Reach
May 5, 2007
You took my heart
and rubbed it clean
with your sleeve,
erasing its scars by
inhaling my soul and
blowing out the sadness
into the air.
I am sun kissed when you
catch me creeping around
the border of shadows,
tugging me away with
the kind of amusement
a child earns when caught
with hand in cookie jars.
Yet I am still incomplete,
broken in places your warmth
has not been able to mend.
Maybe this time I’ll reach further
for your outstretched hand
so you don’t have to come
down to get me every time.
Really, I’ll try harder,
because I know…
I can love you much better than this.
Wow!
Amazing. The depth of emotion and honesty is a breathtaking combination. Thank you.
lollicherries and fox: thank you for taking the time to read my work
…..Wow. This is excellent.
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‘erasing it’s scars, by inhaling my soul and blowing out the sadness..’
this poem is full of hope and love but still tinged with sadness…Wow!
I just fell in love with this poem! I am doing a post about it at Poets Who Blog.
wow I’m flattered
amazing how this poem tells of a sorrow that co exists with love…the imagery is both sad and amusing and the keen pang of resolve elevates it past the ….shall we say …symptom of love.
elegantly simple, thank you sara for passing this one on.
shakir
shakir: thank you for your kind words everyone
Yep I agree. That gave me chills. It has a lot of truth in it – it’s true for many people.
Very nice. visit my daily spot…
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