two poems
just finished two poems, the second one is way out, i don't expect many to get it. never mind. one suggestion though, after you've read the second poem for the first time, read it again, but not linearly. read the lines in the following manner, 1-4-2-5-3-6-7-8-9-10-11-12. feedback is always welcome and appreciated.

like

i like you, yes,
but i like you like i would
like a story
a story i would
forget once i close the book

i like you, yes,
like i would like
a rose in bloom
a rose that would soon
whither away to nothingness

i like you, yes,
but that like is not
like love, it is more,
of a friendship, platonic,
that corrodes with distance and time

you will, however,
remain forever,
like the morals of stories
like whiffs of fragrance from whithered roses
like the friendships of good friends.

words

afraid.
afraid.
afraid.
to speak, talk and write
to see, move and act
of success,
hopeless,
dreadful,
full of dread?
restrained, shackled, bound, reticent
shackled,
afraid.

posted by ubaid - Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 9:54 PM - 0 comments - post anonymously