Out here

finding my place on the far side of this very small ledge

I observed,

as I often do 

during times of great consternation

wondering to myself

where does love go?

when the door slams shut

and the hammer falls hard

without warning.

watching for clues in the words I heard

when your mouth moved

nothing.

feelings of ice buckets inside my face

with this cold wave slap.

guess I shouldn't be surprised

since,

what I knew was there

had nothing to do with

what you believed to be,

even though this no longer makes sense

no matter how hard we try

out here, I will slip inside the night

rolling without sound 

after ear drums wrecked ...

Reviews

[zunie frost]

wow !!! love this poetry !! thanks for sharing such a beautiful peace of work !!! 100% ratings from me

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-- wow... i relate to this post so much... -- i was living in what i like to call 'my favourite delusion' for almost 7 years... and walking out of it (which i did recently) felt exactly as you've described so very poetically... -- all the images relating to ice that you've created are particularly powerful... and moving...

[Alisa Js]

Hello serah,

Thank you for your comments and time. This was inspired by a recent argument I was blindsided with... from someone I thought knew better than that. The bottom line is that there is no way to make sense out of crazy, no matter how hard you try....

Wishing you well.

Alisa ;-(

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-- yeah... i agree with you... sometimes when i discuss such arguments with my mother, i say that i cannot decipher the intricacies of lunacy no matter how hard i try... -- and thank you for your wishes... ditto... :)

[Alisa Js]

Exactly! Mothers are never wrong, are they? At least from their perspective....😱

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-- yeah... but my mother is very cute... she lets me have my way... and then we stop discussing lunatics... and get into a sane and sensible conversation about something beautiful... :)

[Alisa Js]

Marvelous! How lovely, I am glad to hear that....my mother on the other hand, is never wrong, from her perspective...and all I can do is smile....😃😃😃

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-- hahahaha... :p ...and you have such a ravishing smile that i'm sure it takes cares of you in those moments... :)

[Alisa Js]

*blush*. Why thank you, kind one for that very sweet compliment...😀

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-- you're very welcome, girl... :)