Monday, March 8, 2010
Threadbare Heart
by
Maria Kelly
My heart is hanging by a thread
and you stand there holding the other end
and smile your saddest smile
we know it’s no use
no amount of pretending can bring something back
that’s lost beyond recovery
You pull away and the thread goes with you
my heart goes with you, tethered like a balloon
leaving me standing here
empty without a heart of my own
it was always yours
it is always yours
I don’t need it right now
so just take care of it and
bring it back to me soon
it won’t change anything at all
if I have it back
it will still be yours
Though you won’t be here
you never were here, really
you were just a feverish dream
that I had one summer
some events to fill in
on the calendar
A name on my to-do list
something to fill up my heart
like promises and sighs
please...let me have it back now
just drop the end of the string
and walk away...
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8 comments:
WOW Maria - I have to admit that is the BEST piece of work you have submitted thus far.
I think anyone who reads this can relate to that "thread" holding yourself to someone and knowing it can't be there forever.
I really LOVE the "A name on my to-do list something to fill up my heart". . . that's just poetic perfection!
Thanks for sharing!
Jim
My favorite line, "tethered like a balloon..."
I love this poem!
Thanks, Jim. It was a joy to write. I'm glad you liked it.
Thanks, Aubrie. I'm glad you liked that line. I liked it, too. Makes me think of the heart balloons you see people with.
nice and whimsical
'leaving me standing here empty without a heart of my own'
Maria, you have a gift.
so so so good!!!!
Thanks, ladies (and gentlemen), for the wonderful comments!
Cynthia, thanks for saying that I have a gift. I don't think so, because writing certainly doesn't come easy, but I'm glad I'm making people happy doing it!
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