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Sunday, December 20, 2015

Artifice

Tell me I'm beautiful,
and that you could fall in love with me.
I'm a pretty billboard splashed with promises--
be the slant-boards holding me up.

She broke my heart--
I'm a big empty box full of shards.
Don't shake me, just let me be a star that doesn't move--
I do give some light, if you do all the work.

Sir Knight, I admire you truly--
broad shoulders do something to a girl, even me.
I like the careful knot of your tie, your cologne,
your starched shirt, your smile.

I'll make you laugh and feel good,
all without risking anything, because I won't feel more than fondness.
Then, just when you think we really have something,
I'll be gone, caught up by some woman

Like a kite in the wind, and as fragile.
______

For mag # 299. 

 

16 comments:

  1. Lord I haven't heard that song in years--love it, and his voice. This poem speaks the language of contradictions fluently--how we idealize and then discard the imperfect reality, even if it is one within ourselves more than the other. I think you've captured a lot of the way we are when young and fragile here too, caught between insecurity and the inability to settle.

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  2. Well done elevator feelings. Thanks for Gordon!

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  3. I've never heard that Gordon Lightfoot song, but it's a perfect companion for your poem.

    Your last is tear-worthy... beyond brilliant.

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  4. I think kites are good at finding their way... Usually less fragile than they look.

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  5. Love the title, love the last line and everything in between is certainly food for thought.

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  6. Each word choice; Each line;
    Perfect

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  7. lovely poem. I like your take on the photo.

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  8. I accept, as my shoulders are broad, and my love for you, unquestioned! Always la la now and in the coming year, Moskowitz the Humble

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  9. "gone, like a kite in the wind....." Love that. I agree with Bjorn, kites are less fragile than they look!

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  10. love the opening, and "I'll make you laugh and feel good,
    all without risking anything, because I won't feel more than fondness." is refreshingly honest in its bite.

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  11. This is amazing in the way it relates each person's different thoughts as they share the same moment. Lovely and sad.

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  12. I enjoyed this song. I've heard Waylon Jennings' version of this song. Both are great.

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  13. Like a kite in the wind and as fragile.....wandering hearts always are.

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