douglas Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 there is nothing left to say and so I turn away distracted by the deep dark pain that has entered me since I arrived here you are no longer who I remember you to be you have morphed in to someone utterly unfamiliar to me your face distorted by frustrations and regrets there are no words forming in my mouth as I listen to you scolding and bemoaning life your sadness robs them from me all that remains is a silent hollow space where there used to be so much love Quote To receive love, you have to give it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I've read this numerous times, Douglas. Though the narrator could be addressing any loved one, in my reading of the poem I see him addressing a romantic love. This is one of the hardest places where one might find himself. "Now you're just somebody that I used to know ... " Tony Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douglas Posted January 20, 2013 Author Share Posted January 20, 2013 Yes, a challenge indeed, Tony... Thank you for your comment - and happy 2013! Quote To receive love, you have to give it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dedalus Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Personal? Maybe you need more distance. Maybe not. Who is to say? ... but we don't "morph", nobody does, never have, OK? This poem is cool in its way ... but stay away from things that sound like psychobabble. Don't get angry, please. Think (I'd really rather wring your neck) but think, think instead! Quote Drown your sorrows in drink, by all means, but the real sorrows can swim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dansalinger Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 very sad...a potentially gleeful reunion sabotaged by the bitterness of a person who has become unhappy since you were last together...i am curious as to how she will be at the next meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David W. Parsley Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Not sure I understand the objection to 'morph' - works for this reader very well (even when I am trying to 'think' ;-). Very disturbing to reunite with someone with whom you once shared important connections, only to find them changed, no longer accessible, especially if the change is for the worse. Not an easy poem to write, thanks for sharing, Douglas. - Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douglas Posted April 15, 2013 Author Share Posted April 15, 2013 Thanks for your feedback gentlemen - appreciated. Quote To receive love, you have to give it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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