A letter

Kind words of love can save a life. In a letter. Sweet words can reopen hope and possibilities.

                          













                       










                                     A letter

Sometime cigarettes, good booze and a pen can give a man a reason to be alive.

When we parachute blind into love.
Even a renegade spirit can be broken.
I tried to hide my misery in good cognac and Germany wine.
I allowed myself to fall into a delusional state where I didn't give a s**t
about anything.

In the belligerent belief of alcohol state.
Foolish men believe they can forget beautiful faces
and destroy good memories.

I wished I could tear apart my mind and heart.
Closing the wounds with the fire of hate.

The paradox of life is fair.
Memories will rebirth and allow the cuts to bleed again.
I can hurt myself with pity and still be left in the waste of things lost
and never to be found again.

I found myself alone on a lonely hill in the field of early Spring wild flowers.
Holding my good cognac  and swimming in insanity and wild thoughts.
I opened a letter from a friend of many years.

She wrote of love. She wrote of how she needed me back home in  Michigan.
She wrote she loved me for many years. She wrote she knew I was coming home soon.
She wanted us to meet.

I put the cognac down. Left the field of wild flowers.
I knew the words were just sweet whispers of dreams and possibilities of love.

I whispered sweet Julie.
"Are the words just more cuts  to a broken heart or a savior to stop a man
from committing self suicide?"

I found peace and hope in her sweet words.
I dreamed  my kind friend was waiting to heal a broken man.
Sweet Julie somehow knew I was lost.

Only new love and hope can heal the pain of a broken heart.
Pain can be released only with tender touches of love and kind words.

I still had my pen and paper to keep me sane.
I wrote.

"Love can lead you to paradise and hell.
We must join the dance to know pleasure and misery."

                               Coyote
                              2012




 




 

Author's Note

Finally a new poem. Any errors. Please assist a old man.

Reviews

[Michael X]

wow, the passion is subtle and electric, this poem holds life lesson as art
when poetry is born of the need to expressed an enlightened creation,
to know the pain of suffering, sorrow then understanding then joy.
brilliantly work, I really like this poem, it's epic in heart and vulnerbility ^_^

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

Beautifully raw Coyote, I enjoyed this.

[Barbara Walker]

Honest emotion, expressed very well! I especially liked the third stanza. This poem says You have to join the game to play, but never a certainty that you will win. And have to be willing to do it again and again! Now. The grammar-
1st stanza 3rd line- German wines
5th stanza 3rd line- I opened...
6th stanza 1st line- drop "the"
8th stanza 3rd line- drop the word "self" before suicide.
9th stanza2nd line- drop word "of" before my
10th stanza 2nd line-"released"
As always, love reading your writing!

[emmajoy]

As always you carve into your reviewer's mind, leaving thougths of your past experiences, in this case a desolation which was near diluted by knowing you were loved, that someone cared. You write with such honesty, no frills, no trying to impress but straight from the shoulder, honest words. And wonderfully moving they are too.

Only negative is the 'the' before Michigan .. you have your own special way of putting words, don't ever alter your style.

ps. great photo ..

[MoriartyMesa]

Nice, loved the opener, middle and the nice timing of the words on the closing.

[Eric Cox]

The right words can bring life back to a broken heart. An excellent write. Feelings are expressed from the heart.

[?]

Straight from the heart Coyote...
love this...Kind words of love can save a life. In a letter. Sweet words can reopen hope and possibilities...."so true"

[light and ashes]

"Love can lead you to paradise and hell.
We must join the dance to know pleasure and misery." Beautiful poem with very true words.

[Marissa]

this is very nice I like how you put heart into writing this...it's great!

[EMMIE]

ha ha Is that you in the picture? This is really well written and lots of heart in it.

[∠( ᐛ 」..]

Wow, your poem is so outstanding. All your poems should be posted in public. Thank you so much for your reveiws.