Still Some Way to Go
Without ever having known her
all his poetry
would have been such a waste
of well worded time
But then, between you and me,
whoever would have guessed ..
He loved her so much
but was too scared to touch
and so he left her feeling
cheated, empty, broken, defeated
a mere shadow
of her former self, a hollow husk
a poem, uncompleted
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Author:
Neville (
Offline) - Published: May 10th, 2023 01:48
- Comment from author about the poem: this is not a love poem, it's an apology .. an old one mind, yet still holds true ..
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A good write N.
Ahh, all about me and KP! lol.
.......................... Nope 🙂
An unfinished poem needs a completion and you have scribed an arresting apology for love unspoken
- --I among others can no doubt relate to being shy or scared when time comes for outing - -- glad to have read this one my friend............x
I'm glad you read this one Fay although the thought of it, is rather sad isn't it .. x
Yes, that someone long ago that maybe could have been a muse, and never realizing that the opposite was also true.
As such, an "incomplete poem," lingers in his mind. Loved this one. - Phil A.
If I wasn't such a hard man and had my reputation to think of and maintain, I would give you a bloomin big hug Phil .. thank you so much 🙂
The uncomplete-d sits there and can be returned to but that isn't always the easiest feat to accomplish. But Time it has been said is a great healer and when that time comes around a reconciliation restores and even lets soar. I pray for that for every uncomplete poem and every poet that they correspond to.
that summative sentence of yours CB reads like a poem and is music to my ears sir .. 🙂
"A poem, uncompleted"---Just adore that line when it comes to unrequited love, or an apology as you say. Great write, Neville! x
Thanks C .. muchly appreciated .. x
I see this as complete, you responded and chose the direction of your words and she was impacted with unintended consequence-great work about ambivalence, poet friend.
Why thank you kindly ma'am .. I am most grateful to you for the visit, for the words you left behind said visit and indeed, for your friend request that I shall now happily accept .. All Good Things Parisab and with my Best Wishes,
Neville
read your words and couldn't help
relating to them in a selfishly
personal manner
hence my rant below, forgive me Hyung
(those dictators love to state
Poetry, should be read out loud
a must
I ask,
what if we've worded poetic
what could never be spoken
tried to poetically, express
in-place of a yearning to caress
what then, dear 'know it all'
must poetry exist to entertain
only
what if it's a note, a confession
inked
with that sincerity of scarlet ink
intended to reach, just one
whose forgiveness, can never
be attained
yet still, that need to word something
and explain, necessitates
the existence if these poetic words)
then that would be something else entirely .. therefore no apology necessary, accept my thanks tho' ..
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