tender dislocations

tender dislocations

 

 

 

fractures

bones of love

resewn but still fragile

 

advised to avoid,

but ignoring prescriptions

and predestination to heartache

 

i am running headlong

back into the fray

ready to dance

on crutches if i have to...

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

6/6/16

Reviews

[Papaya]

I love this, no matter how much our hearts get hammered we are always willing to put them back on the line again.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind review, Ana.

j.

[V]

And we do it over and over again. Love seems to be like a chronic illness, one you never really recover from until it hits you again. Great use of words in a lovely hurting tone.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind, extended visit to my page today, my friend.

j.

[V]

You're welcome. It's always a pleasure to read your writings, particularly after staying away from here for a while..

[andrew mitchell]

haha what does one do but jump on the horse and ride love chances again hoping.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, andrew...

j.

[barleygirl]

This is one of my faves of yours . . . very straightforward, I can feel the eagerness from here. I love the way the fracture could relate to bodily damage or heart damage: "resewn but still fragile" . . . it's been so long since I felt like "running headlong back into the fray" -- but we never forget that beckoning, reckless feeling . . . and sometimes we end up "dancing on crutches" for the rest of our lives . . . *sigh*

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind review, barleygirl...

j.

[Lydia Shutter]

Such a visual....dancing on crutches. Damn the torpedoes and full speed ahead! Romance is a strong force in our lives no matter how many times we have been hurt. Great metaphor. Lydi**

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your words, Lydi.

j.

[Ruth]

However broken or damaged, the heart always finds a way to push through and forward - however slow or small the footsteps are...even your titles lure me to read you, another epic Jacob :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words, Poppy.

j.

[Carolynn]

If you run headlong into the right arms those bones will heal pretty darn quickly - gotta love the healing power of LOVE! - :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, it can do wonders....thank you, Carolynn...

j.

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Using chemicals of any kind(alcohol or drugs) to dull the pain of heartache is a one way ticket to addiction.
Fighting through the pain will lead you to stronger choices.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

you are so wise, Dale....thank you for your wise,
j.

[Einstein Noodle]

bravo for the speaker ..bravo i say ...to blazes with the caution ..don't just leap over that cliff and take a fall ..strap on rockets and go down in blazes ...a raw meaty heart feels all of life says i! i like this one a lot ..into my library it goes
E.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your positive words on this one, E.

yes, that rocket...full speed ahead.

j.

[Einstein Noodle]

;) .................. yep

[H.L. Cerveise]

I really like this poem. The title "tender dislocations" is a great way to describe what happens to our hearts when our bones/hearts are broken. That we run "...headlong back into the fray" and "ready to dance..." are such wonderful lines, and even though we know it will begin the process again we still do it.

Well done.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, we still do it...stupid or reckless or just plain persistent...who knows---
thank you, H.L.

j.

[H.L. Cerveise]

So true, but it is that cycle that makes us feel alive. It is yet another muse for our writing.