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 ^_^

[Trusting]

I love the first line! =^-^=

[Alrick]

This is one of the few times where I feel the overbearing need to praise a work of expressionist art such as this, but find no such words to do so in such a way that would serve justice to such a... a feeling... the relations forced upon the reader from the speaker are so clear and effective it pulls the reader in, and forces upon the reader his own circumstance of misery and loss. Words cannot convey the wonder felt towards this poem...

[Kes]

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

Wowee. I love those 2 lines... because, God, I know that feeling. The last two lines of your poem are quite phenomonal too.
I really enjoyed this. It's so beautiful.
K

[myrto]

Incredible, I adore your transition from beautiful soliloquy, to apt philosophical views, to engaging us in your story. It evokes a cavalcade of emotion and one can be both moved to tears and inspired to be a better person all at once.

[just is]

WOW, this is intriguing and deep. I can feel the emotions tug. Nicely done.

[eeoopig]

So beautiful yet sad. It has a great poem, and I could really feel this one. Really captivating and passionate, another brilliant poem by you -well done!

[Layla J Omorose]

Wow...just wow. Loved this. I didn't notice any errors. and if there was any I was too wrapped up in the poem to even notice...great job.

[Liderien]

very nice

[Aditi Mahajan]

Sure...kind words can heal broken heart. After reading this poem, I could feel the sweetness of words written in the letter. :)

[vernarbten Dämon]

I really enjoy how to input both love and fury into this poem