I would reach up and drag her down
from a lackadaisical sky,
and bury her deep in the cold black earth,
for she wrenches me from the solace of sleep,
where the pain recedes to a sweet gentle ache
and I am with you again.
The seconds stretch into minutes and the minutes into hours,
I kill each innocent newborn moment,
I would kill time forever, for time heals, yes?
and healing would bring only numbness,
as if you had never been.
I caress the wound, curl around it,
the flinty edges bite, seducing me with an end to this;
I rush toward that place,
where there is no sun or time or any such inconsequential thing,
where there is nothing, not even you.
Comments
celticman | August 3, 2010 - 19:38
I like this.
MistakenMagic | August 3, 2010 - 19:59
'I caress the wound, curl around it,
the flinty edges bite, seducing me with an end to this'
- beautiful lines, Shirley! I can really relate ;) Well done on the cherry!
Magic xxx
kheldar | August 3, 2010 - 20:24
Hi Shirley!
The welcome return of a good friend and a terrific poet. You capture loss and pain so clearly, the reader aches along with you.
Well deserved cherry.
David xx
Silver Spun Sand | August 3, 2010 - 20:25
Shirley - this is so very poignant. Some wonderful lines here, more than deserving of the cherry.
Tina ;-)x
Cavalcaderl | August 3, 2010 - 21:40
New Shoe
I liked this to,well earn't cherry!
Julie xx
iDrew | August 3, 2010 - 22:26
I can only echo everything said above.
Well done honey.
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shoe | August 4, 2010 - 17:20
Thank you all for your kind words, I have been popping in for a read now and then and am very pleased to see you have all been busy and gained some cherries along the way too, as well as the odd poem of the week, I'm lucky indeed to keep such good company!:D and thanks to ABC for "picking" my poem, a much needed boost.
shoe | August 4, 2010 - 17:27
iDrew, I love iu!
darkenwolf | August 5, 2010 - 16:10
we so want to be free of the pain but eventually all we have left is the pain so we hold onto it no matter how much it hurts
Brilliant! really evocative.
:)
shoe | August 5, 2010 - 17:39
Until the passing of time robs us of even that,
thank you,:}
darkenwolf | August 5, 2010 - 19:02
how long does that take; it hasn't happened to me yet.
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shoe | August 6, 2010 - 13:39
Golly, Thanks Tony, I'm gobsmacked! and immeasurably pleased,:}
kheldar | August 6, 2010 - 14:51
Hi Shirley,
Richly deserved POW and TPOD, well done !!!!!
David xxx
P.S. I'm hardly jealous at all :--)
shoe | August 6, 2010 - 16:02
Thanks David, I must have done some good Karma! xxx
shoe | August 6, 2010 - 16:25
Darkenwolf, having re-read your previous comment I can't help but think you already know the answer, if such a thing exists.
Silver Spun Sand | August 6, 2010 - 18:24
Many congratulations on the P.O.W., Shirley;-) As David says, 'richly deserved'.
Tina x
Kahdai | August 9, 2010 - 18:07
Ah shoe, we who are still holding on to the pain, kindof makes it worth it though right? xx
shoe | August 10, 2010 - 16:13
Thanks Kahdai, I guess we all have it to some degree.
jennifer gentle | August 10, 2010 - 16:22
I think it's well written and far-reaching in scope but I am not sure if 'her' and 'you' are the same person.
all the best
jeni
shoe | August 11, 2010 - 14:24
Hi Jeni, if you refer to 'her' in the first verse, she is the sun, the penultimate line makes a reference to this. hope it makes more sense now! Thanks for reading.
Shirley
Beeme | August 21, 2010 - 08:53
sorry I'm late commenting, I really enjoyed :)
Beeme xx
jennifer gentle | August 25, 2010 - 09:36
Thanks shoe, I did need you to point that out and I can see now that the 'her' and the sun do fit and that the 'you' is a separate person that is being 'got over'.
all the best
jeni