Forgetting Another’s Warmth (Poem)
Forgetting Another's Warmth
Unexpected pain
Sweeps in like an icy breath
On the harshest winter
Night
It rushes through the rooms of the body
A thief racing with indifference
Expelling all heat
Extinguishing the soul’s fire
The true agony comes in its aftermath
When memories resurface
In every corner
Through every door
The constant ghost of what was lost
Imprisoned by thoughts
The grains of time
Bleed as if seconds were hours
Bottling the ache
Locking the darkness
Familiar voices
Whisper love’s ancient adage:
The heart will heal
All things pass
But when?
But how do you let go?
How do you forget another’s warmth?
[Forgetting Another's Warmth (C) 2010 Vincent Lowry:]
Unexpected pain
Sweeps in like an icy breath
On the harshest winter
Night
It rushes through the rooms of the body
A thief racing with indifference
Expelling all heat
Extinguishing the soul’s fire
The true agony comes in its aftermath
When memories resurface
In every corner
Through every door
The constant ghost of what was lost
Imprisoned by thoughts
The grains of time
Bleed as if seconds were hours
Bottling the ache
Locking the darkness
Familiar voices
Whisper love’s ancient adage:
The heart will heal
All things pass
But when?
But how do you let go?
How do you forget another’s warmth?
[Forgetting Another's Warmth (C) 2010 Vincent Lowry:]
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Mar 22, 2010 10:26AM
Wow, Vince! You've written a very powerful piece that most everyone if they've lived long enough can relate to. The line, "How do you forget another's warmth?" really says it all.
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Thank you, Cecilia--sometimes you have to live through these experiences to accurately write about them. One of the benefits of poetry is the ability to highlight a specific moment/emotion.
You highlighted the emotion & moment perfectly! I love that last line...so touching and sad.
