needing a heart loan

needing a heart loan

i'm spending the currency in my mind

on memories already spent

priceless purses of "what if's"

that long ago became a bankruptcy 

of integrated imaginings of you

with a cost i couldn't afford,

at more reasonably affordable affections

you would have loved me,

with a money back guarantee,

an investment in ever afters.

but i chose what was out of my range

and now i am still spending currency in my mind

getting deeper in debt

though shorter on memory.

erin-cilberto

12/8/16

Reviews

[andrew mitchell]

I think Ted hit the nail with a hammer on this write. Brilliant as per usual J. I like it!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your words, andrew,
j.

[Kirsty Woodward]

Haven't been here for a while. I've missed your words, J.

Beautifully and brilliantly executed, as always.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words, Kirsty....so good to see you back around..

j.

[Ted Kniffen]

Better to be deeper in debt, than bankrupt of memories. Good write, j.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

so true....thank you, Ted.

j.

[Einstein Noodle]

so relateable for me ...well said my friend ...this boat has at least two on board but i am petty confident it will soon fill to sinking ..such a flood of feelings have come up from the depths to remind me of someone from ages past ..well done for me sir!
i am never dissatisfied reading your poetry ..Merry Christmas and safe Happy New Year .. i look forward to many more visits to read and know you a bit better each time ..
E.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

you are very kind, E.

i always appreciate your visits....and love reading your work--happy and merry to you too.

j.

[Lydia Shutter]

The fact you used financial terms to describe a romance is wonderful because the two of them are rarely thought of together. As the maturity date nears, the interest wanes....or something like that. :) I liked it. Lydi**

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words, Lydi.
j.

[Jyoti_Ablaze]

This is genius! I majored in finance and I also love poetry, I jus wish, someone someday write something like this for me!
Fascinating piece!
Loved it!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your very kind words, Jyoti,
j.

[Jyoti_Ablaze]

It's my pleasure! :D

[Paul Bell]

This is very fortuitous Jacob.
I know a girl who doesn't cost to much, at least not in currency. Oh, and the memories she'll leave you with.
I'll send you Shirley's number.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

ha ha, i really liked your Shirley too....okay...i'll wait for the number.
thanks, Paul..
read moreha ha, i really liked your Shirley too....okay...i'll wait for the number.
thanks, Paul..

j.

[barleygirl]

I saw this title & had to click becuz it reminds me of how I feel sometimes. I love the transactional playfulness of your still-stone-cold-serious message! Oh how foolish I've been when it comes to the investments I've made! *sigh!*

[jacob erin-cilberto]

me too...me too...thank you for your words, barleygirl...
j.

[Gypsy Warrior Queen]

I thought I was bankrupt in love, until I found it's worth in my life

[jacob erin-cilberto]

so true...thank you for your words, Queenie..

yes, even if it breaks us..it's worth the run.

j.