That was not the promise
Mournful prayers are to be send
above the flames of longing
If not for some of my tears
That still draw for me
"The beautiful YOU"
I would not pray for you
If not for some nostalgia of kisses
That i still seek in your darkness
I would not show up like this
The promise in the meetings
should not be like this
Meeting you on secrets
Speaking to you in whispers
Hiding our desires from others
Only seeking our selves
in the past.
If not for the few of mercy
that remains in my broken heart
I wouldn't follow the wailing path.
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Beautiful dear sister! Another deeply felt piece! Lived this one very much. :-)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful dear sister! Another deeply felt piece! Lived this one very much. :-)
ReplyDeletePerfect title for a while written and so real of a poem.
ReplyDeleteI think you've expressed the essence of forgiveness and acceptance. Takes courage and practice.
ReplyDeleteit's hard to be a forgiving person
ReplyDeletesuch beauty in your poem. Forgiveness is such a process...
ReplyDelete~L
http://untitledmoments.com/2011/12/12/the-hands-of-time/
nice...forgiveness and acceptance are so powerful...you capture well their essence...as L says it is a process or a journey...
ReplyDeleteThis seems to me to capture the emotional complexities of the "let's be just friends" phase of an affair or a relationship with someone with an addiction. As if the narrator really should just cut loose but, full of longings for "the beautiful you", the narrator proclaims that continuing to meet is about mercy/forgiveness/acceptance.
ReplyDeleteThanks to all of you. Happy New Year ;)
ReplyDelete@ Kathy Bischoping --- It's like you live with me!.
Thank you for being so understanding and analyzing. I really appreciate your comment.