To Be Rescued by Goe

 

My heart’s been ill.

I’ve squandered emotions through and through,

Reproducing no means of hearty fullness,

Feeling no bliss or elation as they say you should.

No.

The core of my being, tinted blue once more,

Has left a puddle of pale frustration.

I’ve been treading these waters for much too long,

And some have confessed to drowning here as well,

Feeling a twinge that is mine, perhaps, carried onto the souls who’ve fallen into

My puddle.

 

It was no intention of mine,

To bleed such a full and thick liquid

That should close in and around all who come in its path.

It was no intention of mine, to trip and to drearily wander

Into a slimy web that swallows and steals from the soul.

And then, after thrice stripping a fruitful and well-intentioned objective,

A new confused soul moved on to a new purpose.

It is a wonder as to whether or not the next target will come out wounded.

 

I don’t think the bleeding would be so terrible

If I could be caught, just one last time, in a web of better intention,

In Goe’s web.

Reviews

[J.P.O.et]

I really like it, you always have a way of capturing my attention with your first lines and I was caughty once again by
'My heart's been ill' thus wanting to read on and find out why.

'I've squandered emotions through and through...
the core of my being tinted blue'

Really like that and of course the way you use the bleeding and puddles to signify the 'slimy web that swallows and steals from the soul'. The allit is great there too. We never intend to 'bleed', feel so profusely and I like the desc. of thick and full, but there is no other choice. Goe? Reference to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe possibly? If so you are a very learned young lady as the German poet/philosopher/thinker is known for his profound thoughts and observations, many a quote from him that still ring true today. So glad to see a new post from you, really good stuff.

J.P.O.et

[Kat]

Vanessa my dear friend....
Don't feel blue and don't let these things get to you.
I liked this poem though and melancholy is definitely not missing from it....though I wish it was.
For your sake.

And who is Goe??