Fragments

Pieces that have yet to find their Poem

I was raised in a Glass Menagerie

Now I collect wounded birds

 

The essence of you lingers

calls out to me like some past life reminiscence

a doll house of perfection lost to reality

Our marriage the illusion

I have been here too long stuck 

in this place between living and dreaming.

I’ve forgotten to ask the questions 

that make me cry yes

The day will come when silent offering sets our table

And we no longer invite romantic melancholy to dinner

 

Passionately you whispered me stories

recollections of our life I'd never heard before

Your laughter tastes like freedom

 

There is providence in the bumps along the road

I'm not sure we have enough spare tires

 

If I give you the power to destroy me

Can I trust you not to?

 

I’m looking for a partner in crime.

You’ll need to do the work. I’m lazy

Reviews

[Sami Khalil]

"I have been here too long stuck
in this place between living and dreaming.
I’ve forgotten to ask the questions
that make me cry yes

The day will come when silent offering sets our table
And we no longer invite romantic melancholy to dinner

Passionately you whispered me stories
recollections of our life I'd never heard before"
The title , the poem , the message and the little sarcasm are all great ...Thank you for sharing...:)

[DCT ponderings]

These are a hodgepodge of thoughts and feelings that hadn't found there poem yet so I figured I'd put them all together until they find a home.

[Sami Khalil]

Wow. Good to know...You are welcome...:)

[K. Louis]

"If I give you the power to destroy me can I trust you not to?" Wow! That was a powerful line...definitely jumped out at me!

[DCT ponderings]

Powerful question I think.

[quinfinn]

i think the second to last stanza says it all...but the last one is the icing....it speaks not volumes, but centuries. well penned!

[DCT ponderings]

Thanks Quinn. I agree the last two are my favorites. I just had odds and end piling up and wanted somewhere to put them so they became friended them so to speak to one another.

[Stella Armour]

a lot of interesting fragments here with great possibilities and i detect some humour is hiding in there also...

[DCT ponderings]

Thank Stella. Some humor indeed...one day they may even find their own poems until then they will live in here.

[Shaun Payton]

"If I give you the power to destroy me
Can I trust you not to?"
The last one got me a chuckle for some reason.

All the fragments of thoughts/emotions, sometimes languish.

[Shaun Payton]

Some times I think and do not type lol After the quoted the one I meant to add, compelling powerful thought..

[DCT ponderings]

Proof that my thoughts are compelling and silly. Someday these lines may find their poems until then I will add my strays here for storage.

[Shaun Payton]

Thats a good idea DCT!