I saw you
the other day
after so long a time
Your mouth was grim
Perpetual sadness
in its finely etched line
Your eyes still mad
A lost soul seeking
something that’s forever lost
As you gazed
on your creations
simple truths you love the most
And I thought
for one brief moment
better this be you than me
From your depths
of endless longing
I am grateful to be free
(c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved
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like a great weight off the shoulders and the soul.
Thanks so much!! 🙂 🙂
This JUST happened to me the other day.
I feel like we should get coffee sometime and swap stories. What part of the world are you in again? 🙂
Australia! Where are you? Happy to swap stories by email anytime, so just drop me a line if we are too geographically challenged! 🙂 And thank you for the comment!! 🙂
We are DEFINITELY geographically challenged, although if I had any money a trip to Australia would be lovely. (I’m in the USA.)
I can’t vouch for my email promptness, but I am at least hypothetically reachable at jenn@thatsajennstory.com
Wow… very deep my friend… Love it!
Thanks so much, it was based on a very complex interaction! 🙂
are there any simple transactions? I think the characterization in so few words was absolutely astounding. This one was felt! (I would ask for your email, but … 🙂 )
I think my email comes up with any comments I make and I’m more than happy to correspond if you would like…completely up to you. Thank you so much for your kind words about the poem! 🙂
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Thank you so much – that is so kind, and I am equally very pleased to have you as part of my blogging world!! 🙂
This incredible, its so visceral and yet so elegantly and sensitively composed
Thanks so much!! 🙂 🙂 🙂
You are very welcome!
Holy smokes, Helen! Lost love or what? Maybe I’m reading too much into it. One wanted it, one didn’t. One loved, one didn’t? One fell into the depths of darkness, one didn’t? Yeah, maybe I’m reading too much into it!
Actually, imagine something about 10 times more complicated than all of that and its probably about right, LOL…a least it is from the deep past for me. 🙂
With the weight of the world off your shoulders, walk freely, lightly, and happily. 🙂
Thank you Ray – exactly!!! 🙂
Beautifully said……a weight lifted…..Free
Thank you so much!! 🙂 🙂
I loved it…so thank you
Took the words out of my mouth Helen… beautifully written and it resonates with me.
Thank you so much!! 🙂 🙂