her opiate

her opiate

 

 

 

 

he is her trite reality

a meaningless yet profound need

 

his breath warms the cold orb

of her heart

while stealing the last whispers

of her inheritance

 

ruptured emotions from her childhood

a branded reality

from birth

a loveless attachment

like a useless umbilical

dangling from her memory

 

he is a cliche

in her poetic world

a trifle she must have

just as she needs her pen

 

to bleed

every other need

of her careless addiction.

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

9/15/19

Reviews

[barleygirl]

Some of your fans may read "he" as possibly a codependent lover, poet-friend, or muse. To me, "he" is a driving force for those clinging to brokenness (my family) . . . those who thrive on sad circumstances to harvest companionship flavored by sympathy. Growing older, I see this to be a popular way for some older friends to provoke guilt, harvesting provisions to fill their inner void (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i really like where you took this, Margie...thank you for that...
j.

[Robert Trakofler]

codependency and writing hmm this may in fact.. be me:) You may have just founded a new psychological condition, Jacob I'm writing the folks at that author the DSM for further analysis! I shall submit my soul as the first case study. Tho, if I may, this sounds very much as if she is choosing this person for that very reason of not having attachment

[jacob erin-cilberto]

let me know what those folks find out from the study, please...and thank you, Bunny....
j.

[Neville]

having read these words so many times now, I fear they may be habit forming.... well penned my friend

Neville

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Neville....appreciate you.
j.

[Neville]

addictive even....

[jen]

an energy vampire, that sucks the life out of room
and uses past events to justify an existence...
how authentic are the ailments.. the spiritual ones I write and others
truly roost in our soul and are rooted so very deep? i think it doesn't matter.
but your poem draws attention to ( i think) to those that weaponize the past
and uses it to manipulate those in our life....it is a hard line... but we know it and
most choose obviously not to cross it


REALLY terrific prose.. thanks for sharing

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind review, jenny,
j.

[Kesch (Finding Julia)]

Wow, this is deep and filled with powerful emotions. very well written

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you,
j.

[Chris Shaw]

Damaged by childhood events - ruptured emotions a great way to express that. Addictions whatever they may be are bad news. She needs to be weaned off this one for sure, but there are addictions far worse by far.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words, Chris,
j.

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Jacob... your poem makes total sense to me... which shows
how unpredictable and complicated life can be. A careless addiction
is not healthy, and I am thankful for my somewhat peaceful
environment in my silver lining years. truly fascinating poetry.
as ever, Pat

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i hear ya, Pat...mine too is peaceful in these years as well...thank you,
j.