What is it to smile

 

 

 

 

What is it to smile…

 

when the eyes you cherish

turn from you,

peering off into the distance,

seeking another sight,

encased in a theme

that does not include you?

 

What is it to desire…

 

if what you long for hides

behind curtains of pain,

blacked out windows

redirecting the sunlight

to a place

that longs for nothing?

 

What is it to breathe…

 

within a life that does not matter,

in full view of your imagination

crumbling like so much dust

beneath cushions of your heart,

mingling with lost change

alone in muffled visions?

 

What is it to love?

 

Author's Note

Thank you for reading

Reviews

[Justine]

I guess after reading this I asked "what is it to love those not worth loving?" Unrequited love sucks...and hurts... and leaves me questioning why we want what perhaps we cannot or should not have? I also saw loneliness in this union. Scales have to balance. Excellent writing, thoughtful and reflective. Justine

[Jack...]

Thank you so very much Justine. I appreciate your kind comments.

[MsJewel]

I read this three times and I can't help thinking of unrequited love - the empty feeling of loving someone who cannot return that love. You write with depth and emotion Jack. I admire that.

:) Julie

[Jack...]

Thank you so very much Julie.

[Pryde Foltz]

Certainly what it is to love one that will not love you. A physical response from me on this one.

[Jack...]

Pryde I am happy this one touched you though I wish the subject matter was different. Thank you for always being so kind to me.

[Latifa]

captivating Jack has philosophical aspect to it

[Jack...]

Thank you so very much Latifa.

[icelandicblue]

What is it to be when so little makes sense but we do it because you may turn your head and find cleaner air or something else to smile upon. You speak of such painful moments but perhaps, just perhaps, there is another direction we should chose. The poems asks good questions, life seems filled with them, we spend much of our time looking for answers and I hope we find them. Well done Jack.

[Jack...]

Anne my sweet friend, thank you so much for always taking the time to read my poetry and to leave such beautiful and thoughtful reviews.

[Dr. Wood ?]

Another masterly write King Jack....

[Jack...]

Thank you so much my friend

[Sami Khalil]

Wow. This was touching Jack and done with great questioning and contemplation...Excellent...:)........

[Jack...]

Thanks so much Sami. I appreciate you stopping by.

[Sami Khalil]

My pleasure...Any time...:)....................

[Ruth]

A spiral of ebb and flow, that is what it is...a damn ride and you have to buckle in tight...always a pleasure reading you Jack x

[Jack...]

Thank you so very much my sweet friend.

[Joyce S. Greene]

To love and not feel that the love is returned in kind, is a very empty feeling, indeed, Jack. You have captured the pain of the unloved in this heart-breaking poem perfectly. Wonderful poetry!

[Jack...]

Thank you so very much Joyce. I appreciate your kindness.