Locks that broke my heart
I wish that I was there
Birds in the somber sky
I remember when I could fly
Above these blood-drenched walls
I met you in a dream
There was candy and you held an ice-cream cone
Which melted on your cheek
A distant voice, a murmur
Escapes your lifeless lips
A bottled coke, a whiskey glass
A fetish in the dirt
I wrote words upon my sleeves
Any part of clothing available to me
You sat and stared as if mesmerized
I longed for days like before
When locks broke my heart …
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hi, Pamela!
ReplyDeleteI love what you did with this one!
wow -- "I wrote words upon my sleeves / Any part of clothing available to me..." -- what a beautiful image.
(I hope I can keep up with the visiting a little better now that school is winding down to summer. Thank you so much for all your kind words on my poems during the napowrimo -- one of these days I'm going to sit down and catch up!!)
I longed for days like before..a very poignant phrase and very pertinent to a conversation I was just having.People I know have been corrupted and made miserable by financial success.When they were young and had nothing they were much nicer.
ReplyDeleteAngie,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment. It's nice to see you over at Rall's place.
Pamela
Rall,
ReplyDeleteBoy isn't that the truth and they are sometimes much worse in Mexico. Thanks for the nice comment.
Pamela
Yeah, I love the images you have created too! The bit about the dream, speaks to my heart!
ReplyDeleteNicely!!
Andy,
ReplyDeleteThanks for that and I enjoyed yours as well.
Pamela
Pamela - nice new neighborhood, right? Appreciate that you captured a sense of longing for the past without being too explicit; these dream like images allow us readers to construct some of our own images and meanings.
ReplyDelete[Also, if you have a chance to pick up Sandra's "House on Mango Street" it's becoming a classic on the Latina experience in the urban U.S. Happy reading!
JDM,
ReplyDeleteThanks for that and it is nice to see you.
I will check out her book.
Pamela
Nice, Pamela. I particular like the line about writing words on your sleeves.
ReplyDeleteThanks Paul. We missed you during napowrimo. I am glad you liked it.
ReplyDeletePamela
Sad and powerful words, Pamela. Well done!
ReplyDeleteMarianne,
ReplyDeleteThank you. I am glad you liked it.
Pamela
Hi Pamela, this left me with a very powerful sense of loss. I love what you did with the prompt.
ReplyDeleteFrancis buddy thanks and nice to see you.
ReplyDeletePamela