butterfly eyes

butterfly eyes 

 

 

 

small pane

slender frame

                           of reference

           she remembers them all

 

a widow still clinging to the memory of 

her woeful wasteland of lovers---

heavy dust on the glass

 

he wants to wipe away the soiled past

Windex her dreams,

 

but she turns from the window

draws the shade

 

returns to the cocoon

she went back to

after the last entomologist

clipped her wings.

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

1/15/17

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

Powerful words and thoughts in the words my friend.
"he wants to wipe away the soiled past
Windex her dreams,"
The above lines are sad. To erase a life. What is left? Thank you Jacob for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words, Coyote,'
j.

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome Jacob.

[Benita-Staebell M - Kin..]

Very beautiful way of describing love in a relationship and broken trust and
a broken heart and not opening back
up to that we all know how that feels.

Blessings my friend

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Benita...

j.

[Benita-Staebell M - KindredPoet]

You're welcome I've missed reading your work been a lot going on in my life.

[Tony Jordan]

Do-gooders can often do-bad by moving the person on and leaving the spirit/soul of them behind in the place they wish to remain, thereby splitting them - with the best intentions and skewed vision of love.

Great metaphor and imagery Jacob.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

you are so insightful, my friend...thank you for your words...
j.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Moody, dark and expressing the oppression some women feel in a relationship. Wording reminded me of the lyrics of the Eagles 'Lying Eyes'.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your insights, John...

j.

[Cascara (aka Sprint Goe..]

The metaphor is very sweet and gentle, overall - no matter how kind someone seems to be, there is always a chance to doubt them...and if the trust is broken, there is always a chance to soil the window, unintentionally.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your keen insights, my friend.

j.