"Real..."

Hey guys, can you do me and yourselves a favor?  There's an author here I want to ask you to pause with...

https://www.writerscafe.org/chasebattaglia

Read his "The Blonde Girl".  Just two not overly long chapters and thereafter perhaps one or two poems.  He paused my day midstep.  What else is there ...constructive... to say?  Careful, the heart you touch may be your own...

"Real..."

When you taste ...real...

the afters flow through you

well into your nows

and life pauses

and you ...catch a breath,

and your heart and mind KNOW

exactly

what you truly wish

you could have said

but couldn't ...and likely didn't... so long ago.

Chris

Give Chase some "Constructive" feedback ...your heart needs it.

Author's Note

Feel Free

Reviews

[Marie-Louise.]

I know that feeling, when you wish you had but you didn’t. Beautifully caught up in a ribbon of words.
Very clever.

[Chris]

Marie-Louise isn't it? Nice seeing you. Did you see Chase's story?

[Marie-Louise.]

No Chris, I didn’t, but I shall try to find it tomorrow

[Chris]

I included the link to Chase's profile page above.

[Marie-Louise.]

I have seen Chase’s story. Thank you Chris for the link. I was very touched by his message. So many people are in the depths of despair and have nowhere to turn. He understands that very well. He has a good heart, as do you Chris. Thank you for sharing.

[Chris]

How a child handled his grief... and the years it really takes to deal (if ever)...yes, he has heart.

[Terpsichore]

Thanks for the heads up on Chase's story. Moved the hell out of me.

T

[jacob erin-cilberto]

when you read poems that are real....you are touched now and forever by the words...
and wish you had been the poet to write those words...
j.

heading now to Check out Chase.

[Chris]

Don't forget to breathe... thanks Jacob.

[Crowley]

That was real alright, still can’t see straight. Thanks for the recommendation and your very tru words.

[Chris]

Thanks for being YOU and pausing...

[Einstein Noodle]

lots of inspiring aspects of your poem Chris .. those "real"s can be so mystical, fulfilling and thirst quenching one wants them to linger ... but we just don't have the know how ... the second half speaks to me of regrets ... and we do have them ... coulda woulda shoulda .... funny how those "just right" things to say take days to hatch
E.
ps. going to visit Chase ... peace brother!

[Chris]

Let us know what you think... laters.

[Coyote Poetry]

Chase is amazing and thank you Chris for sharing your words and thoughts. I hope you are doing well my friend.
Coyote

[Chris]

I saw you had been there, yes he IS a special one.

[Coyote Poetry]

I have been reading him for year. He befriended me and his work is outstanding.

[Chris]

He wears his heart ...gently.