Runes of Love

Perhaps the biggest impetus to understanding is the utter failure of communication. Confusion is a vault door opaque and impenetrable to one person, invisible to the one who holds its keys.

I got lost in the math of your heart.

I wandered, days untold

past white boards filled 

in red figures and arcane runes.

I tried in vain to decipher

the path to your love.

Thirsty and hungry I weakened

while passion and pain eluded me.

I got lost in the math of your heart.

I can not find my way.

The shadows of these equations

need your illumination.

Reviews

[spiritwind]

This was well done~~sometimes the human heart is an unfathomable algebraic problem and its an agonizing joy to try to solve it

[Mark]

Thank you Spirit :)

[lee von cleef]

New math ,is novocain to a heart,you pass ,reach,but it will take green and quantum,to light the candle at both ends.

[Mark]

I hope you are a prophet.

[de_maruf]

liked it

[violetta york / nicki e..]

Short and sweet! I like this a lot :)

[Leslie Philibert]

A strong write, that uses simple language to describe complex, difficult situations, the kind of poetry I like, direct effective metaphors ( math of your heart) that transport meaning superbly - excellent.

[Mark]

Thank you for your thoughtful review Leslie :)

[Pratik]

A very nice write that talks about the futility of ineffective communication, something that can take a great toll on relationships.... Yes, sometimes we talk n talk yet it seems we are not getting anywhere. You address this just the right way when you say "I got lost in the math of your heart." It ends in a tone of submission that talks about talking a step back to allow the other person to speak and explain him/herself (The shadows of these equations need your illumination.) So it is a rather positive tone that the poem ends with! Nice and unique work :)

[Mark]

Thank you Aaran, there is also the basic differences in hard wiring between men and women. The way women think is sort of unfathomable to us guys; some of us may comprehend the differences in our heads, but we never really understand.

[Pratik]

Yeah.. that's true and I bet women will also say its the other way around.. But the success of this poem is the fact that it is written in a quite gender-neutral manner.

[Mia]

Clever write Mark! Ah yes...a good teacher always makes it easy to understand.

[Cerise]

Very well written..good work