I’d like to go wherever the cold goes.
I’d like to follow it there
and to shiver and to shake
alone for months
and to enjoy
my pain.
I’d like to imagine my time
with the cold,
with the lacking
and the freedom—
and the texture
and the pattern
of absence—
I’d like to think
I’d make a tiny,
white burning ball
in which to bury myself
in a heat I’d love instead
and that would love
me back.
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This is so metal. I love this, actually. I want to hit like a thousand times. “and the texture
and the pattern
of absence—”
Rung in my head like a gunshot.
Great I’ll send you my coat while I head for some place warmer! LOL!
All kidding aside…
That kind of description describes immense pain and yearning so deep for love that it is almost beyond comprehension to be willing to endure so much just to get something to love you back. It almost implies that something you love doesn’t love you and nothing else is good enough.
These are just my reactions to your powerful emotions. Some of the most powerful emotions I have read. I hope that it is fiction. Peace be with you.
Ha! It’s mostly about being annoyed with hot weather…I live in Brooklyn, and this was the hottest summer on record, and I was fantasizing about the cold…at least that’s what I thought I was saying, but the thing about writing is it tends to cause you to talk about things you don’t realize you want to talk about, so I can certainly not rightfully deny what anyone may sense from my words. Thanks for reading!
Oh yeah, and here’s some places to check out more of my writing if you like:
http://www.maxwelljameson.com
http://www.justinmitchellwrites.blogspot.com
wow.
your longing for cold place is valid here.
love your imagination here.
well done!
very nice syncopation of heat to deep freeze….
Your Poetry is apparent! I prefer the mystery when in doubt.
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