They say there might be no afterlife
That there may be no heaven, hell,
No consciousness after you take
That off-the-table final breath.
There's sorrow to that, manifold,
Yet to me, the saddest part, if
tomorrow doesn't come,
Is not getting another chance to find you.
I hope there's other lives to go to.
You and me, or as we stood so briefly,
We - made such a mess of this one,
I'd hate to think "I hate you" was goodbye.
To think you put me on my tiptoes,
And let me look through your eyes,
For the very last time, I can't, and the
Guilt becomes deluge, and drowns me.
To think of your marvellous words,
Of your weirdness, your ideas,
Your patchwork good heart,
as finite, I'd take it all back.
For one last false start.
It's alright, they know me here.
Marvel child with the motor-mouth
They'll let me go on a while, until
The priest starts up his car.
And comes to me, envelops me,
In his scrawny, misguided arms.
Only a priest can understand,
Where I'm at now.
Swaddled in your delusion,
Ribs criss-crossed over my art.
Wishing the world hadn't fucked
A you and a me so much as to blind us,
To what we stood for, an I and a we,
Twin riders from an orphaned galaxy.
I love this part especially 🔥
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Thank you, my dear. Poetry is a great help in breaking down certain emotions for me right now. Though I've come to question the motives/false beliefs that led me to write this one in the first place. Growth, change, adapt. Or not. Hope you're well <3
Well I happen to like your poems.
Yes. Sometimes this is the most succinct way to express difficult emotions for me as well.
And Master Yoda would say Do or Do Not. There is no try.
We will do it whether we like it or not! :D
Much love to you
You have no idea how much I have struggled over time explaining people that Trying won't do it.
Do it or Don't try,you will fail slowly again...
Well... some would say you only fail when you stop doing it! Or making the effort to do it :)
But yes. Action all the way.
Of course... you got to accept defeat and try new things when some thing just won't work! Or you just waste precious time.
It's hard to know when, I think?
This is superb poetry with a linguistically complex structure that delivers impactful verses.
Beautiful!
Excellent poem!
It has me thinking in several directions, and when I'm thinking, I'm happy. So thanks for that. :)
Thank you! It came unbidden while working on my book. Wasn't sure if I wanted to publish it, but now I'm glad I did :)
I could not really figure out the theme of the poem, lol
You wrote fantastically
Shoo @honeydue, that goes deep, very deep!
I'll share my feelings on that one of these days, but a poet I'm not.
You on the other hand, for sure are!
I'm not really into poetry, but there was something about this one that spoke to me, that desire for more time together, to try again, to make it better.
Touching to feel your feelings