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One Single Kiss (sad)
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One Single Kiss (sad) |
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Mistikman Senior Member
since 2000-01-10
Posts 682San Jose, CA, USA |
One Single Kiss One day prior to the end I met online a brand new friend She saw that I was a dancer I had no idea that she had cancer And for me she was there When quickly I fell to despair A breakup that on me was rough She was there, she was enough As the next month went by I found out she was doomed to die A girl so wonderful, it is a shame God sure plays a sick little game In her, I found a piece of myself As I tried to be there through her failing health I fell in love with her quite by chance And with no one else, I wanted to dance Despite all the odds, I dared to hope I was sure she would make it, but nope… She quit the chemo, the cancer had spread She wanted to be happy, before she was dead Now she is living off in a distant land In the place to die where she has planned I desire nothing more than to see her face Around which my fingers would gently trace I promised her that when we met, a single kiss I never imagined that it would end like this….. ----------------------------------------- Hey there forumgoers, long time no see eh..? for the few that remember me, life has been kinda crazy for me, but I managed to find a girl and we fell in love with each other, despite the fact that she was dying of cancer and living in Oregon. She just quit the chemotherapy a week ago because the cancer had spread too much, and she only had but a month left, which she wanted to spend alone in Indonesia, which she loves more than any other place on earth. She just walked out the door a half an hour ago, and I suddenly got inspired and wrote this real quick. The meter sucks, but I just wrote what I was feeling.... |
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MARK V SHELDON Member Elite
since 2001-06-21
Posts 3015In a corporeal internship... |
This one touched me on many levels. Its genuineness was very heartfelt... Life indeed can be a "cruel *******", but that's why it's so critical to really "suck out the marrow of life" and completely savour each moment, for it is in those moments that we can truly touch the infinite and become one with it, taking a tiny piece of it to keep with us for the rest of our lives. I wish the two of you the best, truly. -MVS "If you think you know it all, you have a lot to learn." |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Hello there, MistikMan~ It is indeed nice to see you back in the forums. Your story has much 'heart'. Be well - be happy .... Hope we see you more. ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) |
Mistik I do remember you and everytime you come back my eyebrow is raised in excitement to see what you have brought us. I knew from last time that you had found somekind of love. I am saddened by your poem and the history behind it and all I can say is please don't think that God plays games. He doesn't. Everyone is here for a time and then brought back home. It's human emotion that makes dying horrible. Personally, I am only a bit timid of dying because of the unknown that is involved but I know that God's presence will welcome her home if she is prepared. Love her, remember her and be with her again someday. - Walt your old poet friend |
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Alwye
Moderator
Member Elite
since 1999-06-16
Posts 3850In the space between moments |
This is incredibly sad....someone close to me recently lost his mother to cancer and it's truly an awful, earth shattering thing....but keep her close in your thoughts and memory, love her, and she will live on. Wonderful, emotional write here.  *Krista Knutson* |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
welcome back my friend. . . such a touching story here. . . you remind me that there still is love in the world. . . well done. . . ----------------------------------------------------------------- To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world. |
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Mistikman Senior Member
since 2000-01-10
Posts 682San Jose, CA, USA |
MARK V SHELDON: I am glad I could touch you with my poem. I just hope that she can be happy out there in her last days, and I wish I could join her, but I cant... Marge Tindal: Its nice to be back, however short my stay may be. The poetic flame within me has dimmed much since I started writing almost a year and a half ago, and I just cant find the time or energy to write like I used to. I will work on being happy, however. wayoutwalt: Thanks for being a friend walt. I wish I could say that I do believe in god though, but I dont. I use god on occasion in my poems because it fits. I couldnt think of a better way to point out the sick cruelty of the situation without trying to affix blame on some entity. I really hope I am wrong in my beliefs though, it would be nice to be able to meet up with hr again at one point... Alwye: Thank you, and I will. She has been in my thoughts almost constantly for the last month and a half, maybe more. Sven: Thank you Sven. Before I met her I probably would have dissagreed that there was love in the world at all, but things change, and she allowed me to feel love for the first time. Jenn: I will miss you Jenn, you showed me that there is more to this world than this little part I live in. You showed me what it feels like to love and be loved. You taught me so much in so little time, and I am forever grateful... |
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Aimster Member Elite
since 2000-02-19
Posts 4297Charlotte, NC |
i can't even begin to explain how this touched me. this has got to be one of the saddest stories, i am so sorry for your pain hon. i wish you you and her the best. i know the situation doesn't look good...but at least together you did find love. that is a blessing amongst all this pain. God doesn't play games...Im with Walt on this one... everyone is in our lives for a purpose, no matter for how long or in this case short. you each brought something to one another's lives...you in a way are quite indeed lucky...some never find love at all. i know that doesn't help the pain any and that it still hurts like hell...but just know we are all with you here. take care. amy "but i see your true colors, |
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wayoutwalt Member Elite
since 1999-06-22
Posts 4870TEXAS (it's all big) |
hey mistik look for the poem in thids forum that I wrote yuh |
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Titia Geertman Member Ascendant
since 2001-05-07
Posts 5182Netherlands |
SAD but BEAUTIFUL Titia A rose is a rose is a rose...I guess... |
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Poet deVine
Administrator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Travis, this is wonderful but so sad...I'm sorry you have to go through this pain and extremely sorry about your friend. I think it's good that she followed her heart's desire to see Indonesia....welcome home Travis. |
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CocoBaci Member Elite
since 2000-05-06
Posts 3043 |
Mistik your poem is beautifully expressed... Hugs2U4 such a tender heartfelt write... *~coco~* |
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inot2B Member Elite
since 2000-09-18
Posts 2205Arkansas |
Oh how sad life can be. You didn't lose her love it is just moving to a higher plateau, hopefully you will be able to climb that high. |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Soft sad feelings from your heart...be strong...James |
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Mistikman Senior Member
since 2000-01-10
Posts 682San Jose, CA, USA |
Aimster: Thank you, I appreciate your words a lot, I am trying to be strong through all this, even though I will never get to see her face or be able to hold her in my arms... Titia Geertman: Thank you.. Poet deVine: I am glad she did too, more than anything I want her to be happy when she dies. It is her life and her death and it needs to be her way, and I am glad she took the steps necessary to make that happen. It is just real hard because what she wants and what I want arent exactly the same in this situation... CocoBaci: Thank you.. inot2B: For her sake, I hope you are right.. JamesMichael: Oh how I am trying... Thanks... |
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