by DocktorWu
I'm in agreement with the other reviewers; this is spare, vivid and poignant in all the right ways. One tiny quibble: I think the word is "cue" rather than "que". Other than that, this is quite perfect.
Meeting an old lover -- or communicating with one through email. I can relate. The first two stanzas completely spoke to me. The poem is clean, no clutter, simple, and elegant.
which really captures that "get me out of here and let me leave on a good note" experience of running into an old lover. There's a nice poetic tension between words like "blink," "melt," and "fade," which each suggest different aspects of "end." I wasn't sure about "Que," shouldn't it be "Cue"? Maybe I'm missing something. But anyway, a real pleasure to read this one. Your poem has been recommended in the New Poems Review thread on Literotica's Poetry Feedback and Discussion forum.
"between scenes where the world moves
to black and back in a blink."
the feel and the wording is immediately imprinted.
Thanks for this morning's gift.