Gypsy Lady

I’m easily understood and utterly confusing.
Just a Shady Gypsy Lady looking for love
In the back-rooms of the world.
Never being seen,
Yet missed as soon as gone.
Nothing more than a fleeting glimpse
In the corner of your eye.
I’ll linger all day,
Weaving webs of uncertainty behind those lids,
Where for one moment,
It was us and us alone.
But the moment passes;
The spark dies out.
Your eyelashes blink,
And I’m lost in the white noise
Of passing cars and people.
Out of view for you
I walk alone among the neon glow
Of the dank city.
Giving everything and expecting nothing in return.
A selfless selfish being wanting the one thing I’ll never have.
Lonely and free,
I wander aimlessly, using only this flickering light
As a compass to lead the way.
Whiskey intermingled with musk,
I leave hotel after hotel,
Satisfied and unfulfilled by each conquest.
Searching, searching, searching.
But finding only myself,
A Shady Gypsy Lady,
Smelling of Despair and Broken Beauty.

Reviews

[Rachel DeHart]

"Giving everything and expecting nothing in return.
A selfless selfish being wanting the one thing I'll never have.
Lonely and free,"

I adore this poem. And the feelings behind it run deep and true for me. I know the idea of giving everything i have for the idea of something I know I will never obtain.
This is beautiful.
Fantastic job.

[Rachel Cooper]

It's so lonely. It's so sad.

But it's beautiful.
It's very raw and full of emotion.

[PianoandPage]

i love how you show the duality of this woman. the last image of broken beauty was particularly moving.

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"Weaving webs of uncertainty behind those lids,
Where for one moment,
It was us and us alone.
But the moment passes;
The spark dies out.
Your eyelashes blink,
And I'm lost in the white noise
Of passing cars and people."

you create a mixed bag of wonder and weariment.