a short

a short

 

 

ripe for folly

smitten with caustic love

heart accrues bruises

 

 

erin-cilberto

7/17/23

Reviews

[Alla Antsis]

Familiar. Amazing what only few words can tell. Great work!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you, Alla,
j.

[red93]

Fabulous Jacob and I can see you are a Master of the short forms, however we choose to term them. I have been experimenting with the Welsh 4 line Englyns recently offline as well, and I may post some of these on the Cafe at some point. Excellent ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words, red,
j.

[FGFRANKLIN]

Yes. ( I've worn my heart out on my sleeve for all the world to see/ but the sleeve was torn so many times my heart was bound to be.) from Things Unbroken

I so understand this one.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you, Fabian. Mine is a bit torn as well....Okay, truth? ripped to shreds.

[FGFRANKLIN]

Mine too but not from a woman as one might expect. Mine was ripped out by siblings and closest family. I no longer even speak to them. I wouldn't even attend their funerals. They are dead to me already. But I have spared my children these toxic people in their lives.

[Rania M]

Brief and bitter. A hearts love life.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you, Rania,
j.

[John the Baptist]

The first line is cause, the third, effect. Line two indicates you should have kept your eyes open.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Right on all counts for the speaker of this piece.
j.

[Coyote Poetry]

The daring of love. Always a change, the heart may bleed. Nice dance of words Jacob. Thank you for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you, Coyote,
j.

[duff]

Its so easy to break our own heart. I like it.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, it is, it's true...as the Beatles sang.
Thank you, duff,
j.

[Andra Dare]

The heart is a resilient masochist. :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

what a great oxymoron...thanks Andra,
j.

[Einstein Noodle]

when it comes to love ... we can be and are very very foolish ... makes me think of this https://youtu.be/EYb84BDMbi0 :)
E.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, dear friend.
j.

[Relic]

Yes, how foolish we can be when it comes to love. A perfect scenario in our heads, but reality often intrudes with a cold draft we weren't expecting.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

and that's not referring to a good beer...thank you, relic,
j.