Love Poem
A Poem by
Joel M Frye
You may be sorry you asked, Frank...
I have offered to feed you my spirit in exchange for a leash on your soul, a moment of body to body in half-hearted search to be whole. You reach out, still tied to your freedom; I cling and confuse it with care. We honor the contract as written - the other will always be there. What price do I pay for pursuing a love only I can perceive? Pardon me as I pull the last ounce of the flesh from the bones that still breathe. What price do you pay to be lonely - to avoid love yet need it so much that you struggle to keep on embracing the friendship that ends when we touch? A delicate balance of wishes; it's hard to tell losses from gains. My prayers for a shift in my favor... your hopes that the balance remains.
© 2011 Joel M Frye
Reviews
This poem is a wealth of perceptions which, unfortunately, often help everyone but the perceiver. Such deep insights, such rational assessments do not necessarily make one's personal relationships unbridled joy--indeed, they frequently have exactly the opposite effect.
Gift or curse, you have it, Joel. And I suspect that, for a very long time, you've been trying to find a way to live with it.
Great piece!
Posted 13 Years Ago
This is absolutely a fabulous write..One of the best I have read in a while..Great job..Valentine
Posted 13 Years Ago
This is absolutely a fabulous write..One of the best I have read in a while..Great job..Valentine
Sometimes teddy...sometimes grizzly.
Posted 13 Years Ago
Sometimes teddy...sometimes grizzly.
This is beautiful Joel. You may be right about being a bear...a teddy bear! ;)
Posted 13 Years Ago
This is beautiful Joel. You may be right about being a bear...a teddy bear! ;)
1 of 1 people found this review constructive.
Trying to gain the love of someone who loves another. A heartbreaking position to be in. This is a wonderful piece Joel.
Posted 13 Years Ago
Trying to gain the love of someone who loves another. A heartbreaking position to be in. This is a wonderful piece Joel.
Speechless.. omg... there is so much truth in this..."the friendship that ends when we touch?" so true.. I think you do have all the answers Bear lol.. you've been holding out on me.. ;) x
Posted 13 Years Ago
Speechless.. omg... there is so much truth in this..."the friendship that ends when we touch?" so true.. I think you do have all the answers Bear lol.. you've been holding out on me.. ;) x
1 of 1 people found this review constructive.
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Joel M Frye St Petersburg, FL
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