Fond

Fond

My heart is snagged

on the barbs of frustration;

upon the horn of this dilemma

your kiss and touch tell me you want me.

They seem to have meaning,

They are passionate;

They feel true deep.

I have never felt such want

that takes me to delight

at the slightest touch.

I have never risen so readily

at a simple glance.

Never wanted to enter

so stiffly, so deep

and to pleasure another

so, so delightfully.

These feelings are expressions

of my love for you.

You hold me transfixed

in the majesty of you.

And I am lost in your cause;

yet you hold me in abeyance;

at a distance,

and are merely ‘fond’ of me.

 

 

10^th July 2010

Reviews

[spiritwind]

Oh, that word "fond" took a hammer to that fellow's heart.
It would have been much kinder to have said she hated him, despised him,
that would at least have given him stature
and an affair in which both had power and strength over the other.
He is so impassioned by her, so wrapped in romantic haze at the thought of her
and she... she is "fond" of him.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

A dilemma indeed

[X]

Quite nice description of those one-sided feelings. Worse to be the one falling for the one who is merely fond than the one who is merely fond of you. Tough situation, good description.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Yes it did feel tough at the time but not so now. Many thanks

[SHEEMA HUQ]

This poem captures a moments of self-doubt nicely, I think.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you again Sheema

[James E. Peterson]

Great write. I can surely relate to this!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thanks K. K.

[quinfinn]

this is normally where i go into one of my tirades about unrequited love, but you seem to have that well covered with the closing lines of this wonderful piece. clever write, John.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you Quin. I hear your bark is worse lol!

[quinfinn]

you can't believe all that women tell you, but surely, i need not elaborate or expound upon that?

[Frieda P]

I have never trusted the word 'fond' when it comes to people, to me it's always lacked any kind of commitment, therein lies the problem. Tough being on the receiving end of that emotion....Nice work.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Well thank you my lady!

[Leslie Philibert]

Here you show that feelings are tricky to handle.....

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Yes they often are Leslie, Thanks

[LA Lorena]

Ouch! The one-sided relationship. Not a good place to be. You captured this feeling well John. I have been on both sides of this coin, and while I am not sure which is the more uncomfortable side to sit on, I do know that either way, things are doomed. Nicely done.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Thank you LL on such a considered review x