the keys to each other

the keys to each other

smack me silly

with your poetry backhand

words stinging my cheekbones

slicing through the skin of my impairment

my weakness,

there have been too many periods

too many stops in my life,

i want a run-on future

let me read you into it

i promise not to be a fragment of love

we won't need punctuation

just enough white space on the page

to rhyme into eternity

getting stronger with each beat

each line....

erin-cilberto

8/23/17

Reviews

[sette]

this is one meaningful poem and very symbolical too

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, sette.
j.

[Dr. YumnaKay]

'i promise not to be a fragment of love'
This reads lovely. 'rhyme into eternity'... love the feeling it evokes.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Yumna....
j.

[Stella Armour]

no stopping to analyse why... just to know that it works well, no stopping to mend differences just a smooth , uninterrupted, beautiful and loving friendship..... ideal, i would say :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your words, STella...
j.

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

Love this
It speaks of paragraphs chapters and forwards and endings with shiny first edition
Love it

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind review, Julie.
j.

[Fabian G. Franklin]

Your work is always a pleasure to read and this was no exception. I don't believe I've ever had the keys but I've been caught more than once trying to pick the locks. The older we get the more walls it seems there are to hurdle or locks to open.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

what you say is so true, Fabian....thank you....
j.

[Tracey~]

I adore this because there were no Control.,, Alt.. Delete ;) A poet's life graciously written..

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Tracey.....
j.

[Annette Pisano-Higley]

Monster last verse sir- unequivocally takes my breath away..our words are "the keys to each other"- the source, the font, the labyrinth of 'us'..words that kill, words that birth, catalysts...Master-Class x 100

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words, Annette,
j.

[Bacchus]

crazy how we read
into poetry like someones
been watching... how can
somethings capture us?
when we find those lines
we do fall, don't we?

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your very insightful words, Bacchus--

j.

[DIVYA]

Oh yes, the most amazing stuff here is about the sheer effect that we can have on one another with poetry. This was the best part.

[DIVYA]

i promise not to be a fragment of love
we won't need punctuation
just enough white space on the page

to rhyme into eternity
getting stronger with each beat
each line....

The concluding line gave me goosebumps...such an inevitable fate of love. Figuratively superb and just great poetry from you.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your very kind review, DIVYA...
j.

[DIVYA]

You are welcome Mr. Jacob. The pleasure is mine.