Open Poetry #31 |
The Other ONE |
Kahlil Senior Member
since 2003-04-12
Posts 1881 |
You asked me to come pick you up We could spend the day together You said you left her a note Where are you when I haven’t heard from you in weeks? And I knew you wouldn’t stay I just happened to be sitting here waiting for you to call Glad you could make it and sing to me again And I warned myself Did he really make it snow So that he had to stay Loved having you in my living spaces Room to breathe and time to talk Shared the air and lived in peace You asked if you should go I silently screamed no and I said stay You read to me poems from your book of verse we smiled we nodded we laughed you looked so beautiful to me But I knew a verse rehearsed there’s no worse curse And I knew you wouldn’t stay You wanted time and space alone She wouldn’t know where you would be You’ve always known you can trust me I took your calls, the brunt, the wrath You’d be back later to gather me up but for now you could not stay I was lofty you made me feel special You said you’d always take care of me It was so hard to let you go And I knew you wouldn't come back I knew you wouldn't stay Don’t say you know something when you don’t |
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the_loner_23 Member Ascendant
since 2002-06-08
Posts 5479Jacksonville, Florida, USA |
This is a very awesome poem. Cold hands means a warm heart |
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McLean Member
since 2004-01-05
Posts 484state of marital bliss |
Loved having you in my living spaces Room to breathe and time to talk Shared the air and lived in peace You asked if you should go I silently screamed no and I said stay This is great... Makes me think of "Stay" by Lisa Loeb. Such a great song. I think you are speaking, possibly, of infidelity, though, and that's not cool. But Lisa Loeb is. Did you know her long time beau is Dweezle Zappa? Evidently they have some show, similar to the Jessica Simpson, Nich Lachey one...I've never seen it. It's probably quirky. Ranting, McLean |
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Kahlil Senior Member
since 2003-04-12
Posts 1881 |
Thanks for your comments, I really appreciate all of them. This poem is about complicated relationships, but not infidelity. ~K~ |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Complicated relationships can be found everywhere. I liked how you played this one out... personification is not an easy write. |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
Ohhhhh, I hadn't seen this one 'til now. It is a lovely, sad write. [This message has been edited by iliana (02-16-2004 10:36 PM).] |
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Grover Senior Member
since 2004-01-27
Posts 1967London, ON, Canada |
Very good work! Grover. |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
I missed this one before.. Excellent write...glad it popped back up! Hugs~ ~ Whatever our souls are made of, |
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Kahlil Senior Member
since 2003-04-12
Posts 1881 |
Thanks everyone, nice surprise to me to see it pop back up today. Uncanny actually.... ~K~ |
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