![]() an Atheist's love affairA Poem by jacob erin-cilberto
an Atheist’s love affair
i am a dangling modifier with nothing left to
modify a verb with no
conjugation as a pastor with no
congregation
my will is assigned to a
nameless estate a numb poem given away by a posthumous heart that still beats but with complete
insensitivity caring was once the
subject of my sentence
but now i am
semantically slain a coffined connoisseur
of poetic religion
a theatrical theme
kneeling in a pew praying for redemption but apathy is like an
arthritis that won't let me get up
again
i saw you just before
the pause captured by your
fragmented nature thought i could edit you
into a fool-proofed love
but intentions are often
misplaced and now i am an
adjective with no future
and you are a past
participle slandering me with your
run-on declensions
making me your perfectly
written heretic.
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Added on October 24, 2017Last Updated on October 24, 2017 Author![]() jacob erin-cilbertoCarbondale, ILAboutOriginally from Bronx, NY, I live in Carbondale, Illinois...teach English at two community colleges and have been writing and publishing poetry since 1970. Friending works two ways. If we have had .. more..Writing
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