Lost Poet

Broken heart and poetry...

 

Lost Poet

 

This desk of scattered papers,

blotted ink and envelopes…

passages penned and tossed

in the confusion that lives and breathes in my mind…my heart

 

Distance frames the walls of

the addressed…since canceled   

 

Splintered dreams on the edges are worn,

time has shaved the moments…the places

on broken calendars swinging freely

of lost dates scratched within the numbered boxes

 

Sorrow carved in the fine oak grain

by an empty pen with dulling point…blackened

 

Poetry sits meaningless

with rhyming phrases of hope…wishes

begging for but a brief visit,

only to be discarded between reams of teardrop leaflets

 

Verses formed deep within a vacant heart,

a lonely space, emptied by the loss

 

I write in an absolute mist,

fog induced renditions of another’s touch

formulating in the same words…always the same words,

repeating in the darkness that sighs in rhythm of a flickering candle flame

 

Over and over and over,

echoing the halls of this barren home

 

Shadows drain the breath

of hopeless desires…built on manicured dreams

within a world collapsing in shredded

prose, and fractured fingers, still writing

 

I am lost without you…

 

 

 

 

 

Author's Note

Thank you for reading

Reviews

[Dhaye]

"Verses formed deep within a vacant heart,
a lonely space, emptied by the loss"

This is too emotional, Jack. Losing someone you love is really depressing.
A very moving piece. Thanks for sharing this.

[Jack...]

Thank you so very much Dhaye.

[Angel]

This piece made me cry...
Powerful write, my friend. I liked it very much.
Thank you for sharing this one with me...

[Jack...]

Thank you so much Angel. Happy you felt something in it.

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

A true and telling piece that makes one think aloud!

[Jack...]

Thomas, my friend, thank you so very much.

[Rita L. Sev]

A loss so deep that it stills the poet's pen - you write this so poignantly. And once that shredded prose is picked up, it will be woven into something beautiful... A touching write, Jack.

[Jack...]

Rita, I can not say how thankful I am to read your kind words for my poetry always. Thank you so very much from the bottom of my heart.

[Frieda P]

This is certainly a desolate write, it screams loneliness and longing without an end in sight.

Poetry sits meaningless
with rhyming phrases of hope…wishes
begging for but a brief visit,

I know we all feel that way at one time or another, luckily not much can hold our pen still, or our thoughts, and no matter if they're happy or sad, you always touch my soul with your writing Jack.

[Jack...]

Frieda, if you were the only person on this site, I would write and write with no end in sight for only the thought of the beautiful words you leave for me. My poetry msay touch your soul, but your touch my heart. Thank you so much.

[TL Boehm]

Jack your work almost always goes deep in my heart and digs up some thought long buried which makes the work even more resonant. In my case I wrote for all the wrong reasons - to reach out to those who had no intention of reaching back - and after a time - I just gave up. Now I write because I have to - but my 'voice' is so different. I am almost never "hopeful" - the thing that came back is dark, lonely and sad. So it makes the ache in this piece even more palpable. I always hope that poets don't stay "lost" - if that makes sense.

[Jack...]

Tammy, it makes perfect sense to me. I always enjoy you wonder and kind words about my poetry and I always appreciate you. You are a good friend. Thank you so much for being my friend.

[TL Boehm]

thank YOU!

[LapseOfMind]

Your loss has created incredible poetry. I've heard said before that only the melancholy artist are worth viewing, in your case that rings true. Great job on the poem sir.

[Jack...]

Thank you so much my friend

[carol burgess romance]

Such sadness my friend....a loss can crush the poets creative juices for awhile but not forever. Great write

[Jack...]

Thank you so much Carol

[s y e]

Wow, this is such a heartbreaking piece, it is relatable to anyone who has experienced (a) loss. The flow and structure if this write is amazing, it flows so flawlessly and is perfectly written. Amazing, my friend.

~ Noodle.

[Jack...]

Thank you so much my friend

[Cassie]

I enjoy reading each of your poems so much. This is a great read.

[Jack...]

Thank you so very much Cassie