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002 (7/1/03) My Friend Tanya
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Poetry from 2000-2003
My Friend Tanya
by Elizabeth Van Cleve (July 1, 2003)
When she couldn’t talk to him
She wrote him letters
letters in a notebook
on top of his dresser
When she felt happy
She wrote him letters
letters in a notebook
He never opened
When she felt sad
She wrote him letters
When she felt lonely
or scared
When she was pregnant
he said he was busy
she got out the notebook
and wrote him letters
The notebook filled
She began another
She’d found a new friend
She told him in letters
He erased her phone messages
tore up her mail
watched TV, read some books
but never letters
She wrote to him
prayed for him
told their son
his daddy loved him
In letters, she praised him
In letters, she dreamed
In letters, he never read
She never complained
The heartache in this
The heartache in this poem is very apparant - what a dreadfull occurrance, to have your love and unborn spurrned by your lover. I hope things have improved for you, some people don't know when they are well off and can be so uncecessary rejectionable. An interesting thoughtfull poem.
http://www.postpoems.org/authours/a.griffiths57
love the logics expressed in this poem with a good idea.. I went through few of your poems and loved them too..you are good poetess and hope you never stop writing and add more poems.. this poem is good and love it..hope you like my poems too.. and let me know if they also touch your heart.. I am basically a peace wisher poet with 6 books published... I am a peace dreamer, love-based peace promoter... hope you be with me... let me share here one of my own famous say with you... ( a friendly smile is the best weapon of war to fight with..afzal shauq