posted December 23, 2019 09:32 PM            

You stirred my heart to reawaken
You made the blood pulse in my veins
It didn't matter that you were unlovable
Your attention made me feel sane

It reminded me that all men were not alike
that the precision of some mirrors my own
Even if your heart never melted toward mine
Our chapter's purpose was sown

You're far away and you're off my mind
as I'm sure I am off yours
My heart's finally begun to bloom again
And I'm glad we were nothing more

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posted January 16, 2020 11:12 AM            

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Originally posted by Randall:
Much pain, but still a good poem.

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posted January 17, 2020 12:24 PM            

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Originally posted by Randall:
I mean the pain of the background information behind the experience, and it still led to a good poem. From the poem itself, it has the feel of the air after a thunderstorm.

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Very appropros way to describe it, Mr. Cappy lawyer Yes, it soured my heart, but I refuse to let the ineptness of one man break me. At least he closed his chapter and I could move forward with clarity

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posted January 18, 2020 12:33 PM            

When reading poetry and not knowing anything about the person writing it, then the words get filtered through the personal-lens of the reader for what it 'means' to them.

Saw the blue-heart on your post, so I read it with a 'voice' of somberness, rather than anger. The smilie gives us a clue of which voice you want others to 'hear' your thoughts with.

In the past, when I've responded to (anyone's) poems here, I did it from either what I knew about current history of writer, or, from how the words impacted me from my own life-experiences, or, I'll include Both perspectives.

By responding from my own perspective, it can give the poet-author a more expanded sense of how their words can be interpreted by strangers that have no idea of their history.

Info on 'which' audience they just appealed to, and what kind of response it drew, is good for marketing ideas.

We had had a poster here (who has unregistered) who used to do sexual posts, and I kept interpreting these as spiritual intimacy, without knowing her original intention. ~oy!!! *Laugh at self*

Makes me think of how "lyrics" to a song about a breakup can be viewed with much deeper clearer meaning when the listener has just suffered the same context and atmosphere that the songwriter wrote it 'from'.

Sad Songs, they say sooo much!

posted January 30, 2020 11:44 PM            

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Originally posted by mirage29:
Knowing the personal history behind a person's work can shift the perspective.

When reading poetry and not knowing anything about the person writing it, then the words get filtered through the personal-lens of the reader for what it 'means' to them.

Saw the blue-heart on your post, so I read it with a 'voice' of somberness, rather than anger. The smilie gives us a clue of which voice you want others to 'hear' your thoughts with.

In the past, when I've responded to (anyone's) poems here, I did it from either what I knew about current history of writer, or, from how the words impacted me from my own life-experiences, or, I'll include Both perspectives.

By responding from my own perspective, it can give the poet-author a more expanded sense of how their words can be interpreted by strangers that have no idea of their history.

Info on 'which' audience they just appealed to, and what kind of response it drew, is good for marketing ideas.

We had had a poster here (who has unregistered) who used to do sexual posts, and I kept interpreting these as spiritual intimacy, without knowing her original intention. ~oy!!! *Laugh at self*

Makes me think of how "lyrics" to a song about a breakup can be viewed with much deeper clearer meaning when the listener has just suffered the same context and atmosphere that the songwriter wrote it 'from'.

Sad Songs, they say sooo much!

(Thanks for your posted reply that clarified/updated info to me, on your KnowFlake thread. Had no idea.)

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You're welcome, mirage. It's been a helluva couple years (well, longer than that that I've been away from LL on the regular), and I forgot how much my lovely Knowflakes here may be unaware.

This poem specifically is about a Pisces dude I fell for at a previous job (only noticed him after I separated from my now-Ex)...he never did give me the time of day after I left that job and was finally full unattached. Funny thing is, several friends feel I have not seen the last of him, and we may cross paths unexpectedly, at which time, I may no longer feel anything at all for him...ironic as he would have been my first pick at one point...til my soft Leo Moon/Venus heart was crushed by his lack of reply.

posted February 01, 2020 01:04 AM            

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Originally posted by Randall:
You will.

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