Love Poem

Love Poem

I slipped you into my folder

concussed heart

envelopes love

cuddling with hope

you will file me into your system

as well

I can't remember where I am

but feel I have known you

before, during and after

the fall

it's worth the risk

to fall again and again

I'm sure I know you

I'm sure.

erin-cilberto

1/13/22

Reviews

[Robert Haigh]

The imagery is well chosen here. Both original and apposite! Well penned indeed!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words, Robert,
j.

[ric d]

I write very little, and I guess I'm too unsophisticated to understand the subtly in much of the poetry I read.

I see the words, I know the words, but the meaning very often escapes me.

Is there a trick, or other way of looking and thinking that makes poems like these more clear?

[jacob erin-cilberto]

the trick is not to try to figure out what the poet was thinking when he or she wrote the poem...the trick is to just see what you see in the poem.
No right or wrong answers or interpretations, but how you relate to the pieces...that is what is important. At least that has always been my philosophy with poetry. It's much more enjoyable that way.
j.

[ric d]

I've tried 'seeing' many poems from "my perspective" but the words just get in the way I think. I believe I am too literal in mindset and outlook to see beyond the individual words.

[Chris Shaw]

Well worth revisiting should the opportunity occur. Been there before so you know what's in store. Love is a gift worth the risk. Now you've got me rhyming J :)

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

ha ha...it's catching.
thank you, Chris,
j.

[William Michael Reeves]

Hearts, hope and love cuddling in an envelope. At least it shouldn't be hard to find the file when it's time to call again as it would be bulging and pulsating in the cabinet.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your insightful words, Bill.
j.

[poetgurl]

love is just an emotion, how we feel lies in the heart
but sometimes the heart can lie,
I really enjoyed this, leaves me with a cliff hanger of what to feel.
Is it true, is it real, or is it just the gut speaking.
wonderful write

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for your thoughts, Lady K.
j.

[Fabian G. Franklin]

Good is always good but food tastes better when we're hungry. Desire drives appetite. I enjoyed this.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you, Fabian...I try to stay hungry.
j.

[John the Baptist]

Spoken like a veteran of the love wars. It's getting pretty bad, though, when you're not sure you remember them.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Yes, a Vet with a bad service record.
thanks, John. I really appreciate you always stopping by my writes...

j.

[Laz K.]

As Plato said, all knowledge is remembrance we have from a world of ideals.

The filing analogy is a great one!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words, Laz.
j.

[Fran Marie]

and I'm sure the fall is
worth it over and over
again ..love is an emotion
we humans cannot live
without imo...

nice work

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words, Fran,
j.

[Ted Kniffen]

There is a certain insanity to love ... it cannot be controlled or corralled ... we do not know when it will strike or how hard ... much like COVID ... all we can do is hang on for all we're worth.

I find my old loves appearing again in my dreams recently ... I am mystified.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I find them appearing in mine as well...thank you, Ted,
j.

[Ted Kniffen]

What!!! My old loves are haunting your dreams ... LOL