philanthropist's devalued belongings

philanthropist's devalued belongings

 

unsung songs,

half-written wills

to ex-lovers

 

heartbeats of insignificance

to those with no heart to beat

 

the words will come eventually

but perhaps

only i might be privy to them

 

and the melody

intended

 

just a repossessed inheritance.

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

2/9/18

Reviews

[ashkat]

You know I always enjoy your pieces... i feel like you don't need to repeat the title in the body of the poem. But this aside, I really do love it.

In my reading of it, I see a recently deceased recluse, their possessions being viewed dispassionately by somebody who didn't know them. In this interpretation, it's deeply sad; it speaks to a fear of dying alone, unappreciated, misunderstood. Our genius and sentiment never quite realised in life and only briefly acknowledged in death...

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you ashkat, i appreciate your words and your interpretation.

Actually I don't repeat the titles, it is just the way WC posts...that is not the first line of the poem, just the title...

thank you again,

j.

[Norman 223]

When we struggle to produce a new piece of writing, it's easy to have doubts about its value. Better to "publish and be damned". At least it will( by your own definition) become a shared property. Nil desperandum! N.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your insightful words, Norman,
j.

[Einstein Noodle]

i feel like the snake eating his own tail after reading this..."half written wills" jumped out at me each time i read ...as in reality situations do change and what we have "preserved" in wills becomes irrelevant in our present situation ..
i see the poet offering emotive words of import ..to ears plugged with indifference ... so he takes them back ... makes me think of the Bible verse about throwing pearls before swine ... thought provoking poem for me to be sure
E.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind review, E.

j.

[Linda alexander]

Wow! in this writing can clearly see the intended perfection and the naked reality, still it is what it is, we always can make belongings valued again, and songs can be sung, melody can be made, if can't it is worse, but poet's words can be wisdom to many and many can relate, really liked it

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your words, Linda.
j.