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One Wish I thought of you today, your memory so snug in my heart, it hurt to let it out. I did, in spite of the pain, and the beautiful life we had shared came flooding back. For a moment, I thought you were here, I felt your hand on my face, my cheek rested on your chest; my nostrils flared, the woodsy fragrance of Armani's Aqua Di Gio wafted suddenly through the air. What Christmas was that? One of the children gave you several perfumes as you called it and this was your favorite. This can't be real, my heart has suffered a dream. I remove the pillow from under my face, cry and scream into it, my sound absorber. Because you are silent, I must be also. Invisible to me once again, you are gone, leaving me with only one wish, to be there with you. |
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Currently published on Allpoetry website.
This Poem was Critiqued By: Tony P Spicuglia On Date: 2015-06-18 14:44:05
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 1.00000
Wanda, a blessing and a heart wrenching story all rolled up into an extremely readable piece.
Your piece brought back for me, an empathy for those times left behind, but as you have intimated within the verse, are always with us; waiting for the proper stimulus to return us to those times.
What makes your piece stand out ever more is the personal glimpse of the Christmas, the cologne, that although contemporary with the memory, is more of a flash back within a flash back. This is quite well done.
And then the ending, the moment of realization without relief. I felt it, heard it, and understand it. There is the personal personality for each person, but there is something more for us all to absorb without absolution.
Wonderfully done!