Candidates by Candlelight

Candidates by Candlelight

 

 

let me escape 

the politics of 

your arms

 

your lips 

the incumbent curve

of your smile

 

all for show

to be reelected

in a moon's electoral college

 

where minds know better

than what hearts study

during all-nighters

 

 

erin-cilberto

11/18/24

Reviews

[Marie]

Hmmmm! A v-e-r-y thought provoking write, dear J... Until I read this captivating poem, I would never have believed that politics and love could be spoken in the same breath, not to mind to be linked together! Are there politics in love too? Being with him, wearing a beautiful smile, hand in hand and all for show! What a SHAM!!! Simply putting on an act. Who can be trusted in love or in politics now days? What is real, what is fake? Somehow I see this metaphorical gem as being in connection with Melania and Trump? All for show to give the impression of a solid marriage in order to take people in and get more people to vote for him! Forgive me, please J, for being incorrect, if I am. Very insightful write also. I enjoyed reading in spite of myself! Thank you for sharing, dear J... Lovely work!!! Well done!!!

[Fabian G. Franklin]

"Faithful are the wounds of a friend but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful." Proverbs 27:6 In money or love; politics or religion, adventure or misadventure, it comes back to the decision of who you trust. And, in that choice, I've found it's always helpful to know who your real friends are. I enjoyed the read.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Yes, the real friends stick with us tried and true...not just for the good times...thank you for your thoughts, Fabian,
j.

[redzone]

Strange, Lucy was always able to convince Charlie Brown to kick that football as though everything worthwhile was available inside it, if we did. HA!! Even stranger, whether by candlelight, a full moon, or the blazing sun, the central contradiction that our nation was founded on has never been truly resolved. And the meal before us is voracious and will devour us, perhaps all humanity, in extreme pain. Ah yes, like the "good Germans" before us, we become "good Americans", eating with our heads bowed and eyes closed, hoping for better days??!! -Curt

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I hear ya, my friend.
j.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

One day she will not pull the ball away from him, But Charlie will just fake the kick and throw a long pass.

[andrew mitchell]

Yes that political smile that says thanks suckers so gullible.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

in love as well...thank you, andrew,
j.

[Joli Dy]

The savvy lover who knows the demographics. Clever tone with a hint of sexy... "The incumbent curve of your smile" is delicious. I hope YOU smiled when you penned that one.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for your kind comment, Joli,
j.

[John the Baptist]

It sounds as though someone is campaigning emotionally and making those promises that won't be kept. I say let the mind trump the heart here and seek a better candidate.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Metaphorically speaking, of course.
thank you, John.
j.

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

this is a very interesting piece that plays with election lingo and brings it into a romantic setting. the candlelight burns and waves as i read this, which is juxtaposed by the whiff of politics. it is as if the preidential candidates have intruded in the most intimate moments.
forgive me if im wrong, but i read this text as a satire on the politicization of everything. while we should be attentive to the actions of one's government, i find it weird that these debates have spilled into our daily lives. that's just my opinion, and i would love to hear what made you write this.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I appreciate your response,
Ern....thank you for your insightful interpretation.
j.

[Throwing Romeo]

The feeling of being out paced
by algarithmic dommantion.
Being swallowed alive by our
collective calious adaptive traits.
The having over being dark glasses.
Overwhelmed by this unbearable
lightness of being.
Sold the pop the top till you can't
stop poison followed up
with pen injuction antidotes.
Hard to reach for the cream
knowing s**t floats to the top.
Driven to rant in coment sections
the last bridge to becoming trolls.
WTF graffiti on skin dis eased cry
on the face of speechless button
pushed generation. Is it possible
aggressive primate hierarchy is
too big to fail?
Politicians swim in the waters
of wealthy hypocrisy.
Threaten them and
The ball is taken away game over.
Boot strap cutter's limousine ride
to their well stocked high tech
bunkers.
The kiss good byes and tender
words of hope...
Great human poet poetry sir,

Thank you dear teacher.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for your very kind and poetic review, Romeo.
j.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

and yes, so much hypocrisy on both sides...and in love it is simply a bill that will not pass.

[redd Brick Keshner]

There was a song once about the politics of dancing which at the time was for me a metaphor for the politics of moving into love from an initial acquaintance stage. Sometimes, well a lot of the time the mind and the heart don't agree, but the heart casts the vote while the mind tends to analyse, quite tardily....

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for your insights, Red.
j.

[redd Brick Keshner]

You're welcome, j.
Red

[Coyote Poetry]

I am very tire of politics. I am ready to go to my land in Upper Michigan. Sit by Lake Superior and read books. I believe love and politics. Can't be in the same room. My grandfather told me often. We don't discuss politics or religion in my home. We want to stay friends. Thank you Jacob for the amazing poetry. Made my old mind ponder and think.
Coyote

[jacob erin-cilberto]

they don't mix, but often they parallel one another.
Thank you, Coyote,
j.

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome Jacob.