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 ^_^

[Star Wolf]

A very emotional poem, I felt the pain in the words. Love is a very painful emotion and writing can sometimes help when overwhelmed by emotions. An outstanding poem!

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Loved this! Strongly emotional piece!

[EternityWolf101]

Love truly is a battle between pleasure and pain. It can drive anybody into a state of insanity and self-loathing as well as corruptness and genocide. Your words always have a deep meaning. Great work.

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Clouding our vision can certainly make life look better but it also makes us lose sight of what is important... a cruel catch-22

[Sandy Beach]

Very deep and emotional piece here Mr. Coyote. The Dance. Yes it has many steps, forward, backward, side-to-side and it can be quite difficult to keep in proper step, but if it works out, it is worth a few bruised toes, as opposed to any empty heart.

[linear]

Words are traces of thoughts cast in a silent wind, your voice echoes against hard granite rocks, of chances missed of a love thats lost, yet hope remains poured out of an empty bottle of the finest brandy.......... Good to see you again my friend :O)

[Ramya]

You are such a gifted writer! This is so beautifully written..love it!

[SpitfireGrrrl]

Sometimes, I tend to read things very differently from other folks - or even the way they were meant to be read. For me, this piece not only showed a broken man and his salvation - but showed that he wasn't really broken... He was just waiting, painfully, for a reason to have hope and grasp it with both hands. Loved it - thanks for sharing.

[Droll Prole]

This poem tells a story, sad but full of hope. The ending lines are pretty awesome.