Knowing You

 

I wish I'd never had the opportunity to know these things about you

To know how thoroughly you drained my hope and haunted my dreams

To know accomplishment sans the anger my thoughts of you still generates

And consequent guilt such hatred endows so heavenly laden with shame

Oh, the little blessings you thought you had given me

Oh, the goodness of one who cares so much

The tea of your fruit has become a rancorous, bitter brew

Yet I can only say I knew what I only knew

No, this does not make me your prisoner, your high priestess of pain

I am freedom, but still I know, I shall never be the same

Reviews

[The Elder Pine]

Another good write. It has a different feel from your other writing I think. The line "I am freedom, but still I know, I shall never be the same" is a very deep and meaningful line that I think many a reader can relate to. Very nicely done as always my friend.

[Cre8tiveheart]

I really like this. The last line holds such a powerful meaning
Very well written.

[Robert Luna]

Great piece of self awareness and being strong enough to walk away from something or someone that was slowly killing you spirit. You wrote this with an ownership of who you are and all that you are. It takes a lot to be strong in the the true times you need to be and it sounds like you were and did.



Well DOne!!!!!!

[E. M. Murren]

This is a powerful work. Shadows dominate the thoughts, but they peak the reader's interest. Fine work.

[BlakeL79]

Wow! Quite the serious work for someone who's poems I would typically describe as "carefree". I love how the title is the opposite of the expectation. The things we know that we wish we didn't.

My favorite line - "The tea of your fruit has become a rancorous, bitter brew".

Well written and powerful.

[THE BLACK SEAL]

friggin wonderfully penned.

[SweetPeachesAlways]

I get this ! Wow! This is simply too delicious! What a great write! Very nicely done. Author, author!

[Amanda Crandall]

I've been on both sides of this, well written, a lot of lines that stay with the memory. High priestess of pain being one of them. I wonder what a second stanza would offer.

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This poem is good! I love the third line. The words chosen seem to create a deep meaning for me. I think this poem is really good.