transaction

transaction

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto

transaction

 

 

resolutions discarded

promises sought out in payment

justification of insensitivity...

 

(delinquent funds of the heart)

 

and with so little interest

an apathetic credit card

with a higher emotional spending limit

is an oxymoron of sorts

 

just when i almost touched you

you closed your account

and i was left with no balance

to the paradoxical way i feel.

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

2/18/19

© 2019 jacob erin-cilberto


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Haha didn't know even transactions could be romanticized into a relationship allegory. I think you've used just the correct expressions to connect both.

Posted 5 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

5 Years Ago

thank you for your kind review,
j.
you certainly have an accomplished way with words but unfortunately, my simple mind does not have as fluid a grasp on their intent
But it sounds romantically underfunded


Posted 5 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

5 Years Ago

"romantically underfunded" would have been a perfect title...ha ha....thank you for your words, john.. read more
My goodness Jacob you have found so many ways to describe the bitter loss of love in such amazing allegory. They are always filled with valid descriptions and captured emotions.

Posted 5 Years Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

5 Years Ago

you are a kind reviewer, John...
thank you.
j.

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jacob erin-cilberto
jacob erin-cilberto

Carbondale, IL



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Originally 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..

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