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This Is For Tina
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This Is For Tina |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada 
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Down in the long arm near Key Largo I fell in love with a pretty blond girl. The best time upon me I married young Tina, we spent our days in a lover's new whirl. Deep in the night the passion would set us racing and restless under a spell. The nights ignited, our young hearts reeling, above the ocean we captured a thrill. Together as one we rolled the years in laughing and loving we let the world spin. Planning and caring two lives we were sharing in the circle of time beginning to end. One day past the homefront a perilous betrayer slipped in like a breeze shiftless unfurled. My loved one did answer the call of his potion soon I came home to an empty cold world. Gone on the promise of lies leading nowhere made from a pretense to truly stay one and as I read the note I would find there it spoke of her leaving with Daniel she loved. I was set back my mind lost and whirling I cried and I choked and watched the sky dim. Planning and caring two lives we'd been sharing now she was gone like chaff on the wind. One rainy day a call struck my heart strings it was my Tina and oh how she cried. She said, "Oh Johnny I've done all the wrong things and now I know Daniel won't leave his wife. I am so sorry for causing you heartbreak I know how you've suffered now I'll sacrifice with this sorrow I've captured a great weight now is the time I shall leave from this life." I cried out in fear my whole soul pleading "Please Tina don't lose and give in to this end!" Planning and caring two lives we'd been sharing "Hold on I'll be there to take you back in!" I raced in cold fear I drove the streets madly I ran up the stairway to where she was kept I kicked down the door with a force heart rending but she lay on the floor in a source blood red. There was my Tina sprawled out at her finish with the pistol beside her that took her last breath. I fell to the floor and cried with a vengence and vowed that I'd drink from the fountain of death. And as I knelt there sobbing so violent I felt my heart build a closet of hate. Planning and caring two lives we'd been sharing now Tina was lost at devil's heart gate. I vowed that I'd search out the soul of this Daniel A reaper of justice I'd shadow his death. I kept to the task with a plan ill determined and swore we'd be meeting to settle this debt. Finally I placed him a gaurd on the long beach high up in a chair to save the distressed and when I saw him my heart skipped a queer beat up over the crowd he spread his proud chest. And as I stood there angry and empty I felt the need to swim out through the waves. Planning and caring two lives we'd been sharing out through the cool waters I stroked with a rage. I swam a distance and truned in the sun's heat I yelled in a panic I was choking to death. He jumped from the tower and ran to my rescue to save this poor soul he'd give his best yet and when he reached me I was gasping and crying over his shoulder I was flung for the rest. Then round his throat my arm choked his life line I said, "this is for Tina," as he drew his last breath. And as I held him floating in silence I clutched his life jacket with tears in my eyes. I pulled him in to the crowd that was waiting I cried for amends that I'd held him too tight. Planning and caring two lives we'd been sharing now I'm alone with the stars and the night. Planning and caring two lives we'd been sharing I cry for forgiveness for love over life. The role of poetry is to utter the un-utterable; to open up |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Ever the storyteller you are...and it's about time you came home... the fires were waiting... |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Oh, what drama in this poem, Eric...kept me enthralled. You sure know how to write! |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Ethome, You tell a good story and I enjoyed the read. |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Enjoyed reading this...James |
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Bill Charles Member Patricius
since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619highways, & byways, for now |
ethome - wow, what a tale you weave. This is excellent. I enjoyed reading this very much... BC |
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Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 (tears fall down my cheeks) Oh my gosh, this is sooooooo heartwrenching, sweet Eric, I'm sure this really wasn't an experience you've faced, but even this has made me flood in tears to see the justice behind his eyes for his loss and doing something bold for the woman he loved! (big hugggsssss) God Bless You, sweet friend, you have a very loving and compassionate heart, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Eric, thank you for sharing!    May love and light always shin eupon you! Love, Noah Eaton |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Eric, this one is a chilling story. So much emotion overflowing. That ending was stunning in its painful truth, that sometimes it is love, over life. |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
Thanks to all for such wonderful comments. They mean so much more than you know! The role of poetry is to utter the un-utterable; to open up |
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