"i haven't written a poem in so long
i may have forgotten how
unless writing a poem
is like riding a bike
or swimming upstream
or loving you
it may be a habit once acquired
is never lost"
~ pg. 262~
I love this first stanza. It hit me for so many reasons! I think I have been thinking about writing poetry myself since we last talked about writing "mother" poems of our own. I used to love writing, and have not found time to do it in awhile. I like thinking that it is like riding a bike...that perhaps I didn't forget how to do it. I agree, it might be arduous, like swimming upstream, but if i have enough passion towards it, it can be accomplished. If you read on the poem gets deeper, talking about 'kinds' of love and loving, and feelings of being alone. Perhaps I am getting to personal, but this poem spoke directly to me because I have been feeling alone lately. I feel like I could have written the stanza:
"if you love me, why do i feel so lonely and why do i always wake up alone and why am i practicing not haveing you to love...i never loved you like that."
In closing...I hate men. :/
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Why do you hate men?
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Here's one from me and it's called "dear":
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I want to visit hot springs once before I die
and you want to forget the tense fears
of believing in that disturbing cry
Never to become acquainted
yet never quitting, maybe willing to try
After I visit, I want to notice
what encompasses you
what makes your heart fly
our differences are many
but similar we are so
this is something I know
I’ve noticed your radiance flowing an ever constant flow
Once a people stripped you, specifically of the soul
trashed every bit of honor, having lost their entire goal
But as I send my airborne kisses, as I read just one
of your lost names, peace may have its chance
and the gruesome muscle will ignite into flames
Breathing in your scents, walking through your paths,
dreaming in your mind
yes, it would be ever so pleasant
to be American blind
Of course, sadly some are
blanketed kept "safe" and so unfittingly free
but wishes I hear
of respect soak the roots of your majestic tree
The authority clasping us tight implores pure love
in a triumphant flight, circumnavigating, invigorating,
and beginning a false height
I kneel in dismay
and to you, I write with a mind which can think
And, I grip the smile you shone on that
usual muted and perilous night
You put my simple poem to shame! I guess it shows that authors have different styles?? You are a wonderful writer. I wish I would have seen this comment earlier so I could have posted to you! I love it, but want to hear it spoken from your mouth, with the beat/rhythm that you intended. Please? I would also love to pick your brain about the deeper meaning...awesome.
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