Runes of Love

Perhaps the biggest impetus to understanding is the utter failure of communication. Confusion is a vault door opaque and impenetrable to one person, invisible to the one who holds its keys.

I got lost in the math of your heart.

I wandered, days untold

past white boards filled 

in red figures and arcane runes.

I tried in vain to decipher

the path to your love.

Thirsty and hungry I weakened

while passion and pain eluded me.

I got lost in the math of your heart.

I can not find my way.

The shadows of these equations

need your illumination.

Reviews

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Hi Mark, This is such an intellegent poem in its conveying of such a simple conundrum. The way we fail to communicate and expect the other person to make the message make sense without adding colour and perspective.

[captain]

sometimes the answers of the heart aren't easy to solve like math, we might get lost to its infinity or found another way to leads us to contentment's door...
I like this!!

[Claire Twinn]

What depth of feeling Mark, beautifully expressed. Math and love are so frustrating (but satisfying when cracked!).

[Mark]

Thank you Claire, its really great when someone gets what I'm writing ;)

[emmajoy]

Read this twice, wondered at the way you've phrased, carefully, pausing, feeling how it is .. maybe it's time to have extra lessons in math .. a little tuition from the one who'll undoubtedly explain those equations. Only a thought, not meant flippantly. Great phrase that, ' i got lost in the math of your heart' ..

[Mark]

I'm always looking for lessons, unfortunately the right teacher has eluded me so far. :) Thank you Emma, for your thoughtful review.