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  • 03/03/2014
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Rhymes - 1. We'll Never Know.

How should I have known

That your voice would quell this lonely thirst,

That the stars would sing in the voice of yours

And the night would weave my dreams in your image?

 

How should I have known

That the idle fates were cruel in their making,

That perhaps fairytale ill-prepare us

And that love could not champion all?

 

You left

Me to pick up the broken shards,

That bled over my two hands.

I pieced the wreckage back together

But they were never much the same.

 

I drifted through the rough seas of time,

Thirsty from the salty streams that converged in sorrow,

Only to come ashore where you stood unchanged,

Your words tantalising, your presence consuming.

 

Your laughter rumbled,

Shaking at the weak resolve that

Held together a broken chamber.

 

Should I have waited

When you cast me out?

 

Guilt harasses my divided heart

Even as I lay beside him,

Still dreaming dreams of you.

How should I have known

It wasn’t time yet?

 

Does he not deserve

Me to cherish and guard his love,

When he has given it so freely?

And accuse me not of deceiving him,

I have been honest in detailing my fickle heart

And cautioning him against me,

Watchful as each word struck him.

But he did not waver in his affections

Reigning in his tears to wipe mine.

 

So allow me to mourn you once more,

And let the

“It was not meant to be”s

Offer little more comfort.

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LJH

Nothing is guaranteed in a relationship. In fact, a divorce, death or breakup in a relationship is one of the top stressors of life. The thing is to move on, which is not covered in this work. Tragic poetry is always two sided. Always asks questions. Romeo and Juliet is a prime example. Bolt's, Sir Thomas Moore is another. Human nature is such that we assume too much, expect too much and analyse too much. Nothing hurts more than live lost, and sometimes we are left to figure it out alone, and in the process, on the rebound, we hurt others.it's an unavoidable cycle. Nice work.

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Aaron Penrose

There are no words. Your use of language is just phenomenal.

 

And the night would weave my dreams in your image?

Just beautiful.

I am struggling to move on from a past relationship myself right now and this really hit home with me. When we decide to leave relationships, we can't predict that years down the road we will still be desperately in love, even when new loves are in the picture. Nothing can ease the pain of not knowing what might have been.

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totallyy
On 03/03/2014 08:06 PM, Aaron Penrose said:
There are no words. Your use of language is just phenomenal.

 

And the night would weave my dreams in your image?

Just beautiful.

I am struggling to move on from a past relationship myself right now and this really hit home with me. When we decide to leave relationships, we can't predict that years down the road we will still be desperately in love, even when new loves are in the picture. Nothing can ease the pain of not knowing what might have been.

Thank you so much for the great review and the compliment. I'm glad that the poem resonated with you. Though I would rather it not have, truthfully.

 

This is the first poem I've written on GA. :\

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totallyy
On 03/03/2014 06:48 PM, LJH said:
Nothing is guaranteed in a relationship. In fact, a divorce, death or breakup in a relationship is one of the top stressors of life. The thing is to move on, which is not covered in this work. Tragic poetry is always two sided. Always asks questions. Romeo and Juliet is a prime example. Bolt's, Sir Thomas Moore is another. Human nature is such that we assume too much, expect too much and analyse too much. Nothing hurts more than live lost, and sometimes we are left to figure it out alone, and in the process, on the rebound, we hurt others.it's an unavoidable cycle. Nice work.
Thank you for leaving the review.

 

Contemporary life is obsessed with moving on, from experience to experience. "Hurry or you might let your life pass you by" is one thing I've heard too many times. True as it is and necessary for us not to dwell in the failures of the past but is it not crucial to take the time to mourn and breathe, when life just seems to constantly knock the breath out of us?

 

I'm glad you enjoyed it! :)

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Lisa

Wow. That poem just blew me away. I don't normally read poetry, but I've read a few things from you in the past that really impressed me, so I thought I'd give this a go.

 

Half-a-box of Kleenex later...it was such a beautiful poem, totallyy. Your imagery and detail and the words you chose to use, were simply beautiful.

 

Thank you.

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totallyy
On 03/04/2014 01:55 AM, Lisa said:
Wow. That poem just blew me away. I don't normally read poetry, but I've read a few things from you in the past that really impressed me, so I thought I'd give this a go.

 

Half-a-box of Kleenex later...it was such a beautiful poem, totallyy. Your imagery and detail and the words you chose to use, were simply beautiful.

 

Thank you.

Thank you so much for the great review.

I'm glad you enjoyed the poetry.

Thank you for giving the poem a chance to touch you.

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