empyrean

since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

6 posted 2012-06-01 09:14 AM

If only ... understanding
Were as gently wrought as your fine write
I wonder if we would appreciate
life so much. Hugs....

Poet deVine

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Member Seraphic

since 1999-05-26

Posts 22612
Hurricane Alley

7 posted 2012-06-01 10:24 AM

You never fail to wring emotion out of your words...this one hurts because it 'feels' so real.

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

8 posted 2012-06-04 02:32 PM

Still, ambiguity clouds our vision,
…Till reality ‘comes indecision.
…Till indecision carves up trust,
And all that we’re left with is dust.

What a perfect blend of incredible poetry and heartbreak... each line makes me reach for bandaids, even knowing they're woefully inadequate. Excellent write!

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