November 24, 2014 — Nillu Nasser
Loving You
Photo by Blentley
My love for you is burned
onto the pages of my journal
It pools in the grooves
where my pen has pressed
The past in a capsule
Let me savour the man I knew –
the one hidden by cares
I’ll hold the memory of us
on my tongue
and let it mellow there
In unguarded moments
we buoy
Interlaced fingers,
lingering kisses I want
to keep in a glass jar
By night our feet are magnets
Lumps of flesh melting together
Warmth that spirals up
to where my heart is
And yours
I mourn for the day
we will be separated
by a force greater than me
I will rip the cries
from where they are buried
And try to follow you
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“Let me savour the man I knew
The one hidden by cares
I’ll hold the memory of us
On my tongue
And let it mellow there…”
Ah heck, sweets.
x
Thanks Rach <3
So evocative, just like love.
Thanks B <3
I just finished a novel by Graham Joyce that has a similar take on love, separation and death. Beautiful poem. I really like the line about pressing the past in a capsule.
Thanks very much, that means a lot. I’ve put the Graham Joyce novel you mentioned on my reading list. Those themes always leave their mark, Nillu.
This is absolutely beautiful. I can feel the pull of emotion hanging on every syllable. Wonderful.
Thanks very much Daevone. Happy you liked it. Sometimes poetry is a better fit than prose but I forget to try it.
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loved the poem…
Thank you!
Lovely