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LUCKY DARKNESS *
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JOURNAL # 40
sadly
I hum to myself
despondent
yet so envious
of even the darkness
he speaks of
because unlike me
it has him near
it sits with him late at night
and caresses him
like a quiet understanding lover
darkness softly touches him
so often I lay on my side in the
dark and imagine him nearer to me
as darkness blankets all around
the room
allowing me the wonder of imagining
it is in his darkness that I too lay
when he writes of such loneliness
how I long to be there
my means are so limited
and maybe my presence still
would not be enough
so much pain from the world
bruises his skin
but from him I want to
remove it even if only
momentarily
as I love him
back to the full man he was
always suppose to be
not this battered heart
the world has too long now
been kicking around...............
(March 21, 2011 708am)
Very good poem That really
Very good poem
That really sums up a lot of thoughts people have about most relationships
Not letting your partner down -
Very nice, really
I couldn't think of something like this
Your words tell the truth, I really like this
A mirror is all that is ever wanted from a shadow
Thanks umm WALTER !
Very sweet of you to say Dylan ere Walter or whoever you are winks! Give yourself more time to live and have darker days of love denied and believe me, you will easily be able to write poems like this and ones that very likely leave my sappy little poem far back in your dust. Poets are evolutionists of their spirit, experience and depth. Go back to my first 4 journals if you want a good laugh. I bet if I read your early stuff it sounds WAY better than mine. A gorilla could have written better poetry than me back in those days when I was first starting out, but I stuck with it even though I hated most of the stuff I was writing cause I loved writing and I'd always heard if you practice what you love you will get better at it eventually and to always write about what you know. I stuck to those sound principles and as that old Virginia Slim Cigarette ad toted "YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY BABY!" so trust me, it works. Again, thank you for your lovely comments. I'll go back and read some of your own poetry soon and give some iffy advice. Sincerely, Melissa Lundeen.