Diamond Cuts

 

Memories cut me like diamonds in my mind

As I try to recall what our hello was like

Seems we have gotten so far away

From the sweetness that used to lace my smile

and know my stomach aches

As if I have been chewing on broken glass

Remembering last touches

When heart beats raced like the sound of light

And our palms touched,

Never sweaty

Always just right,

Like when your eyes found mine with yours

And our lips met perfectly

Greeting each other

 With such emotion

And I thought…

 I found my heart

 And I thought…

But now I try to remember what our hello was like

When you used to fill my mind

With such happy thoughts

Passing the day with my feet firmly pressed against air

 I soared…

But for the life of me I can’t remember why…

As I live out our final times

And remember our love, no more…

But I know you again when my feet touch…

Reviews

[Christina]

I really enjoyed this poem and the metaphors you used to illustrate the distance between you and the person in question especially this phrase,

"Seems we have gotten so far away
From the sweetness that used to lace my smile"

I like the idea of not remembering what "hello" is like, it seems like such a basic word but used in this poem it carried a great deal of power. Relationships change for all sorts of reasons and I could feel the emotion interwoven in your words. Very nicely done.