What Penance never ResolvedA Poem by jacob erin-cilbertoWhat Penance never
Resolved
old
girlfriends scars of smiles wicked tongues burning
midnight oil skin to skin
conversation back seat
rendezvous racing upstream in
adolescent strokes
life laughs in rhythm grown up sighs shivering from the words
we didn't say just felt
no pretentious moods
then, some confessional
moments as our Fathers would
listen probably with a grin at our stammering
soliloquies
we knelt with 17 year
old knees expressing something that many years later
would reflect an old simper of satisfaction.
erin-cilberto 12/20/17 © 2017 jacob erin-cilberto
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11 Reviews Added on December 28, 2017 Last Updated on December 28, 2017 Authorjacob erin-cilbertoCarbondale, ILAboutOriginally from Bronx, NY, I live in Carbondale, Illinois...teach English at a community college and have been writing and publishing poetry since 1970. I am here to read for inspiration from other po.. more..Writing
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