Ex

I felt the horns, hard and prolonged,

Pointed in one direction.

Star shaped, and pointless,

your terrible affection.

Weep you may, but those that hear

are silent in perplexion.

No one knows, no one falls

for tears without connection.

Reviews

[Holly Mason]

ex pain should have a medical name....damagedoneitis ....
these words hit me
thank you for sharing

[dw817]

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Having never been married I can only go by what other people have told me. That their EX is a vindictive, cruel, heartless, callous, thoughtless, arrogant, fire-breathing demon born from the very pits of hell.

And yet all of these negative attributes suddenly and miraculously only appear once you are no longer married to them. :)

Here's hoping you make peace with those around you, including your EX.

[Mark]

There is peace. It wasn't a typical divorce, no anger, no emotion of any kind.

[dw817]

If there is no emotion in the divorce, one has to wonder what connected the marriage ... ?

[Mark]

that is an astute observation. Youthful misguided hope I guess.

[dw817]

You are not alone. And, doubtless the Fates would be more than just a little displeased if you didn't fall in the same pit so many other romantic hopefuls have done before you. :)

As for me, years ago I fell into a very VERY deep pit of passion. I have since made friends with the person who keeps me down here and even made a home of sorts for myself.

[Mockingbird]

'no one falls for tears without connection.' reminds me of 'crocodile tears.' i like the metaphor in this poem.

[Mark]

Exactly! :)

[Angi]

The title grabbed me along with the first line. I picture the hard points in the letter x. The last line grabbed me too. Connection makes the tears hurt. Angi~

[Leslie Philibert]

I like the strong imagery here, the kind of poetry I like, sparse with selected words, well done.

[s y e]

This is such a smart write, Mark - I loved it, huge fan of your works.

~ Noodle.

[Baby Ricochet]

Clever. I like it....................

[John Alexander McFadyen]

The 'horns hard and prolonged', what an apt phrase for the hurt one, whom we thought loved us, can inflict and make it last. A very powerful and well described set of circumstances Mark.

[pupz333]

What a nice poem! I love the rhyming- it gives beat to the poem.