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She Knows
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She Knows |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas 
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She Knows There was a time when the button-down collar of the double-pocketed light blue shirt casually hanging over the far end of the couch, rested on slightly-tanned, milky-white flesh, and the pockets – the pockets were rounded, full, and promising. And when she would take it off, for me alone, oh my gosh – I loved her more and more every time. Now that well-washed, light-blue shirt seems always to drape across the slightly worn, padded arm, a reminder, she says, of the 20 pounds I've gained over the last ten years. My feet are on the coffee table, socks, black, no shoes, my elbow, on the left, somewhat more worn, arm of the couch. She's leaning against me, breathing – How she can't hear the throbbing of my heart, I'll never understand. How she can't feel the heat of the blood rushing through my almost bursting veins, will always remain a mystery, how she doesn't notice my soul, trying to meld with hers . . . and yet, when I fall into her eyes, and she gets that tiny up-turn at both ends of her lips, I know she's aware. She knows, and is only teasing me, as if she was still inside the button-down collar of that double-pocketed light blue shirt, draped over the arm at the far end of the couch. She knows . . . She knows, and that's enough for me. ` ©wesley james beard, jr. Sorry this didn't much work but I was trying to force something I couldn't get my head around. Decided to post it anyway as it's better than nothing and will clear my head. Smile . . . j. [This message has been edited by jwesley (09-05-2020 09:39 PM).] |
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Paul Wilson
since 2002-07-07
Posts 4711United States |
James...There is nothing at all wrong with this tender moment relived with the one you love and still loves you. Don't change a thing my friend. Really enjoyed...Paul ~~To share my poems with you is to share my heart with you~~ |
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augustsky Senior Member Posts 828 midwest US |
J. A True Love portrait told in your very special way. Sky~ ~ Cherish Everything ~ |
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2islander2 Member Ascendant
since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825by the sea |
better than a love photography, superb yann |
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Forlorn Angel Member Posts 143 |
It was awesome! Stayed up late tonight reading and writing poetry here and I am glad I did! I am not new here. Just got a new profile. I can not access my email on my other profile. I never could write poems in prose form although I can write in general and have some older stuff that I also thought did not come out right and turned out it was perfect a few years later looking back at it. I tend to reread my work too much and over critic it. I think this was PERFECT and conjured the image of the button up shirt on the arm of the chair perfectly. I think it ended perfectly as well. Take care and I look forward to reading more of your poems! |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Jimmy, This is a great poem! No, I didn't feel like I'd been gut punched after I read it and that's okay. You still paint love like nobody's business.This was no exception. |
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