There's a dull glow rising in the window Poem, by Simple Tendencies, at My poetic side

I liked when you started running

Cast aside the blankets and iv wires

And fleeing down the road

As dark began to sleep

I liked the sudden creativity

Where you burnt faces into caskets

And inscribed each

With an obituary of crow feathers

I even liked the space you gifted me

As we, two lovers, drifted in orbit

Around the unnamed

Like asteroids destined for calamity

But I see her walking where I walked now

I knew her name once,

The taste of it on my licorice tongue

As my arms bend into my skull to scoop out the meaning

And hurt

Her shoulders were thin where mine were broad

Her hands petite where mine calloused

Her shoes stilletos where mine steel toes

The dance of comparison that everybody else knows

Tell me that you love me

And mean it, once and forever

Tell me I wasn't wrong,

And leave it alone like you left me

Tell me that you love me

The finger on the pulse of my heartbeat

Tell me I was wrong,

And you never could have loved me

Comments +

sorenbarrett March 29th, 2026 18:07
A poem that addresses the issue of sexual attraction vs the dependence upon another. Nicely worded it confronts the issue of fidelity after years of dedication. Nicely done
Friendship March 29th, 2026 18:33
A powerful poem, your poem explores the complexities of love, loss, and identity. It reflects on the pain of comparing oneself to a past lover and the struggle to find meaning in the remnants of a relationship. The port grapples with feelings of inadequacy and the haunting presence of an ex-lover, while yearning for affirmation of love that now feels elusive.

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