Crashing Over Understanding

Crashing over understanding that spreads images with an open hand

Looking through frightened eyes that fate has up and tasted

The tenderness that teases is felt in the weeping wind

But only for those waiting lips not yet painted

What if we knew in our hearts that what remains wrapped around us

Is living within the warmth of our skin as a voice that plays

Those audible choices that live to quicken our senses

And rise up to us now in an endless gaze

Impossibilities come by in the distance, holding out greedy fingers

As instruments that would fall in love with a heart of stone

And the catch of the day, is whatever can be done

With a misguided love, one never owns

Yet no one gets tangled in an answer that pleases their heart

It does not really help if you offer your voice of dissent

Their own understanding is all they can ever see

Leave them be, perhaps it was meant

Reviews

[Veronica Chandler]

Before I can even read a word I have to comment on the compelling image..."Incredible!"
"Yet no one gets tangled in an answer that pleases their heart
It does not really help if you offer your voice of dissent
Their own understanding is all they can ever see
Leave them be, perhaps it was meant."
This is profound and leaves me with chill bumps all over...Truth is sublime.

[Kenneth The Poet]

Nice, Neva. A bit ironic, a bit sarcastic, reminds of a dog playfully nibbling the master's hand after being fed.

[Cecelia]

The illustration and poem are a perfect mix of beauty and wisdom. Unfortunately, we must all come to the wisdom of our own understanding. Would that we could learn from observation without crashing....

[EMF]

Brilliant.

[WatashLegend]

you chisel away at the frozen minds of the reader and with your warmth and way with the pen you free up their thoughts and allow them again to ponder

[Muse]

to leave them be, perhaps it was meant. I couldn't agree more. At times you have to pick your battles like you pick your friends, it just isn't worth the time and energy needed to make some people understand.

[silentpoet]

wise words//The title drew me In Instantly and as I read all I could do was think..
always a pleasure.

[Alicia Hirshey]

We always want a temporary fix for life. We are always looking through the grey areas of this black and white world to find answers that will be hazy.

[Poetic-Theorem]

This made me think ... Oh, the webs we weave, a tangled mess to understand and get out off. Trying to understand others firmly set in their views is really impossible, chances are they won't change even if change is the best option. They must be willing to change, we can't change people, it took me many years to understand this. Sometimes we have to just ignore these people and things, I don't like drama, I have my own issues to work through, I live with chronic pain, I stopped getting involved like I used too :p :)) Wonderful work David

[unknown]

Understanding is one of those gray area things...sometimes people can't/won't understand no matter how much you explain, so crashing is likely to happen....wonderful poem!

[Rene Velez]

this poem has great meaning and an unbridled wisdom...good job