A Poem

An impossible love story.

I needn’t stroke your silken hair
or touch rose petal skin.
The type of love I have for you....
it burns from deep within.

While in my soul the fires rage,
and nothing is consumed.
My spirit wanders aimlessly,
from room to darkened room.

The proper words I cannot say,
to show you my great love.
Yet here I’m staring at your face,
while you look from above.

Still my heart stirs with great desire,
to reach up and touch you.
As these feelings that I’m feeling,
I know they’re in you too.

 

But you will someday think of me,
when this book you have closed.
And I am just a memory....
and not the one you chose.

Alas...
Of all that I have looked up at,
‘tis you I wished I’d known.
For yours is a breathing spirit,
and mine.... I’m just a poem.

 

A Sean Allen Poem

© 2006 D McDaniel Hayden

Reviews

[Edward James]

With 50+ reviews, I doubt I can tell you anything new or groundbreaking as far as analysis goes, so I'll say that I really do like this poem. I'm a sucker for old fashioned rhyme schemes and rhythm, and not being a visual person, for me the aural sensation of reading a poem is quite often every bit as important as the message conveyed. Saying that, I love the pulse of this piece, and the idea that a poem (whether yours or someone else's) is observing and caring for you in the same way you do it is quite pleasant. I think I may have to reevaluate some poetry after reading this.

Nice write, I look forward to reading more

Edward

[Brandon]

Very beautiful and expressive poem...bellisima

[Cari Lynn Vaughn]

Heavenly! Your angel muses were shining down upon you when you wrote this! Wonderful!

[Vallerie]

One of the most consoling pieces I've read in a long time. It seems to me that this writing can touch many people in many ways, no need to disect the words to arrive at a 'meaning' for each reader feels the importance of the words within. I chuckle at those that say rhyme is out dated and just plain old fashioned, this is poetry.
Thank you for sharing.
You are a writer.

[Buck Wilde]

I love the way you expressed that human souls can love words as much or more than they love another living soul. Very moving and brilliant in its subtlety.

[Rodney Ray Hatchell / U..]

I can only think in my heart what you was writting ,,Maybe a wife has died and you look up to see her looking down,,and when the book is closed on this life of your's,, your poems will still be amung us. I think each person can veiw thing diffrently,,I liked it and if I had wrote it,,it would have been what I said,,GodBless You,,Lots of Love in Jesus,,RodneyRay

[Steven]

i think of Yeats when i read this. very nicely done =]

[Brian K. Walters]

A very well written, well structured and heartfelt poem! I'm glad I stumbled upon this one :)

[Jeff "jazzman"..]

This is a great poem, very well written!

[T. F. Rice]

Clever and perfect ... just as it is...

[Hawksmoor]

For yours is a breathing spirit,
and mine... I�m just a poem.


...that here we are, yet another drop of brilliance from within the well that is yer mind, Sean. Damn.

Hawksmoor...From The Bleed.