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Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash. Leonard Cohen

Friday, August 19, 2011

Til Death

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Endearing gestures
metastasize into traits
intolerable
Loving embraces become
stiff, suffocating
Complementary viewpoints
Irreconcilable split

submitted for Theme Thursday, Split

12 comments:

Pat Tillett said...

Oh man! We've all been there. I think you've described it perfectly!

Louise said...

Oh gosh what a good one - short but very sharp, cutting even!

Scarlet said...

This is sad.. but lovely form. Glad you wrote this. I still have to internalize the form, and write one.

That pic is perfect for this ~

Brian Miller said...

yikes...sounds like things gone sour...eek!

Mike Patrick said...

You nailed the form with some very pointed writing.

Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis Hall said...

well put.
;)

Anonymous said...

Oh, that was suffocatingly painful. An excellent write! xoXox

Anonymous said...

I like it!

Anonymous said...

Oh, I can relate to this very well. Damn!

You evoked some strong feelings in this--I like it very much.

Anonymous said...

Wow! Who hasn't ever felt like that at one point in their life? Very well done! Peace :)

Liz Rice-Sosne said...

I am sad now. Well done.

Jingle Poetry At Olive Garden said...

strong words, powerful illustrations, your poetry rocks.

hope to see you at poetry picnic week 2 tonight,

week 2 theme: the kiss.

cheers.