Stalemate Bandits

I wish that I could reach you,
seep into some hidden pocket of the mind
and really know what you are thinking
That delicate silence, smooth lips sealed
in permanence
I can't feel the warmth of a smile,
the tenderness of your skin against my own

Where have you been these days
of molten sorrow and fleeting
aggravations

Deciding not to brave the storm,
to face these trials and tribulations
without my presence close beside you

A heart of lead and steel will get you
far in this world
but I'm not sure if that is what
you're looking for

Maybe just a clean pair of blue jeans,
a few crumpled parchments, a pen behind your ear,
safe in the pocket that envelopes
your electric current mind

I always hoped to hold your simplicity,
your stubborn emptiness within
my vicinities

We're losing touch, letting that ever folding
branch snap beneath the force of the wind,
if you find this world too frigid and uncomfortable
by then...
maybe you will turn around and remember

that I was standing behind you
whenyou walked away, with
Folded arms and a shuddering wing span

If I asked you to stay for one more night
would you tell me no, again?

It isn't time to let go, but I think you already have

Reviews

[Hippy]

sad yet powerful, your great use of words and amazes me along with your metaphors they just seem to flow, so much truth is pours out here the simplicity of man and how people are different and shows your kindness and caring so much could be said but ill just leave it at i like this its a good piece of art

[sushi]

"maybe you will turn around and remember
that I was standing behind you
when you walked away, with
Folded arms and a shuddering wing span"

A tear sweeps of my heavy heart with the end of this poem. The pain could be felt deeply.

The words used have fulfilled their purpose.

Thanks for sharing...

[YouoweYoupay]

I definetly agree with Hippy, it really is a powerful write. I like this poem because it reflects a natural human instinct, long-term hoping...open arms rarely getting tired, the want to change cold people into more warmer beings. I enjoyed reading this. Thank you so much for sharing.

-Wella.

[Bard Constantine]

Intense emotions revealed so delicately... wow. This... throbs with feeling, with pain and passion. One can almost hear the sound of the heart as it is being broken. This is what is called beautiful pain...

[JelliFyshKissUs]

This poem just blew my heart threw my ribcage. The images of such cold sorrow. The pungent questions you ask and the subtle but sharp answers you give. This is by far the greatest piece I have ever read from you. You have found your way into my favorites.

[Ruth]

Intensely moving!
That string has been released before the other is aware it is out of their hands, always hard to guess others emotions, this is powerfully heartfelt love!
xx

[A.A.Romanczuk]

Oh...estrangement...that horrid feeling of losing touch with someone...Your poem...it's perfect for this...I wish I could say something brilliant...but it just has me at a loss..truly moving piece...

[Young Mountain]

instantly a favorite of mine. I fell in love with this piece after the first line.

"Maybe just a clean pair of blue jeans,
a few crumpled parchments, a pen behind your ear,
safe in the pocket that envelopes
your electric current mind"

Everything about the above is brilliant. It's so vivid, so lonely, so gut wrenching, yet it's so simple.

[Marie Harrison]

This poem really ripped at my heart strings. What a beautiful expression of love! Well written broken hearted poem.

[Coyote Poetry]

In my lifetime. I wish I had one more evening with good friends. I learn to make the goodbyes better with age. Now I know we may never see a good friend again. Last month a man who raised and assisted me died. I didn't see him for two years. He lived six miles away. It made me wish for one more day with a good friend I won't see again. Your poem is powerful. Easy to forget the people we will miss when they are gone. A excellent poem.
Coyote

[Aven]

I agree with what everyone has said this far... and I absolutely loved the ending... "it isn't time to let go, but I think you already have"... a profound statement with a lump in the throat... well written. :)