shedding replicas of old lovers

shedding replicas of old lovers

A Poem by jacob erin-cilberto


shedding replicas of old lovers

 

 

folds of empty skin

Blue feelings

the largest organ is not the heart

 

but the heart breaks the hardest

the puncture bleeds the longest

 

and the skin is tattooed permanently 

with drained color

 

blue to gray to black

the screen goes blank

the film is over

 

dry eyes leave the theater

all the tears expended

and the artist

 

leaves lines like poetry

all over the body

to be read

 

at the heart's end.

 

 

3/25/24

© 2024 jacob erin-cilberto


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Tattooed are the failures and highlights, they are never removed from the mind. Great read his.

Posted 7 Months Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

7 Months Ago

Thank you for your kind words, andrew,
j.
Yes Jacob. We can find dead ends.
"blue to gray to black
the screen goes blank
the film is over"
I feel somedays. Just waiting for the end. Thank you my friend for sharing the amazing poetry and your thoughts.
Coyote


Posted 7 Months Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

7 Months Ago

Thank you for your review, Coyote,
j.
this reminds me of some time ago. leave lines like poetry all over the body. could this possibly mean veins or something bigger, something more familiar, like memories painted on bodies. the deepest tattoos are the ones people put on your heart.

Posted 7 Months Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

7 Months Ago

Yes, those are the deepest...
thank you, mabel.
j.
when you are aching from pain, it is in the heart that one feels it the most....we use the word heart-breaking and it's a good metaphor for what we honestly feel.... when we lose someone we love the heart bleeds it is so hurtful...it's like one dies and came back to life, grieving, of course
very descriptive J
Warmly, B

Posted 7 Months Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

7 Months Ago

Thank you for your very kind review, Betty,
j.
Betty Hermelee

7 Months Ago

You’re very welcome j
Warmly, B
The loss of love is a powerful thing that leaves imprints on our hearts. We learn and grow from the loss of love. We weep and have sorrowful hearts that shatter and we glue them back together but they are never quite the same as before.

Posted 7 Months Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

7 Months Ago

thank you for your insightful response,
j.
Nothing like the scars of love to remind you what life is about. Well done. ~Jim


Posted 7 Months Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

7 Months Ago

Thank you, Jim....
j.
dear Jacob... we are born innately with Love to be cherished... and passed on.
It is difficult to be Strong; however we can Catch a Falling Star. Softly, Pat

Posted 7 Months Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

7 Months Ago

Thank you, Pat...
j.
Heart break leaves a permanent mark. There is much pain here

Posted 8 Months Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

7 Months Ago

Appreciate your words, Anita,
j.
Tremendous work. Truly poetic work with powerful imagery.

Posted 8 Months Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

7 Months Ago

Thank you for your words, Thomas,
j.
The film is over; let us exit the theater with sad aftermath of the plot. The scene is leaving emotional scars. The screen is blank and lifeless.
Wow!

Posted 8 Months Ago


jacob erin-cilberto

7 Months Ago

I like your words better than the ones in the poem.
Thank you, Sami,
j.
Sami Khalil

7 Months Ago

Hehehe. You are welcome sir Jacob.

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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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