An All Too Certain Falsity

Neville

An All Too Certain Falsity

 

A little bit of nothing can be spread

a long way

but the truth of the matter is so

very plain to see

Although he never meant to suggest

that he loved her

the best, my guess is, he just took

the whole thing for granted

His sorry did not

make it better though, but rather

stung like salt

rubbed in an open wound would

surely sting ... 

 

  • Author: Neville (Offline Offline)
  • Published: November 22nd, 2021 02:34
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  • Goldfinch60

    Love or thoughts of love if not explained can be so painful Neville.

    Andy

    • Neville



      Yep .....................................................................thanks Andy ............................ Neville

    • orchidee

      Good write N. Have I met her?!

      • Neville



        maybe ................................................................... ta Mr. O .. N

      • Fay Slimm.

        Being loved the best is an aim of so many who need constant assurance of value etc - but to be taken for granted can sting the most........ some deep thoughts in this read today Nev. - - hope I have done its message justice in this short review.....................x

        • Neville



          That'll do ever so nicely Fay .. thank you ................................ Neville x

        • spilleronsheet

          Love may or may not be reciprocated
          Thatโ€™s why they say love is selfless
          So true dear poet
          Initially I felt love is like a rumour turning around with no truth in it
          Then I felt love is simply selfless

          • Neville



            another brilliant response my friend .. thank you so much .................... Neville

          • Doggerel Dave

            Thanks Nev for a lesson all should see and cogitate upon:
            'Love' a term used with free abandon by many who don't know it's meaning.
            Have i just just mounted an old hobby horse of mine....again...?

            • Neville


              I wish I could argue with you on that one you old dog, but why even bother when I know what you say is uncontestably correct .................................................................................... thank you N

            • dusk arising

              Always aware of the unspoken words I begin to wonder whether the non speaker has the intelligence to realise what they are not saying. Is it willful, are they stupid or am I a pawn in an awful game.

              • Neville



                ...................................................................................................... probably ๐Ÿ™‚

              • L. B. Mek

                love your accessible wording
                and blunt - poetic transparency, dear Poet
                'sadly, I have experienced your words
                from both sides, of the blame assigning bridge;
                where, we choose to label - quickly
                so-as to bottle
                and limit
                the debris, from what
                we once deemed, indestructible
                that need to assert, blame
                to - A, side...
                while in reality
                the gradients, in our relationship's - demise
                was as equal, as the attraction
                we both gave-in, too
                knowing
                beyond those aesthetic, tethers
                we really
                had little foundation, to build-on
                in the first place...!'

                • Neville



                  Thank you L.B and thank you kindly my friend ............................... this is one of those I fear I may well have posted too hastily and feel a tweaking may be necessary ........................................................... N

                  • L. B. Mek

                    when I think a scribble of mine
                    doesn't need any tweaking
                    that's when I start to worry, lol
                    where would we be
                    without our tinkering
                    in those barren moments
                    between, inspiration's visit...
                    (my friend,
                    may your poetic future
                    be blessed
                    with endless tweaking
                    and the peace, it brings!
                    finalising your deathbed editions
                    just like Walt Whitman
                    scribbling away, till the very end)

                  • Garth Rakumakoe

                    How at times you say so much about a theme or subject without saying much is something I admire in your writing style Neville. You do minimalism so well and and so revealingly. This is another such piece. It's a rare quality, and a form of craft to marvel at. Thank you for gracing us yet again.

                    • Neville



                      .. that is so very kind Garth, thank you my friend .......... Neville

                    • myself and me

                      Remind me of the movie "He Loves Me... He Loves Me Not ".

                      • Neville



                        well I'm gonna thank you regardless ... Thank you regardless .......................... N ๐Ÿ™‚



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