Image via Magpie Tales i won't be leaving here with you nor will you be staying with me for any longer than you see fit that is just the way of it it is the silent refrain of my being i won't be leaving here with you but i will stay, until my time is done as your ceremonial chosen one no, this won't be my last tour though it is the first time i won't be leaving here with you shh, now, darling. this is what i do i see it in your eyes, our time's drawing to a close. please don't mind the tears they come, they go, it's true... i won't be leaving here with you Rene ~ December 8, 2012
i don't like eggs but you knew this already i know you're thinking such a terrible waste but it's not, you see i'm feeding them to the dog she loves them just as much as i know she loved you and the way you walked her as if every single thing she sniffed mattered to you as well sorry, dear pardon my red wine opera crowd violin string tugging (your words) i ramble at breakfast like a fussy percolator but you knew this already morning is when i am most honest and vulnerable i know that's why you left after dinner oh god dammit you i miss you so much what i did before us is a mystery and what i do now is insanity i'm frying up eggs just to smell them again and to perhaps coax you down, from wherever you are for breakfast did you know i believe that there is still a ghost of a chance Rene Foran ~ April 2011 photo by Tess Kincaid for Magpie Tales click for more info
Hey Rene! Wow. I may have caught this wrong, but this felt familiar and made me feel sad, frustrated. Nice work =) Indigo x
ReplyDeleteyour feelings were right on, Indigo. Failed to do's and marching time.
Deleteprecious time....yes!
ReplyDeletethank you, Kathe
Deletetime alone...that is the essence of true emptiness...without it, it is hard...i think you can still be fascinated...but its def a burden
ReplyDeletewithout faith, yes
DeleteBeautiful. My favorite is the second stanza..."it is my weak faith that stumbles" --- yes!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mary :)
DeleteI love that too - "it is my weak faith that stumbles".
ReplyDeletele sigh
ReplyDeleteA longing....
ReplyDeleteTouching and heartfelt words. The longing...yes, it comes through well.
ReplyDeleteOh Rene .... so many of us are incapable of learning from the past. This touched my heart.
ReplyDeleteI like the feeling and the shape of this poem.
ReplyDelete=)
I didn't realize it before...but he does look as if he's praying...thoughtful piece...
ReplyDeleteRenee... Love how concise this is... great economy!
ReplyDeleteWow I agree the longing is palatable and the subtle taste of betrayal when someone continuously disappoints
ReplyDeleteThere is always that small chance they might not show.....so exquisitely terrifying !
ReplyDeletelove this form, Rene, and these are so graceful. wonderful.
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