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JSage
Member

since 2000-08-25

Posts 91
Nashua, NH USA

0 posted 2000-08-31 10:17 AM

Gray
by J.Sage (7/14/2000)
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Lay down my love
And rest your head
Think and dream
My beautiful angel
Dream of a better place
That I know exists
Where love is breezy and lively
And we revel in everything we wish
Dream of this place that you blocked out of your head
...Until now
You thought the world could work the way you choose
That we make our own fate
You think in black and white
But last night I saw gray
And the beautiful blue windows to your soul saw gray
And it was beautiful and magical
Smoky and teary and tight
And I never wanted to exhale
And I never wanted to loosen my grip
Is it evil of me to follow my heart
When my heart only follows yours
And yours can lead me to such hurt
And pain and ugliness
And into your black and white world
Where you have the power
And all along you thought it was me
My twisted fate
My anxious one
My breathless beauty
My heaven sent love
And you knew last night what I had
In your arms
And it was the fuel of this planet
And the light behind the sun
The world would not spin
And we would not be warm
Without the gentle
The strong
The uncontrollable
The unforgiving
And the fear inducing
...Touch of love
The fever of my heart and soul
That I wish to never die
Yet to thrive
Forever
And I will bask in the rays
Happily on end
I will glow with the warmth of true love
Because it may be all I truly know
But I know it well
And so do you
And so you will too
Lay in the warmth of the gift that was ours
With me
As we did last night
This morning
A bittersweet ending
A lovely new beginning
Or just an attractive shade of gray
Whatever it was
It was right
And last night I wept
We were overcome with something
Joy or love or sex
And we exploded together in a sky of passion
In a world of dark sky and light air
In your world of black and white
In a rare moment of gray
...And I wept
Because I never wanted it to end and I knew it would
My legs would've stayed wrapped around your body
Locked, if you wanted me there
And I wouldn't let go
And you could stay inside me forever
And I wouldn't let go
But I would let you go
Because I can't make you stay
And I can't make you see the gray like I do
You have to find it
And believe in it
All on your own
An when you find it I will be there
With bells and a bow
My body and my soul
And my undying love for you
For what we shared
And for what we still share together
In an endless love
On a magic night
In the endless possibilities…
Of a beautiful shade of gray

poutprincess
Senior Member

since 2000-07-06

Posts 735
Perth, Western Australia, Australia

1 posted 2000-08-31 11:03 AM

well..where do i begin??

"And it was the fuel of this planet
And the light behind the sun
The world would not spin
and we would not be warm
without the gentle
the strong
the uncontrollable
the unforgiving
and the fear inducing
...touch of love."

"of a beautiful shade of gray"

Jes, this is great..maybe one of these days i'll be able to openly express my feelings this way..what an example for me to follow!!
~Dawn

"Steady as it comes, right down to you, I've said it all, so maybe we're a Bliss of another kind" Bliss-Tori Amos

JSage
Member

since 2000-08-25

Posts 91
Nashua, NH USA

2 posted 2000-08-31 11:16 AM

Thank you so much, Dawn. That is (in my opinion) my best written poem. Unfortunately the moment it was written about is gone. And he has decided that gray is just not possible. It was written about a night after we broke up that something (I'm guessing love) brought us together and we shared a beautiful night together... it was the last time and probably will be, but I'll always hold that night close to my heart.

You're responces mean a lot to me. I think we could learn from each other.

sonjes
Senior Member

since 2000-02-18

Posts 564
North Carolina

3 posted 2000-08-31 09:52 PM

I'm so glad that I made it through the whole poem being as tired as I am...but your words held me captive and the outpouring of emotions kept my eyes glued to the screen...and your words are so profound without meaning to be. I mean, you're not ostentatious about trying to get your point across and this whole poem is just...just...FANTASTIC!...AMAZING!...BREATHTAKING! Hmmm...methinks you had a strange effect on me, my girl.

Don't care what people say
Just follow your own way
Don't give up and use the chance
To return to innocence.
-Enigma

taramw
Senior Member

since 2000-06-08

Posts 738

4 posted 2000-09-01 03:21 AM

Hmm... words cannot express how I felt about your poem!

It kept me enthralled, right to the very end. Poignant. Thanks for sharing

"A poem should not mean, but be" - Archibald MacLeish

JSage
Member

since 2000-08-25

Posts 91
Nashua, NH USA

5 posted 2000-09-01 09:23 AM

wow.. thank you, all of you, for responding. It really means a lot to me. I was hesitant about posting this poem because it is so personal and about a specific experience in my life I wasn't sure anyone would appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you!

-Jes

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