guinea pigs and love equations

guinea pigs and love equations

 

 

 

for you i was a simulated relationship

a trial run,

scientific experiment, so to speak

much margin for error either way

made you feel safe,

 

and then love trumped the formulaic theme

the numbers went out the window 

with the breeze that blew out your comfortable candle

a flicker, then instability

i became matter that mattered

 

a test that couldn't be retaken

the pass/fail element composed itself

as empirical reality,

 

your stoic smile cracked,

the pen in your heart moved slightly

toward?

true or false

A or B

or C

or all of the above,

 

the lab filled with indecision,

your heart dissecting components of choice

as i waited,

 

probabilities on the table,

thinking forward and backward

all at once.

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

3/5/16

Reviews

[TL Boehm]

thinking forward and backward all at once. yes. this is good poetry. it hits home.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, thinking that way does get confusing....thank you for your words, Tammy...

appreciate your visit...hope you are doing well.

j.

[wolfshrew]

There's hardly a thing I dread more than realizing someone matters more to me than I intended for them to, but laying into it might be the best option for those things in the end.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your thoughts, wolfshrew...how you relate to this piece.

j.

[Linda Marie Van Tassell]

I guess most relationships are simulated until up against that inevitable wall of forever. Once forever enters the equation, people rethink the answer. It's a sad but true calling of being human.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your insightful comment, Linda Marie...yes and yes...

j.

[Lyn Anderson]

ok, ashamed to admit it, but in my youth I was through a few guinea pigs. I feel guilt now, especially to the one who considers me his first true love. Confession's over -- a relatable piece.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your words and sharing that...i think we are probably all guilty of that one time or another...
j.