Affairs of the Heart

loosely generalized observations ;)

Affairs of the Heart

For every man

who wins her heart

A man stands in shadows

torn apart

For every woman 

who finds her man

three are broken

unable to stand

Sunrise could not find him in  heart's shadow

No sharper edges wrought to cleave those bindings;

locking the pain with loss and despair

another had won her love. 

disregard replete; he moves

one to another, another; and another 

now in bliss, remiss of those memories,

he weds while broken stems alter Sunrise

no longer kissing their lips

hands only brushed the pearl of their veils now

fingered shards, shred them to shrouds 

three to cover each.

03/10/2019

E.

*the first two verses were one of those "flash inspirations" one has the tendency to think they are genius, only to throw them out when read later ..i know you all know what i mean ... but i didn't throw them out because it "felt" right .. so i added the second two verses ... trying to say the same thing in a bit different way ... would love to know your thoughts on them

Author's Note

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

Dear Mr E. I found your poem moving. It also brought a memory back of an aunt by marriage I was very fond of. She really cared for me at a time my parents were 400miles away. I was young. She said to me to hang on to my man and look after him because there were other women round every corner waiting to prise him away. She wasn't wrong there, that's exactly what happened.

That loss is incredibly difficult to deal with, there was much pain and I sensed that in your lines you yourself understand that loss. Loving someone who doesn't feel the same way about you sucks. Sometimes you may meet someone else, but that broken trust shatters the heart and it takes one hell of a lot of glue to stick it back together.

Do not bin this piece. You have much to say here. This reader fekt your words on an emotional level.

Chris

[Einstein Noodle]

oh no Chris ... as i started to read your review i thought it would be a more happy story with your aunt (i had several nearby when parents were miles and miles away;) but i am so sorry for what happened to you ... no matter how long ago it never goes away .. i lost my wife to cancer when she was only 30 yrs old and working through that i often thought how much more difficult it is for those divorced and/or abandoned ... because they are still around .. and friends and family take sides .. so the emotional support given is not nearly sufficient .. many times makes things worse i think ;((( thank you so much for your very encouraging review ..i have been pretty insecure in posting and keeping it as is ... truly .. i very much appreciate your words, Chris ... God bless you and big hugs girl ... (if that's ok)
E.

[Chris Shaw]

Hugs very gratefully received. I am so sorry for your loss. Your words have a universal appeal. Loss however it comes as a result of being abandoned or through death is life changing and difficult to deal with. Your poem reaches out to those who have suffered loss. Please post more if you are able to. Sending you all good wishes and a hug from me to you.

Chris

[Einstein Noodle]

thank you Chris ... i appreciate all your support .. wasn't sure about the first two verses as they were in the raw ... thank you

[Benita-Staebell M - Kin..]

Broken sunrises

Broken sunrises🌞
of bitter love,

Warm sunsets 🌅
are getting easier
without you Baby!

Shattered veils
of broken wedding
vows...

Became broken
glass of a fragile
Heart.

You just weren't
ready to commit
to me,

You were a free
spirit that couldn't
be tamed.

It helped me
grow up,

I saw your
soul glow.

You became
that broken sunrise
that had to fix your
fractured heart,

Thank you for
your love because
you healed me.

All rights and
Copyright belongs to
©Benita-Staebell-M

2019August1


I see I've read this
piece but your poem
inspired me.

[Einstein Noodle]

love your "inspiration" Benita! its a perspective of one who lost the game eh!? thanks so much for sharing ...
E.

[Benita-Staebell M - KindredPoet]

Thank You my friend
Seems all my poet friends
Inspire me.

[Benita-Staebell M - KindredPoet]

You're welcome 😊

[Renée]

So sad hearts living lost, and your piece does convey thIs.
I’m glad you saved the first two verses, they are a great lead-in, and since you asked, I think less cluttered thought than the last two.

[Einstein Noodle]

hi Renee! what a treat when you visit and review my stuff ... and thank you for addressing the issue i was unsure of ... i will take another look at trimming the "expanded" version in the last two verses ... thanks so very much for your honest opinion!!!
E.

[Renée]

Greetings E.
Please don’t change it on my account. But if you do, first keep an original copy. ( ;
Side note:
Those “flash inspirations”, I find they’re from our soul. ( ;

[Einstein Noodle]

yes...they can be for sure ... having the experience is part of why we enjoy writing isn't it?! thanks again for your thoughts Renee .. so nice of you to stop by :)

[bigfootprint]

Excellent work with "Affairs", Einstein. I too have thought on such disasters as follow lowly humans around like lost puppies. You nailed it. For every happy heart, another succumbs to heartbreak. Life and love come with no guarantees -- so many people never learn that. I finally dropped out of the world's favorite pastime. Anything worth having hurts too much to leave behind. But, my own disappointments have helped polish up my metaphors for WC. Fav line: Sunrise could not find him in heart's shadow. This is a keeper. -- Doug

[Einstein Noodle]

thanks so much bigfoot! you are very encouraging ... i appreciate it .. and so happy this struck that cord .. tho pain is there .. you might think you have left it behind ... but i think love has a way of sneaking up on people such as you .. i would rocket of that cliff again anytime .. i lit the retro-rockets and sped at a terrifying speed to the jagged rocks below .. and i love her still .. for afar .. as good friends .. a rare thing in such circumstances i think ... plus Norma and i have been together now for about 11 yrs. .. top o' the mahrnin' to ya sir! ..and the rest of the day as well :)
E.

