unfinished tea

it's not about tea

promises you made
are now unfinished green tea in my mouth
The flavor has disappeared, the bitterness persists
Of long drawn bikes and clumsy walks
in directions away from me
and from closed shops
I still miss the awkwardness of your bent body
lying over me.

caresses we never had
the cat you used to love
has also left me
one day when it rained and
I forgot to lock the windows
watching the out pour
silently ,
the radios still hummed Cranberries.

I have forgotten touches
sensations
I only know euphoric images of days
long gone, but not lost

as people walk past me,
I follow you
now new
now dressed differently
now on a different sidewalk than me
I pretend to run for coffee
you just take the bus
sit by the window
and gaze outside.
is there anything different
in your life?

I am jaded by the sight
of melancholy nights;
music which never seems to stop
lampshades glow persistently
and the resilient bedbug bites me
every night.

Images of unknown women or
thoughts of impossible desires
fail
fail to satisfy the
love we either had or we
wished we never


© Nothing Personal. March 11, 2011.

Author's Note

like you guessed, yes it is on ...

Reviews

[Poetic Beauty]

this poem speaks for a situation that all of us can relate to on some level. The images painted portray your emotions clearly. I love the looking out the window part.

[.]

what a delightful analogy..there is an overwhelming lament that flows through this poem with a eloquent touch

[An owl on the moon]

This is so brilliantly woven in the lines of scars and sincerity... Poignant reflections of the past, emotions of the present, and wonderings of what might have been.

[Sarah>_>]

The reason I clicked on this was because I saw the title and the description, and they made me laugh. (Yes, I have an odd sense of humor)
But wow. This is really amazing. Alot different than most poetry I see on here, which is very refreshing.

(Ahaha! the first time I posted this comment I accidently wrote "depressing" instead of "refreshing". I scrambled to edit that mistake o_o)