a certain truancy

a certain truancy 

 

 

 

we woke up in the end lounge

of a bell-bottomed dormitory

 

studying anatomy

but skipping class

for personal reasons

 

absence of academic pursuit

but brilliant in the ways of young love

by-products of a time

 

sit-ins, love-ins

paisley possessiveness

no book binders,

just arms and hearts attached

to the pages of us

 

then graduation came

and we walked separate aisles

degrees in hand, 

but hands not in each other's

 

diplomas of a reality

we never saw coming,

but then,

we never sat through even one lecture

 

on the way things really were.

 

 

erin-cilberto

6/25/17

Reviews

[Bacchus]

I think you'd make a great gardener.
Ditch this weed and start a-new seed.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for the smile, Bacchus.
j.

[Jimmy Yetts]

Radiates melancholy and regret--yet there is a deep longing for these sweet times.
No highly principled young person ever focuses on the way things are; like Bobby, they always see the way things ought to be.
Very much enjoyed this look back!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

loved Bobby....my sadness, he was shot on my birthday and died after midnight which was my graduation day from high school...i was going to vote for him...was 18...and so idealistic...
of course now i am 67 and part of me is still that idealistic...

thank you, Jimmy

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

Idyllic "glory days"...the sweet innocence of "a certain truancy"...60s-70s reel to reel love story...growing up and growing apart. Hear Woodstock playing in the background....Love this.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your review, Annette...my second ex lived about 2 miles from Woodstock...but wasn't interested in going...not sure i could have stayed away if i were that close

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

I understand that Jacob. Distance and time are best for forgetting.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

ah love and abandon of the sixties and seventies (still played out today) captured in metaphors. So many times this scene is played out when people go their seperate ways once uniiversity ends.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, John, sometimes i still feel like i am back there...or want to be...

j.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

I feel for you Jacob

[ms. barrie]

Stunning metaphors evocative of heart's disillusionment of certain relationships {s}, and/or romance.
quite an intriguing piece, wrought with elegance Your ink always leave an indelible impression upon the reader.
- Thank you for sharing - xx -
pe

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind review, ms. barrie...

j.

[ms. barrie]

you're most welcome, jacob...I'll look forward to visiting more of your new writes when I
have time to finish my new writing project.
hopefully, the mods will fix these issues on here regarding ads taking {hijacking} the page/s I'm on (here) to their sites...by that time.
-- xx

[ms. barrie]

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