Tendency

Tendency

long face,

short temper

scarred drops of evolution

tear ducts streaming, dreaming

of smiles

aisles of weight

not right,

but tempests of draining hours

life with no balance

just ballast

the war zone

where pillows should be shared

and love not 

simply a truce.

erin-cilberto

10/13/22

Reviews

[Fabian G. Franklin]

There's water in glaciers older than the advent of mankind. Lots of things get defiled with time, thoughts, feelings, relationships. If we could taste that antediluvian water would it taste pure to us or polluted? The taste of tears isn't always only salty but often bitter as well. I enjoyed the read.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for your insightful read, Fabian,
j.

[John the Baptist]

Long face/ Short temper. That's a bad sign, right there. The last verses also speak of conflict. What interests me most is the line "aisles of weight." Very near me is an Isle of Wight County. Is this just coincidence, or is there a connection?

[jacob erin-cilberto]

it is a play on words, yes....Isle of Wight County...
thank you, John.
j.

[Ken e Bujold]

we have all been there. love, shared experiences, much like a pendulum I believe, whether we have the patience to wait for the arc to swing back is a whole other matter
loved my visit as usual Jacob a meal worth savoring
ken

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you very much for your words, Ken,
j.

[Robert Haigh]

So sad, and so true for some people at some time in their life. I hate to have to say it, but I've been there too, in the distant past. "the war zone/where pillows should be shared" - I am still pained by the memory of it all. Quite a moving poem!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you very much, Robert...you are a kind poet.
j.

[Chris Shaw]

When love goes wrong it can be a war zone for sure. Must nicer that those soft pillows are shared. A truce is a truce. It's an agreement to stop the fight. It isn't an agreement to start loving again. That takes hard work after a battle. A lot of hard work.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, a lot...thank you, Chris,
j.

[Zoe Richardson]

Pat Benatar said it best. Love is a battlefield. If it is any reassurance, wars must end eventually and peace does come. Scars heal and you find you look around in wonder at the fact that you survived. One day, you will look back as you read this poem and see how far you've come. Stay strong, my friend!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thanks for the kind words, Zoe,
j.

[Patricia Wedel]

dear Jacob... a tendency to love a Bird... too fragile to hold...
collecting feathers in all sorts of weather... destined to be an Eagle. Amen .. Pat

[jacob erin-cilberto]

you are poem, Pat.
thank you for being who you are.
j.