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After All...
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After All... |
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Ericc Member Elite
since 2003-01-31
Posts 4178 |
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. |
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ThisDiamond Member Rara Avis
since 2002-02-22
Posts 9353Michigan, USA |
Thank you for writing this tonight. Pleased to read you again. TD |
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Roniece Dawson-Bruce Member Ascendant
since 2000-01-29
Posts 5689Sydney, Australia |
Eric... just beautifully penned! thank you! RDB Be kind at heart....for everyone you meet has their own battle to fight......... |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Nice...James |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
damn good to read you again you've been missed |
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shirtless Member
since 2006-04-29
Posts 359 |
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. MORE POEMS, PHOTOPOEMS, AND AUDIO VERSIONS AT http://anthonyarmstrong.multiply.com |
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aziza Member Elite
since 2006-07-09
Posts 2995Lumpy Oatmeal makes me Crazy! |
Thank you for sharing. Beautifully sad and I love it. A |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
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... |
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Janette
since 2001-07-20
Posts 2843Chicagoland for now |
WOW ... this is truly rich. I gasp as I type ... Bravo! always seeking joy, adventure and romance and wishing you find the same |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Ericc Your poetry always touches a deep human place that is rare...thank you for seeing it. |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
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 |
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steavenr Member Elite
since 2003-11-17
Posts 4058 |
"The faith to love on the edge of broken parts" ...and that is exactly where love is most needed...fantastic write |
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Alwye
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Member Elite
since 1999-06-16
Posts 3850In the space between moments |
I think I really needed to read this tonight. Thank you. |
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1slick_lady Member Ascendant
since 2000-12-22
Posts 6088standing on a shadow's lace |
ericericeric i have missed you welcome home |
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Angel4aKing Senior Member
since 2006-09-27
Posts 1372USA |
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~~~ |
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Drauntz Member Elite
since 2007-03-16
Posts 2905Los Angeles California |
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. |
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Jenna Member
since 2007-03-20
Posts 180 |
So beautiful, I could relate to this so much. I have tears streaming down my cheeks |
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A Romantic Heart Member Ascendant
since 1999-09-03
Posts 5496Forever In Your Heart |
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