A simple question asked,
Not a complicated answer,
But with distance now tasked,
He'd rather die slowly of cancer.
Emotional and physical withdrawal,
With no opportunity to discuss,
He'd rather chaw on uncooked chawal
Than watch spoken words repercuss.
Copyright ©️ 2024 H.K. Longmore
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Tagged absence, affection, cathartic, poem, poetry, relationships, sauna poem, vulnerablility
Another Criminal Minds quote, S6:E10:
When we were children, we used to think that when we grew up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability. To be alive is to be vulnerable.
Madeleine L’Engle
He takes the skeleton key from his pocket,
Inserts it into the ribcage,
Rotates the door on its hinges;
Pulls out a treasure.
A beautiful flower
Or a diamond,
Sometimes in the rough,
But always his treasure.
At her request,
He hands it to her:
Leaves of carbon-pulp
Stitched together;
Or bits and bytes,
Traveling o’er wire and glass,
Made visible
By electroluminescence.
She turns to examine it,
But not yet;
There’s a journey ahead
Before she can assay.
He can but watch
As she turns to walk away,
Holding in her hands
His softly beating heart.
© 2021 H.K. Longmore
Posted in poetry
Tagged acceptance, bliss and glad life, cathartic, consignment, nervous, patience, poem, sharing, vulnerablility
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