Pain is Love

the title says it all

 

orange spice tea

a car in need of repairs

white chocolate cookie

i’m the customer with flair

 

my dreams are haunting me

my mother brought me Chris

he held a ring case

she held a smile

 

i knew she would soon be dead

as are all the dreams i have of her

but i just want to hang on to her

longer

just a little longer

 

she was going to go in peace

because she knew we’d be together

i felt a peace

because i knew we were going to be

together

 

inevitably i awake

hollow

missing them both

and i find myself thinking

thoughts of the virgin

 

a tattoo on my back

shopping carts and

sandwiches

tears overlapping tears

 

years overlapping years

am i really meant to touch

these lives

them mine?

 

his life progressed

as all humans do

i’m happy for him, however,

wanting his happiness

 

has only lead

to my own despair

Reviews

[Everett DeValle]

Pain is Love...it Hurts SO Good...miss ya my fave lioness...hey, I got an idea...when you head out west...we rent a convertible blast Jodeci and Sade, maybe a little Wu Tang Clan, until our hearts content lol. ;)

As always, I love your spoken words, Coco...full of Fire.

[Colette]

yeah! who knows...maybe my next car will be a convertible!

[Everett DeValle]

Hey you...it's almost your bday...miss ya Coco! If you do get a convertible, lets cruise!! :)

[Colette]

no resentment toward my mother whatsoever. pure love.

[justjenn_2u]

Time sure does change alot. And even though I could feel the resentment for your mother, I still felt like you wanted her to see you happy. I did enjoy this poem. Quite different than many poems I read here on the cafe'.

[DUALFISH320]

TEARS OVERLAPPING TEARS...........YES INDEED I SO UNDERSTAND

[SweetPeachesAlways]

tragically beautiful...and melancholy is how it left me feeling. Good write.