The Past.

You still live in the past
Like some old crutch dragging you further to your knees
Wake Up, I know what you see
The blood soaked underwear was just life, primal
The vultures stopped circling years ago
They died as well
Just like the love, remember
New horizons, that’s what they say
Make the distance pay
Yet, here we are again
Broken people
Glue us back together
The cracks still show
I once thought, build a three storey house
Me at the top, you at the bottom, love in the middle
That way we both get a bit of something
Wouldn’t that be great
Few years from now
You walk up the stairs
Love is waiting
Wouldn’t that be great
Just don’t climb any higher
You left the past behind, remember.

Reviews

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

Such an original concept. A withering relationship seen within the context of a three storey house. It most definitely works. Sadness and tragedy here. Also enduring ties of....what? Love, need, I think- but with strict boundaries "Just don't climb any higher...You left the past behind, remember." Maybe that's just a tease? Thought- provoking and love the vehicle being one side of a dialogue- what lies underneath? We can only wonder....Great!

[Paul Bell]

I think some people just never move on.Which is a shame. To lose years in hope of some misguided reunion.

[Coyote Poetry]

Life is lesson and more lesson. Sometimes we learn too late. We had a wonderful place and forgot to be kind.
"Love is waiting
Wouldn’t that be great
Just don’t climb any higher
You left the past behind, remember."
The above lines. Strong statements with a purpose. Thank you Paul for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[Paul Bell]

Thanks Coyote. One of the nicer ones.

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome Paul.

[barleygirl]

In a way, this message seems to contain more than one main message & I'm too unfocused myself to figure out which one is driving this train?!?! I love the analogy of 3-story-house with love in between, but I kinda get the feeling this narrator thinks the woman should come to the man, meet him at his level, but surely not surpass the man, just stay in her lane. I suspect some of this is coming from my psyche, not your poem, but those are the notes that stand out for me. All in all I think many of us live in the past and/or are trying to find a suitable replacement! *wink! wink!* (((HUGS)))

[Paul Bell]

No, he doesn't want her back. But he does want her to find love. Just not with him.

[barleygirl]

I read it again with that in mind, but I still find that I'm getting a mixed message overall. He doesn't really sound like he's trying to get her to go away very much . . . Maybe he just wants her handy but not in the way.

[Paul Bell]

Just to pop in and do the cleaning and ironing. lol

[Marina]

Wow. Deep and pensive, love it.
You'd think that building a three storey house provide ample space for love, but apparently not.

[Paul Bell]

It provides plenty of love. Just not for those two.