not going anywhere

on late nights with you

afraid to fall

the words that roll

so easily

off my tongue

for others

are not so simple

after all.

not because

I don't feel them

but because

I am afraid

to fall.

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For now with you is better than all the forevers who came before ...

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Your blanket

It isn't that I

don't feel it

in every cell --

I know it.

I am so afraid

to say it,

wrapped in blankets

at your feet.

you say you aren't

going anywhere;

those words are bigger

than this particular night.

you are my

nearly everything

that makes sense,

that feels right.

you didn't have to

but you did,

for me,

like you always do.

because that's the only way

you know how to be.

Author's Note

Reviews

[Ted Kniffen]

Those first wondrous moments are well reflected here. Good write

[Lyn Anderson]

Thank you very much

[aLittlePain]

That's the goodness right there! Look after that... words for your soul! R xo

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks for all the reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

honest beautiful love's expression ...not sure i want to fall like that ...;) God bless you my friend! you are perfecting your style says i ... unique, so easy flowing ... the format itself is so intriguing ...and a great song to boot!
E.
ps. but i do miss those lips!

[redzone]

I love this poem Lynn, it is so you (not that it could be anyone else) but it has that flavor of your boldness as well as your doubts... and there is so much real love oozing from each word (yes even the word afraid and fail), the kind of love that comes when you are connected in all the different ways that can be connected.. it is felt deeply this poem... and I guess I am also very envious of your writing abilities to be able to make people feel and envious that you have such a connection with someone...

a poem I will read many times, many times...

redzone

[andrew mitchell]

Beautifully written but more intriguing, who are you? I read Lydia's review!

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks so much. I appreciate it.

[emmajoy]

There is so much more than words in this poem - well said, well laid though it is. '.. those words are bigger ~ than this particular night.' Shadows and bright lights vie for the spotlight, unsure who wants or needs to be comforted, to go on .. I find it sadly bewildering. '.. but because ~ I am afraid ~ to fall.'

[Lyn Anderson]

Life is sad, and bewildering at times. Thank you.

[Anahat]

"Not because I don't feel them but I'm afraid to fall"
Very beautiful..

[Lyn Anderson]

Thank you for your comments.

[Lydia Shutter]

Your style reminds me of another poet on the WC, but I will not say which one. I liked this a lot. Dipping one's toes in the water after a break up is not easy. Lydi**

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks so much. You know who I am. I appreciate it.

[Lydia Shutter]

Of course I do!

[V]

A gentle and loving tribute. I like how internal change of povs. I can relate to the thoughts that are conveyed by your writing.

"It isn't that I
don't feel it
in every cell --
I know it.

I am so afraid
to say it,
wrapped in blankets
at your feet"

I often felt the same...and I stuck to it which had destroyed a very deeply felt and peaceful time for me..

But I'm glad you're with the loving "I'm not going anywheres".

[Lyn Anderson]

Thank you very much.

[V]

You're welcome.