unread mail

unread mail

the water Bill

floated in on a wave of doubt

Final Notice

tears will be shut off

for apathetic non-payment

debt accrues when the heart

keeps borrowing on promises

of love that have no collateral

erin-cilberto

5/15/25

Reviews

[MCS]

Richly cryptic, enjoyed this very much!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you for your kind comment, Mary,
j.

[Lorry]

The rich get richer and the poor can't even afford to cry any more.
Sounds more like the new world disorder than we care to admit.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Definitely disorder.
Thank you, Lorry.
j.

[Chris Shaw]

when the heart keeps borrowing on promises of love

How painful a place that can be j. When that doubt creeps in, it just gnaws away leaving a basin full of sadness.

An unhappy state of affairs dear j.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

You are very metaphorical in your reviews, Chris. I like that.
thank you,
j.

[redzone]

Doubt always and forever trumps love. how does that saying go: "to act in the face of doubt (fear, which is the basis of doubt) is bravery". Love is and always will be an act of bravery, a risk taken, doubt and fear overcome. And the heart often leaps without collateral.
-Curt

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Thank you, Curt.
j.

[Lydia Shutter]

When there is no substance in a relationship, doubt are the order of the day. You are on a roll with "somebody done somebody wrong" poetry! Lydi**

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Ha ha, thank you, Lydi.
I do need to write more happy stuff...it just "Don't come easy" as Ringo sang.
j.

[Lydia Shutter]

Got to pay your dues if you want to sing the blues......

[redd Brick Keshner]

Such an awesome metaphor in this poem j. Stunning work. 🙏🏻🕊️
Freds.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I appreciate that, Freds. I felt this one might be too silly or too much of a metaphorical stretch.
j.

[redd Brick Keshner]

Ah, but is it really!? With everything there is a price to pay; some cosmic utilities billing department must keep tabs somehow🙏🏻🕊️

[emmajoygreen]

Truth and nothing but.. your words explain, example and exemplify what it is to be a true poet.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

All I ever wanted to be was a poet...after having read the old poets when I was a kid. Still working on getting there and I appreciate your encouraging words, my friend.
j.