Potest Non Capere

Potest Non Capere

she flies above me with an open heart

I can feel her presence

I can feel her love

but I cannot capture her

she offers to me her soft words

she stays at length

she fears my touch

and I cannot capture her

my heart cries out to her

she hears my plea

she feels my pain

but yet I cannot capture her

how much longer can I keep

the beat of my heart

until it dies of loneliness

because I cannot capture her

salted droplets fall on my page

concern for sanity's escape

staring into a mirror of stone

because I cannot capture her

Gomer LePoet...

Reviews

[Stacey Watts]

This was very breathtaking and truly beautiful. The words flowed well with emotion. Very well written.

[Liderien]

I like this. When I started to read it, it brought me to the emotion of the Aunt i lost, bt then it transformed to the loss of the closeness of my daughter. I love how poetry, regardless of the writers intent, trnasforms the meaning to whatever the reader has expierenced. Thank you for sharing this beautiful peice with me.

[just is]

This is really good, I enjoyed this.

[Destinyxi]

Nice poem :)

[Devons]

The Latin title of this poem (as well as the thread which runs through it) conjures an image of a legend inscribed on an old gravestone dedicated to unrequited love (in fact, the "mirror of stone" compounds that idea).
There is an eternal appeal to the clearly heart-felt, earnest words which is universal I think throughout time and existence. The emblematic repeating line "I cannot capture her" carries the weight of a kind of forlorn and tragic inner echo which resonates so deeply as to be inextinguishable.
Or, to put it more simply, it's good.

[Cherrie Palmer]

This has a natural and honest dependency that you express. The story is simple and plain, and flows with the grace of a song. Nothing like the Blue’s to get your point across.

[?]

hmmmm...did you leave the right bait out Gomer? lol Im sorry just trying to make you smile there.. Gomer
Seriously...
This is so soft but yet so sad...one can feel the heart cry out in this one...such a touching...heartfelt piece...last few lines really gripped my heart...