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An Un-Poem

I'm trying to write a poem now,
so if you'd be so kind...
help me with a word or two,
show me empathy squared
be my paragon of virtue

don't tell me to swim against the tide
as if I could turn back
these waves
don't hand me a syllabus
while my body weeps for your touch

don't show me how pi is resolved into
infinity, show me where the cracks bleed
and where the light runs off, carry me softly to
the sequence of thought and let me rest
inside the long division between man and woman

write to me an endless love poem that will always equal
the harmonic convergence of shooting stars, write of music that
raises the ruins of our lives to its almighty splendor, kiss me
my Darling and let no resistance pass between us, memorize
these words and sing them back to me.







— Kailashana, Jul 23, 2008

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easylife_2

17 years 10 months ago

It's great

I really like the poem.Like I always say there's a kind of strength about poetry that flows from the heart.
Rett

Rett

17 years 10 months ago

Huh, math?

No, seriously I like it. It has a very good flow and it is very heartwarming. Besides, I love long division between a man and woman.*G* Rett: "A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." Winston Churchill
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Leon

17 years 10 months ago

Wonderful picture

Wonderful picture this: "let me rest inside the long division between man and woman"! Your writings (seeing that this is supposedly an un-poem ;-)) make a lot of sense to me and they keep me inside until I have tasted the very last line. Regards Leon
docmaverick

docmaverick

17 years 10 months ago

I enjoyed this piece...

....VERY much. Not only did your, "unpoem" flow from the heart with such interesting imagery, it flowed by your gentle use of the syllables that you chose. How precious is THAT ?! Well done, my poet. Best regards to you and yours, doc maverick. #:>) !
Kailashana

Kailashana

17 years 10 months ago

Thank you all for your kind

Thank you all for your kind words. It's been a rough few days.. Funeral for my grandson's *papa* on his dad's side. Peace Now. Love Always. ~A