still bound to a dream

.

still bound to a dream

resting my head on the old book

osmosis

prints the story in my head

pages turn between my ears

I hear you leaving over and over again

your screams insist

a fateful May

the theme erased a character

the author is still crying 

but his tears cannot douse the fire

of remembrance

and your picture rests on the back cover

face up

as he continues to type the sequel

in between tears.

erin-cilberto

4/18/22

Reviews

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Your metaphoric reference to a broken heart that won't heal is superb. I really love that last verse.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you so much, Dale,
j.

[Ted Kniffen]

Try and do that with a Kindle ... old books and old stories can be read by osmosis ... "into your mind they will creep"
The effect can be as troubling as that picture that never ages on the back of that book ... the sequel written in tears.

Like this j.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I hear Buffalo Springfield...thank you, Ted,
j.

[Fabian G. Franklin]

" I was alright, for awhile, for awhile I could smile..." from "Crying" by Roy Orbison

Thoughts assimilated from experiences accumulated sometimes need swept from the attic before dust starts drifting from the ceiling of our dreams.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Roy, what a voice....I appreciate the insight in your comment,
j.

[Fabian G. Franklin]

Yeah, I love his music. He was a great singer and guitarist.