Unexpected
Meeting
By
Stormcat
ten thousand cuts as
ignorance endured
like a cat that only
wants to be fed
love keeps coming back never
convenient always compelling painful
pleasure forsaken for some
unremembered reason
legs collapse under the
weight acquiescing
to the burden of
emotions unrecognized
denied blame the official idiot
savant robot with that deafening stamp
careless dismissal without
justification stated
scrape the dregs to
retrieve anything
once fed disappears
without ceremony
ultimate manipulation conducted
contrived the most artificial sustained
emotion endures boring sustenance
almost success
disappointment passes as
if just mood
get a big dog and train
it to be nice
solitude walk the forest rest
peacefully realize the natural you accept
your past embrace present life
dare to dream again?
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This sounds like love's journey, Stormcat. I especially like the message in the last stanza about accepting one's past, embracing the present, and dreaming of a beautiful future. (Ha, I wrote about dreams coming true in MY poem for today!)
ReplyDeleteOur emotions are a journey or rather like a roller coaster, It's a great feelings when lifes disappointments are overcome and forgotten.
ReplyDeleteYvonne.
ALWAYS dare to dream again. But get the big dog, too, and teach it to be nice. Always good to have a backup plan (smiles).
ReplyDeleteNever stop dreaming.
ReplyDeletei love the closing lines!
ReplyDeleteif we dont dare dream again, will we really live?
ReplyDeleteits a ll a risk anyway...and once it scares us, it owns us
until we over come it...and dare to love once more
the slashes are really no much different than commas
or the bigger gaps you have in you lines
beyond they suggest movement in the pause
the pain can be worth it I think, what is life without love?
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the form of your poem, Stormcat! the blanks that make us pause and reflect. Thoughtful poem! I enjoeyd the closing lines.
ReplyDeletea poem with an undercurrent of positive vibes...as with most things in life there is always a bump or two in the road... but keep on trucking... :)
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