from Robert Creeley's Back Pocket (napkin poem)

from Robert Creeley's Back Pocket  (napkin poem)

blackmail,

love letters of forged signature

spent ink

on fabled feelings

I gave you a heart

wrapped in paper longing

anticipated ribboned memories

acquired as future words

the poems are innocent pawns

I, the gullible pen

lamplight lyrics

under duress

written to be freed of past

enticements costing more emotion

than I could afford

I just wanted out

when finally,

you wanted in 

erin-cilberto

5/30/22

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

Isn't that sod's law for you? Killer ending. Love can be so exhausting. Sometimes you just have to let them go. This one is understood. Been there.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for your understanding, Chris,
j.

[Julie McCarthy (juliesp..]

Jacob you never fail to please
I love this
Hope you well

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you, Julie, and hope you are well...
j.

[KeeD]

Thanks Jacob. It's my little girl Freya and she has a big brother named Warwick too.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

great names....

[KeeD]

The juxtaposition of this piece is subtle perfection Jacob. You capture emotion into words like it was your birthright. Great stuff!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I am not sure I have any rights regarding writing, but thank you for your kind words...and that is a beautiful pup in the pic.
j.

[Patricia Wedel]

Jacob dear... romantic love is like a Coo Coo Clock where one comes out and the other goes in... It all depends on if you have the Time to "fool around" lol... Pat

[jacob erin-cilberto]

fooling around with no commitment...ah, safe.
thank you, Pat
j.

[Patricia Wedel]

I know how you love Metaphors… would my Review be a Metaphor?…. Pray tell…
Pat

[jacob erin-cilberto]

an absolutely great metaphor..and I have plenty of time these days....:)))

[Patricia Wedel]

How charming… hope your Memorial Day was pleasant, although it is Sad to think of lost lives; however we do show our respect always. We have a new Flag and are Proud of Old Glory. Be blessed and keep Cool in this Hot Weather. Yours truly, Pat and Roger also

[John the Baptist]

Can't tell whether the mood here is celebration or frustration. The impression is the speaker had decided the relationship was going nowhere and wanted out. Then, evidently unexpectedly, the other person wanted to continue. The best thing about romantic love is it's an excuse to drink.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

and drink, and drink, and drink....
thank you, John,
j.

[Cherrie]

I like the path you take to find the end.
Isn't that how it is so many times

I believe the appropriate saying is: who's sorry now?

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for dipping into this one, Cherrie,
j.