[bigfootprint]

It is wonderful to have someone you care more about than you do yourself -- I've been there. Bleakness of creature comforts -- or surplus someplace else -- tends to scatter the best of loving hearts. Can't blame them.

[kitty]

"You always hurt the one you love, the one you shouldn't hurt at all...' But hey, when one turns their back on you, who knows there might be better right round the next corner. Dust off and move on hoping you time will come, I say!
We live and learn and learn to live. Nice one!

[Einstein Noodle]

hi kitty!! thanks so much for stopping to read a bit .. and taking time to review .. which i love .. that's exactly what the story is isn't it ... we use and get used along the way of love ... and i think most of us find it .. at least for a time ... we do change and those changes can bring strife into the mix causing us to move on once again .. some after many years of marriage ... but if we are paying attention .. we come away with that knowing what selfless love requires and what it is .. with ever deepening rewards ;) have a blessed day kitty .. thanks again for visiting!
E.

[kitty]

Most welcome. Thank you for posting and acknowledging my review. I say many times we often don't know what we lave lost - till we have lost it but have silent regrets within our hearts.

[Einstein Noodle]

yes kitty .. so true .. been there more than once .. and in loosing .. end up wanting all the more ;) but that rarely happens me thinks .. once burned .. every wary eh!? you might enjoy my poem "The Maze" .. i don't usually plug myself ..but its along these same lines but much different http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/rIGt2mAk3/2102734/

[kitty]

Third read with more to say. These words resonate life in its reality. The fire burns but we still are attracted to its warmth..and the we think this time it wont be the same as we have learned from past experiences but have we? Do I make sense? Will look up the Maze.

[Einstein Noodle]

all the sense in the world Kitty ... and thanks again!!

[Cassie]

How this one passed me I don't know, I am enjoying reading you

[Einstein Noodle]

and what a treat that you are walking through some of me pages here ;) so glad you are enjoying .. peace and joy dear friend!
E.

[Troy Henson]

The one that got away....I remember this like it was yesterday. The want and the lust followed by the "Oh no she chose some one else" This piece of poetry brought back some feelings of the past. Very well done.

[Einstein Noodle]

Troy! I am so happy this speaks as yesterday for you... needless to say .. i know what you mean ... we win ... someone looses .. we loose .. someone wins ..no fairness lives in a merry-go-round does it :))))))))))) at least not in my inadequate nog ..
thanks very much for giving me poetry a go ... will visit in return soon ... i don't think we have met before this have we?
E.

[Muskan]

I literally loved your poetry, yes this makes me put myself in such a loss nd experience that pain

[Einstein Noodle]

hey Mustan! i don't think i have seen you on me pages before! thanks so much for the visit and i will certainly return the generosity ... its gratifying to know you liked this one and that it fits for you ... i does cover quite a few situations i think ... without detailing any ;)
E.

[Einstein Noodle]

thank you :) ..............

[Relic]

There was a particular girl I was fond of for years but it was wasted thoughts. She wound up with someone else and put me in the friend-zone. That hurts. I've gotten over it but I remember the feelings well. Don't delete any of this, it's all important.

[Einstein Noodle]

oh man!! you too???? yes... that's one time the friend bin is not a fun place to be ... for me she was the first young lady i told i was in love with .. and i knew instantly it was a mistake .. hard to put the good face on at that moment .. but alas it was not meant to be ... we did have a second chapter and in the end are very good friends ... as well as her husband ... one of my teen close friends ;} her and myself, on "seeing" things... would never have been happy together .. very different "cores" in our beings ... thanks for sharing Relic ... precious memories one and all ..honey and vinegar ... eh!?
E.

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Gene... I do understand how men and women hurt each other when
sharing intimate times together. Even without the physical moments, we can hurt each other, because love can be shown by sharing close encounters, by baring ones soul and experiences. If two people have only been intimate with one partner, that is beautiful. However, it is not necessary to feel guilty if two people grow out of love, and choose to make another life. I do believe if children are involved, they need to be responsible for them. Unless we have walked in someone's Moccasins, it is difficult to Judge. There is a lot of heartbreak in the naked city. I fear Wars and violence more than anything. Hurt to think how children and fine people are abused with trafficking and so forth. These are the things we may be able to help to a certain extent when we vote at the voting booths and try to be for the less fortunate and also preserve the many years it has taken to build our country in a civilized environment... where free enterprise is preserved. Others can learn trades and be Farmers and provide healthy meats and produce. Amen
truly, Pat

[Einstein Noodle]

ahahaha look where you went with this Pat.... what a treat you are! yes! lots of life goes into our journeys of love ..so many angles in it are possible ... we do hurt and get hurt ..part of the process no doubt ;) as for the politics .. we vote and hope don't we ...when that is done its on the heads of the elected to make good on their stated goals ... i am so glad for your review my friend ..its absolutely inspiring!
E.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

this is so moving...she moves on, finds another. For him, there is no other to love as much, and what love he finds is second best, does not make him happy. It is like Stephen Stills sang.."if you can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with."
torture, pure torture.
and i am glad you didn't toss those first two stanzas...
j.

[Einstein Noodle]

thank jacob ... great song .. i saw them in CA about 12 yrs ago and they still had it ... the Canadian was missing but ... they "carried on" ..glad this spoke to you in such a way sir! and i appreciate your encouraging words ... peace brother!
E.