me, you, this room, and an elephant or two.

Rainy day compilations

a little bit of nothing

you can't know

what you don't

trite but true --

you've never been

where I went

but someone like me

having someone like you

when little things

are big

and nothings

are everything

you are more

than you can know

to me.

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filling the room with polka dot elephants

dancing around the room

with 300 pound gorillas

and polka dot elephants

I am very good at

filling the room

with words.

all of them but three.

you are very good

at not saying anything

and letting things be.

I heard and said too much

prior to opening your door.

you don't want to say

what you've never said before.

each time you stand

and watch me go

you wonder

is it the last?

neither of us

is quite ready

to completely shed

the past.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------my heart to keep

sacrificed on the altar

not once

but twice.

handed my heart over

like cheese

to mice.

but for the first time

I found someone

to whom I wish to listen.

discovered something

I never knew.

the one who loves you

will never

take your heart

away from you.

Author's Note

Reviews

[Ted Kniffen]

Three excellent poems that weave together wonderfully. Still surprising exactly how invisible that elephant is. Good write KL

[Lyn Anderson]

I am so blessed to have you visit. I must catch up soon.

[Lydia Shutter]

I am not sure things should ever be left unsaid. Secrets tend to poison a relationship whether they are good or bad. Your soul is filled with poetry, KL....and no one will ever take that away from you! Always a pleasure. Lydi**

[Lyn Anderson]

Oh there are no secrets. Only words that haven't meant what they are supposed to.:)

[Lorry]

So beautifully stating such simple and obvious words, that a heart that loves, loves everything, even the flaws. True love can never be given, it is presented into your life and gratefully accepted. It should cost nothing, yet be priceless to both.
Hmm, sorry about that...I meant to set myself to review mode and somehow got stuck on sermon mode :)

[Lyn Anderson]

That's okay. I enjoyed it. Thank you.

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

They say some things are better left unsaid... but some things left unsaid can become combustible to a relationship as well.

[Lyn Anderson]

That is true in some instances, for sure. Thank you for taking the time.

[h d e rushin]

Like cheese to mice........It's that easy to do it KL, sometimes without fits or starts. Just inane, as if the soul is made of gossamer. And the heart, a mechanical one. .....beautiful write....dana

[Lyn Anderson]

Always a pleasure, Dana, thank you for your wonderful words.

[redzone]

love these 3 interrelated thoughts your have expressed with this poetry KL... perhaps it is because I am foolish, old and sentimental, romantic even, but I would abandon all past hurts, look that polka dotted elephant in the eye and tell her right out, I love you and you ain't getting rid of me unless you stomp on me and then toss me out the window... so slap me silly or kiss me, but know love isn't abut stealing hearts, its about unfettering them to soar to new and better places...

anyway... I love reading your poetry KL cause it often makes me want to shout things and become uninhibited... thanks... on and word to the wise, never ever tango with a 300 pound gorilla, nope never... they seem to think of you as a rag doll, very painful...

redzone

[Lyn Anderson]

Ah yes, my friend, but in that you miss the most romantic thing of all - we both don't say it because we both know exactly what those words do not mean to the other.:)

[Paul Bell]

So you go away for awhile, and pop back with brilliance. It's pensive, as it must be. Two people who know things are going good. Why change good if it's working. Great is another time in the future.

[Lyn Anderson]

Yes. You get it. There are things that have been said and didn't mean a thing in the end. Sometimes, best left unsaid.

[Ana Papaya]

These are so good K.
Very powerful emotions.
That in-between phase of a relationship, when you KNOW it's real but hesitant to move forward can be exciting and nerve wracking at the same time. I guess don't over think it and let it be is exactly what these people need.

[barleygirl]

This collection is one of the strongest I've read of yours so far. I love each poem (well-stated truths) & the combination of these 3 together is especially powerful. I love the nuance, such as NOT saying "I love you" but also making that point very clear (showing rather than telling). I love the theme "elephants" & how it relates to what we've been thru . . . the way your poem hints at what you've been thru . . . still working thru some aspects of what you've been thru . . . all hinted at, but crystal clear too.

[Lyn Anderson]

Thank you so much, I so appreciate this thoughtful review.

[Jon Roggie]

my heart to keep.
they give you theirs.

[Lyn Anderson]

Thank you for reading my friend.