the purge

 

the purge

 

 

 

 

i'm a bulimic heart

when i dine on love,

part of me heaves it right out of my system

 

don't want the weight of a relationship

feel safer with thinner inner feelings

goodbye is my favorite meal

 

easier to digest

and less embarrassing 

when i can hide in my own commode

of fear.

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

6/16/16

Reviews

[Relic]

I think we can feel it when a relationship causes a nauseating discomfort with our inner thoughts. The voice inside knows its time to move on and skip the romance in front of us. It just doesn't feel right. I've been there.

Your themes are a strong as ever Jacob. Nice one.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind review, Tim.

j.

[Papaya]

I like this one and totally can relate.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Ana.

j.

[gabrielle]

Past experiences make us feel this way.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your visit, gabrielle--
j.

[Lydia Shutter]

"Goodbye is my favorite meal"...what a fantastic line! So many try to purge love out of their systems, but I don't think it is possible. Remnants always remain and the love regenerates. Loved this one. Lydi**

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind review, Lydi..

j.

[Strider Marcus Jones]

The open honesty of this poem is deeply touching. I like the way the theme unravels, the language and its soul. Excellent poem. 100/100

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words, Strider.

j.

[Norman 223]

Being cautious of relationships can be two edged. Does it make you stronger or more vulnerable?
I found the last line of your poem the most disturbing .
Don't throw out the baby with the bath water. Jacob.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

really keen insight, Norman...thank you for your visit and words,

j.

[White Raven]

I really connected to this. The metaphor is not one I ever would have expected, yet it fits perfectly.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, White Raven, appreciate your kind words,
j.

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Commitment can be a scary thing... I know I feel suffocated sometimes in a relationship, even when I love the person.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

it does happen....and we just feel what we feel, not much control ...thank you, Dale.

j.

[Einstein Noodle]

well ...men are from Mars after all! :) always enjoy your metaphors and this particularly fresh look at a man in love "not" ... oh how we run ... i am no different ..and do think form time to time of all the loves i ran away from ... and only because of fear ..what a pity and what an a*s i say to myself ...i read a book by Kahlil Gibrand ...one of the things he wrote was never to reject love offered ..if one keeps an honest heart themselves it is a good thing
E.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words, but especially your insightful comments about fearing love...i am sorry you could relate to this...i had a bad habit of running away from love that was accessible and running toward love i knew was impossible...safer.

thank you, E.

[Einstein Noodle]

i hear you brother! :}

[Vatsal Rohilla (account..]

The comparison here that you have mad here is exceptional. Dining on love and then heaving it out- the concept is metaphoric and clever. Beautifully inked. Keep writing.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your words, Vatsal.

j.