Absent Heart

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Anschul
Anschul
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The memory runs hot when ere I walk
On foot-worn paths oft traveled in my youth;
Eyes shut, but still with vision as the hawk,
Images flood the brain, can't paint the truth
In rosy hues. Not able to connect
With pleasant happenings that surely were
A part of childhood, time cannot correct
The wrongs done to a child. He was not there,
As growing up, the learning of the ways
Of a difficult world weighed down the soul
Of a troubled boy given to displays
Of sadness, loneliness, heart less than whole.
In pain of wanting more, a young boy cried,
But he who brought him out would run and hide.

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sassynycsassynycalmost 16 years ago
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delving into the deep tends to feel like being butchered with a dull butter knife. hurts like hell and can't be over fast enough, but it's worth it to stare down old ghosts.

introspective and very moving. i find a lot of courage in your words.

LeBrozLeBrozalmost 16 years ago
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A powerful sonnet. I see from Angeline's review how this is so much like a mirror to UYS's <i>Me</i>, or its counterpoint. Read together they're a truly powerful combination.

KOLKOREKOLKOREalmost 16 years ago
Walking through personal paths

All light hearted kidding and friendly bantering aside, I believe that with this poem you provided an opportunity to understand a side of you which has not been easily avaiable so far (IMO), namely - the pain and the volunrability. But at the same time the poem clearly points to some of your optimistic more construictive views which I have been able to appreciate through what you have presented in your poems.

Thanks for this piece.

AngelineAngelinealmost 16 years ago
Your Poem

has been recommended in the New Poems Review thread on Literotica's Poetry Feedback and Discussion forum. Thanks for the read!