The Last Lesson (4th June 2008, 9.23am)
The answers you do not wish to find
rest, uneasy, in my eyes,
blurred through glass and circumstance
as you refuse to look at me;
you hold my hand and I feel only
a tactile hallucination;
your touch fails to comfort in the aftermath
and I feel more than lonely,
unreachable through the maze of tears;
the labyrinth lies wide open;
we seek our way back, pulling strings,
down through the years unravelled here;
while sipping tea, the words unspoken
lie, unhelpful, on my tongue,
heavy with saliva and sarcasm;
the last lesson learnt in your silence.
Comments
Dynamaso | June 5, 2008 - 00:59
"you hold my hand and I feel only
a tactile hallucination;"
I do like this line maybe because I know exactly what you're referring to here.
And the image the following invokes is fabulous;
"we seek our way back, pulling strings,
down through the years unravelled here;"
jennifer | June 5, 2008 - 07:03
Yes, I found myself having to use it, just such a fabulous explanation of things, somehow, isn't it? Formication...
And those are my two favourite lines, thank you!
anipani | June 5, 2008 - 12:28
so sad, but beautifully written.'your touch fails to comfort in the aftermath
and I feel more than lonely,'
the desolation of lost partnership is the loneliest feeling I ever, ever experience. So beautifully put here.
sunshine | June 5, 2008 - 16:30
ditto the above. Nice work
Ewan | June 5, 2008 - 19:37
This is without doubt my favourite piece of yours: regarding the above comments, I feel bound to concur that the lines quoted are particularly fine.
However, I confess to a personal affinity with, and affection for,
"blurred through glass and circumstance"
Marvellous.
Regards
Ewan
jennifer | June 6, 2008 - 07:18
Thank you, Ewan, anipani and sunshine, your praise means a lot. I confess that (and this is for you, Tony) I did sit and work and rework this one, as well as 'Liar, Liar'. It really shows that when I concentrate, I can do much better!
Yes, the glass and circumstance line - in case anyone was wondering, the glass was a particular self-reference to my specs!