I Don't Wish You Well (But I Want To)

It's almost the first of

the month again and I taste

the tartness on your lips:

grapefruits, iced tea, and

lipstick - like a wasp it

lures my skin and the

thought of you stings.

Last April the sky broke

open and I fell into you like

asteroids dropping to the

center of the earth. We

shared kisses worth

savoring, each one

stitched so effortlessly

onto my skin.

You told me you couldn't

love me because your father

was a drifter and you said

you would be too. & I think

of you always at this time

when it is almost the first

of the month, and the

creases of the night are

a herd in my memory,

making me sink.

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

A amazing and emotional poem. I like the description of the past and the story in the poem. Hard to grasp why we can't have what we desire. The poem had a feel of real life and tale. Thank you for the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Ali Guerra]

Thank you very much.

[Avinash]

Loved the way it expresses the beauty of shared moments.

[Ali Guerra]

Thannks! :)

[Amrita Basu]

Ali, nothing I say could quite express how this work of yours touched me. Thank you :)

[Ali Guerra]

thank you so very much! i'm glad it did :)

[P.S. Buford III]

That entire second section...my God. Great work.

[Ali Guerra]

thank you! :]

[Rocans]

This was good. Although it was a simple write, you employed some very powerful imagery and literary devices. I particularly liked the last three lines "creases of the night are/a herd in my memory/making me sink." Enjoyed this immensely. Great write.

[Ali Guerra]

thank you :]] i'm glad you enjoyed!

[twain]

Enjoyed your piece as usual, "stitched so effortlessly onto my skin" i love that. You have a way with words Ali. :)

[Ali Guerra]

I appreciate it, friend :) can't wait to read some more of your work

[An owl on the moon]

Lingering lines filled with a bittersweet ache.. oh, the loving and the letting go.. then the tainted recollections that bring a mingling of beauty and suffering... Each word seems to move in a somber dance of days...

[Ali Guerra]

thank you craig, i appreciate it! :]

[annabellee]

wow that is such a gorgeous but yet very sad poem. I could totally feel it, very moving.
"Last April the sky broke
open and I fell into you like
asteroids dropping to the
center of the earth."
That are like some of the best lines I've ever heard. Absolutley brilliant.
I really enjoyed reading it :)

[Ali Guerra]

i am so glad you enjoyed it, thank you very much :]

[annabellee]

you're most welcome :)