A POET FALLS IN LOVE
A Poet Falls in Love
It takes courage to live.
When the poem
becomes so transparent
you wonder if the reader
can see the wounds
inside your eyes ____
the sight that never heals.
Once I loved a man
who came to me in a dream
but my soul was divided
Once I loved another man
who wanted my heart
and was willing
to pay for it in gold.
I expected better from both:
( a poet falls in love to write about it )
I break the bindings
of my favorite poet’s books
not because I want to
but because of my need ____
( every poets wants too much )
I wanted time
so I refused to let my womb
be used for anything
except excuses.
I wanted love
but my public confessions
would always lay me down
into a bed of blaze ____
(men want admission not disclosure)
____ and if your lucky
the ghost of your lovers
won’t leave stones
in your heart
It seems I am always
rising from a war
crawling into the arms
of my youth.
It takes courage to live.
© Poem: Gesso Cocteau
© Art: Pete Berg
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Ahmed Mohammed
April 05, 2024
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