Standing Still
Standing still….
Standing still, I do welcome you here
To the greater edge of hopes and cares
Where it’s prudent to own a frigid heart,
Than to have it bare right from the start
On pathways riddled with troughs and snares
You could drown here and no one cares
Amidst the tears of mental coffins
With thinking tomes wasted, rotten,–
And heart strings over-plucked to act their part
we find acoustics for the heart
Emitting outward like ripples in a pond
to find someone you think of as fond—
and not some shallow or striking snippet
we’re tired of that kind of exquisite
Refuting minutia those hearts elicit
especially when there’s demons in it.
With gusto from the diaphragm a shriek
Louder and louder in stark mystique
Because the skin is not made from Teflon,
And has many scars to question
Somethings we should talk about, and whittle down,
when the pen starts making upward frowns
a different discourse since vacant faces left
These rest have succumbed to new unrest
Beleaguered by too many cold shoulders
As apathy is the beholder,
with soft hands and lithe grace a harbinger
A scintilla regarding her
As it’s nothing, like the passing winds
Sonorous echoes the heart rescinds
That unattainable melancholy
to start afresh with everybody.
But then who saves me, in this forgotten world,
The endless space above unfurled
And one more vodka to lips so wet
So soon I fade, soon you forget.
A temporary panacea we chose
But when all the love goes as it goes
Am I another stranger in the room,
another indifference consumed?
A tapered end we can’t recuperate
As the flames they start to dissipate
And our candles melt into a stillness
As ownership holds some forgiveness
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Oh so forlorn and melancholy, yet beautifully written, Paul. You have many friends and admirers here, dear poet. Well done. Oscar Wilde was a wonderful poet, so out of time and place – I love his works.
Thank you so much Phyllis. Oscar Wilde definitely was an amazing writer. I am glad you enjoyed this Phyllis, much appreciation
I enjoyed this very much, Paul and can relate to the sentiments expressed. I love the rhyme and the words you came up with like: Teflon and Question. Well done.
Thank you very much John I am happy you enjoyed this piece my friend.
Great work Paul, and with love and matters of the heart so fraught with peril, we in human skin try everything to understand ourselves. Some great phrasing and imagery as always. Kudos.
Thank you so much Tony. It is so hard to completely understand the many emotions we have. Love being I think the most difficult.
What a great demonstration of word usage – the vocabularic range on this piece is amazing and quite impressive.
Thank you so much Ralph coming from you and your vast array of vocabulary that means a lot. Much appreciation.
Tis sad but so true coming off the pen of dear Oscar. The heart ” meant to be broken,” I truly think not, yet the human animal easily brings the torteous affair upon itself. Love is a fleety often fickle and so cunning emotion that virtually throws us curves. You sir expressed it so well with your magical selection of verse. Bravo and well penned. I will be back for more of your selections.
Much appreciation again Vincent. Love is one of the most difficult things to understand, we as poets write countless verses about it and somehow we are still perplexed even by the notion of it. Thank you do much for your kind words.
Paul,
Another ‘WOW!’ poem from you. I certainly can relate to your incredible poem, here, that is so very well written in describing ‘the woes of the heart’. If only I could turn my heart off, and not feel it’s pain, anymore…
Your words are breathtaking, and keep me mesmerized as I read each line that validates my own heart’s journey on this fragile path of life.
Thank you!
I am very happy that you took interest and favor in this poem. The heart broadcasts 24/7. Sometimes I too wish to shut it down and reboot. Thank you so much for your kind words Tamara, much appreciated