Last teardrop?

Where was that last teardrop

you swore to me you cried

no stains appeared on the cotton blouse

 

Button hole shaped sponges

worn about your neck

are still as dry as that day you smiled

 

Not knowing I was watching

through puffy eyes

red and swollen like an angry river

 

Cresting above the emotions

waiting for that final drop of moisture

which never fell, from you

 

 

  

Reviews

[Aethereal]

All great enterprises end in a whimper. I was inspired to write this tiny gift poem for you:


Snuffed Out

He is a block
shattered by shock,
isle of flint rock,

one who never cries
over broken ties.
Our last ember dies.

[willweb]

Thank you Aethereal for reading my poem today and leaving one for me.

[Aethereal]

You're welcome! Sometimes a phantom onion is responsible for mistaken tears of endearment. The onion strikes again.

[Ben]

We don't want our investments and our vows to all be frauds, we don't want to have to start from scratch, but we really don't want to feel rejected, feel that white hot amber burning before see it turned black and cold, we don't want regrets about what we didn't express and what words for emotions we never said. Who feels what about who swirls around, and as Emily Dickinson said, on the first step it's much easier to catch it, than the third day..

[Ben]

That is what it's about, at the end of a relationship, that's what we home in and cling to, who has the last word, or at times, who hangs up last on who, it all, all that inertia depends so much on so little. Smashing pumpkins "lovers never make immense"

[willweb]

Thank you again Ben for reading my poetry. Thank you for your comments.

[Samwam]

Very deep and i like so much. Wow. I love your choice of name;)

[willweb]

Thank you Samwam for reading my poem today. I like your name too.

[Shirlena]

Oh forgot to give you some points :).

[willweb]

Thank you for the points

[Shirlena]

Is she a faker will? Pretending to be sad and crying, wanting to convince someone she feels bad for her evils when she is stringing folks along? Unfortunately, some of us are dangerous too. Very emotive and dramatic. Enjoyed.

[willweb]

Could be I guess. Sometimes these things are difficult to see when standing too close.Thank you Shirlena for reading my poem and commenting as you did.

[Shirlena]

Ur welcomed :)

[Blue]

Hey, this is good. The poem is simple but it tugs the heart.

[willweb]

Thank you for reading Arzel Joy

[BlueZan]

This is a wonderful portrayal of one lover always drawing the shortest straw when it comes right down to our true emotions. The images and word usage are soft and lovely. Nice job, love =)

[willweb]

Thank you BlueZan.

[Vidya Bacchus]

What an interesting poem this is Will.Do those we love really love us as much as we love them.I guess we all wonder that sometimes .Great poem full of feeling :)

[willweb]

Thank you for reading Vidya. That was nice of you.

[Vidya Bacchus]

You are welcome and your poetry is a pleasure to read :)