Verbalizing Her Pause

Verbalizing Her Pause

 

 

interceptions

of misconception

and perverted perceptions

 

faces of shallow wine

drunk of blushed cheeks

you smile covertly

 

I intercept

miss-concept

persuade myself

 

the smile is mine

but I only own

the illusion

 

that your allusion

was directed

at my confusion

 

unwound then rewound.

 

 

erin-cilberto

7/11/2021

Reviews

[lovelymarina]

This was really, really good. Rhyming, but not in a way that was corny or cliche... Sometimes it's hard to tell, especially in today's day in age. This poem made me feel for men.
Lovely writing, as usual
Marina

[jacob erin-cilberto]

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

[Robert Trakofler]

I am one of those guys that never notices when someone likes or is flirting with me... I have been told on a few occasions the only thing that works is the caveman method of hitting me with a rock or a club:/ So as a default I always assume they are not smiling at me and duck if im wrong

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I am absolutely the same....totally oblivious to something like that.

[andrew mitchell]

Yes one cannot pause or over analyse one must go with the flow of energy at hand or break the spell in the process.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

that is so true, andrew. thank you,
j.

[Chris Shaw]

I detected awkwardness here J, with those blushes. A case of misunderstandings maybe?

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i fear you may be correct with that assumption, Chris,
thank you
j.

[Poetic Beauty]

Many things can get misinterpreted and we get embarrassed when they do.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

we just want to crawl into a hole and stay there.
thanks P.B.

[Poetic Beauty]

I don’t get as embarrassed as I once use to

[Sami Khalil]

Man! A rhyming poem from Jacob. I like how it flows simply like a cascading waterfall of sad realizations and watery invalidations. Title is awesome. Long live the Poet....

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words on this one, Sami...almost threw this one away.

[Sami Khalil]

Wow! You are welcome.