moment

moment

 

 

 

you offered your virginity

in a heavy breath,

i turned up the radio,

and had a smoke,

inhaling the virtues

that could blow away in a ring of regret

 

as a song played

by a one-hit wonder

and i imagined myself

like that artist,

you would recall down the road

 

probably never remembering my flip-side

or my sad attempt to follow up

on the notoriety of that kiss and such

 

a moment recorded on a silver dollar survey

to be put in a box of "forget-me-not's"

totally obliterated vinyl

no longer playable

 

then i had another cigarette

as you covered up your disappointment

and i realized too late

how much i would regret my decision

 

every time i heard that song

play

in a future,

                                      

                  that spun tunes

 

 

            without you.

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

5/21/16

Reviews

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Some of those one night stands can make us nostalgic when we are alone.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Dale...yes, they surely can...
j.

[Alfred Kukitz]

Bringing back memories for me...........not so good but the poems sings with a sad ballad.

regards,
al

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your words, Al..

j.

[Matching Socks]

Ugh, tragedy!!!! He never even tried! The what ifs! What if he wasn't a one hit wonder. And she so bravely offering only to be rejected. What a blow! I really like this poem.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your words, Ana...yes, some one hit wonders had potential..

j.

[iand63]

There is a deepening sense of pathos developing in your work Mr J, not a criticism simply an observation. I like the ambiguity in this one, a failed first love, a regrettable indiscretion, an unfulfilled fantasy, all tagged into memory by indelible artistry

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your words, ian.

j.