the once irretrievable me

the once irretrievable me

 

irreversible you,

irreverent you,

inside out me

genuflecting at your reflection

 

no longer in my mirror

but my smile is transient

as were my tears for you

my years with you

 

the furor gone

upon your leaving

back to being me

in a heartbeat,

 

and sometimes a lone heartbeat

is much smoother

when irreversible you

are irreversibly gone.

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

6/9/18

Reviews

[barleygirl]

The thing I love most about your poem (which I relate to very much, top to bottom) is in the third stanza, & that going right back to being yourself. I know that feeling so well. I can’t stop myself from conforming to others’ expectations so I prefer my life of solitude (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i hear ya....thank you, Margie...

[Kelly Scheppers]

It's not such a bad thing, being alone. I've always believed its meant to teach us something about ourselves. We need only listen.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i agree, not such a bad thing...and slightly less complicated...well, much less ...:)

thank you, Kelly.
j.

[Mrudula Rani]

...... some times a lone heartbeat is much smoother when irreversible you are irreplaceably gone. Sounds like a relief after the storm disappears. You are relived you got your life back on track.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your insightful words, Mrudula...
j.

[Ghost]

No such truer words of letting go and putting yourself back together without them in the way of life... Thanks for sharing

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words, Ghost.
j.

[BlackRose]

How this rings true at one point in time in my life...

Why suffer when when you can be free at last. Maybe find a love that's truly meant for you, that gives you all the happiness and pure love one deserves.

Something I'm blessed to have the second go around.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i am glad you were able to find a "second go around"
thank you for your words, BlackRose.
read morei am glad you were able to find a "second go around"
thank you for your words, BlackRose.
j.

[BlackRose]

Thank you. When one finds and has the right one, never let them go or mistreat them that would push the other away, maybe for good with the one that did such hurt left in regret.

[Stella Armour]

We have to find a certain kind of strength to become ourselves again, but that is a good thing if the other person has suffocated or tried to change us.

It takes a while to enjoy the independence , but then you find you have strengths you never knew you had and the world offers new horizons..

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your insights, Stella...
j.

[Onlyme]

Emotionally sad. But with a poignant ending. That sometimes Is better to be alone, than to keep on suffering the pain caused by another. Better to have loved than never to have loved at all.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

that is the truth...about better to have loved and lost...
thank you, Dee.
j.

[sette]

whew the poem is so heartbreaking, i can feel the pain but sometimes being alone is worth it than enduring the pain

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your words, sette.
j.

[Chris Shaw]

It is better to be alone and content than having our thoughts and time invaded by the ghosts of former loves, who can still haunt and inflict their damage for years, even after they have left. Time helps.....

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words, Chris.
j.