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breathingpast
I like poetry and drinking tea!
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Cover image for post Longing, by breathingpast

Longing

She was everything I had always wanted. Fire and warmth in the winter, sweet as honey in the summer. But the sparks faded into the sky, the fire dimmed to a slow simmer and I was left with a craving in the hollow of my chest that I could not fill. 

Dear Guilt

Dear guilt,

I feel you like a lump in my throat I can't swallow,

a hole in my chest that's too hollow,

a tingle in my stomach that leaves me breathless,

a gulp of air that burns through my lungs.

I’ll remember this –

a roaming winter night,

the cold nibbling our toes

until we were gone,

lapsed into a dream –

oh, it was so real,

the fireside by our bodies,

the touch of your lips,

linger of your feel.

Swaying, as if to the night,

as if to the pull of the moon,

our silence was music enough,

the feel of your beating heart

against my ears – the bass.

I wanted to whisper to you

this poem – these words –

but you already knew.

We were floating,

we were flying.

And it was a cold winter’s night –

it was a dream.

Cover image for post Cherry Blossoms, by breathingpast

Cherry Blossoms

pink and white blossoms

floating gently to the ground,

like fresh falling snow.

We cling together

in hopeless hope.

Reflection

Your reflection on the water's edge

is drowning fast,

let truth seep through

past these distorted masks.