Every night I worship that fragile memory
The pieces of a puzzle that is you
But the halo grows dim
& your face melts away
Into either gold or rust
But not every time it ends
Between the displaced other world
& a darkened room
Though it was long ago
Damned not to rise from dust
Every night I summon the face of an angel
Erasing it over & over again
Until there’s nothing left
But me & my visions
Wandering through the dark
Wondering if I could be remembered
By the fiercest of hearts
In my own garden, in the mind of a child
Not a love, just a memory
A secret world in a watermark
In the morn, there’s only a breathing shell
An unspoken lie, & a dream to come
& be forgotten
Consumed by the heavy tobacco smell
Its heart forever softly pounding
But it’s still rotten
Faded
Only an image has survived
To become tomorrow
what it failed to relive before
two minds – not as one
yet together
my words a song for the moment
& your body a map that I’d explore
Sometimes I forget
that we could be much more
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“my words a song for the moment
& your body a map that I’d explore”
Hells YES!
1,000x.. YES!
That’s the type of imagery that I wait for, in every one of your poems.
Masterful with a pen.
thanks man.. 1000x thanks.. 😀
Tons of beauty. I especially like your vocabulary here, the choice of unused words, they’d thank you if they could.
And the story you tell, we’ve been there, everything is bittersweet when it comes to past love.
Splendid symphony of regret with a perfect closing line.
Thanks for sharing
lol “thanks for sharing” xD i wouldn’t be sharing here if it weren’t such an awesome community.. thanks for reading 😛
The imagery in this really comes out full force. Feels a little less dream like and more conscious. I don’t know if you’ve ever seen those shows where they create images out of colored sand, but the way you described the face being summoned and erased reminded me of that. I like the feeling of monotony and necessity in each visit with this image! This poem was really interesting to explore, I’m really blown away by this Nebojsa! I think I’ll read it a couple more times because I feel like there’s a lot more to discover!
I think there’s a lot more for me to discover as well.. I tried to go as deep as possible into what I’ve felt over a longer period of time, & I also tried not to edit any of the lines here.. thanks for this amazing comment, bro.. 🙂
A beautifully composed poem! Sounds like something I would write myself. The words here is pure gold and finished reading this with a smile on my face. Well done!
thanks. bro.. I’m glad it’s got the positive vibes as well 🙂