Theater

Theater

 

 

righteous round up of inclinations

upward movement of heart

 

hate is a burden of poor taste

sour breath of past indiscretion

 

explanations unfolded

too late to grasp early on

 

she was what she was

i was a roving soul, abandoning stability

 

sanctioning self-pity

as a means for survival

 

half of a whole

but a holistic mess of misdirection

 

easing of the atrocities

felt so many years since

 

goodbye to them

i welcome leaner criticisms

 

i welcome reconstruction

from the destruction caused

 

from years of blame

my name now

 

has to be forgiveness

and acceptance for my role

 

in a play

meant to have a very short run.

 

 

erin-cilberto

9/13/22

Reviews

[andrew mitchell]

The heart of love is one that bleeds and scars on each and every final performance, on one hand excepting flowers and pure adulation then unexpectedly receiving thrown rotten fruit. It’s all very public.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, all very public...and not the best crowd,
thank you, andrew,
j.

[red93]

Excellent work and the theater metaphor so appropriate in this instance. I particularly like the reconstruction / destruction juxtaposition.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your kind words, red,
j.

[Chris Shaw]

There comes a time when you just have to let the past go. Forgiving oneself for the part you yourself played can be a good start to the process. Without that there is no moving on. We learn through our mistakes. Your final line, very meaningful J.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

isn't easy and takes time...but what a relief...
thank you, Chris,
j.

[Chris Shaw]

So important to find peace and move on J.

[Ken e Bujold]

love the line "I welcome reconstruction/from the destruction caused" sometimes think a rather sizable chunk of my life could be described in exactly this way

Ken e

[jacob erin-cilberto]

poets can only hope their work can be related to by readers...striving for that universality is to achieve something.
thank you, Ken,
j.

[John the Baptist]

We act at any time according to what we believe is the truth at that time. Sometimes we look back from a peak of years to the valleys of the past and castigate ourselves for our previous conduct. This is totally non productive. Mutual forgiveness and gratitude for wisdom gained are the only productive paths.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I agree, John, the only productive ones.
thank you,
j.

[Patricia Wedel]

Seems to me to be a Shakespearean Play .. the World is a Stage. tenderly, Pat

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you, Pat,
j.

[Temperance]

Forgiveness of self is the key! Forgive what has gone before and, the part you may have played in it. One must forgive oneself in order to forgive others. Such a relief comes with forgiveness. Always enjoy your work. Sorry, I've been away from this site for a while but, I'm back now! Temp

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your understanding review, Temp,
j.

[Temperance]

You’re welcome!

[Fabian G. Franklin]

Stone walls do not a prison make/ nor iron bars a cage/ yet I can't help believing/ that all the world's a stage/
It's actors, merely players/ of each pretense and part/ who take their pay in royalties/ from each abandoned heart.
Forgive my plagiarism of Richard Lovelace and William Shakespeare but it would seem so.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Yes, it would seem so, Fabian...thank you for your review,
j.

[Lorry]

You have my cogs whirring Jacob, with the thought that for one night only is far better than the term one night stand.
Now, Where's my pen? 😊

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you Lorry....hope you find it.
j.

[W. Barrett Munn]

Self-forgiving is the prerequisite to forgive others as it admits the bond of humanity’s imperfections.

Winston

[jacob erin-cilberto]

so true, Winston, so true,
j.