"What is to give light must endure burning." ~Viktor Frankl
We hold a certain attraction the two of us.
I need to be needed and you need too much.
My light keeps reaching without falter or rest
as you love the luxury of being my returning guest.
To be your beacon is what I always yearn
yet I am the recipient of my constant burn.
We have a certain attraction like a light and a moth
for I long to sustain you, but you cannot be caught.
No I am not having an affair with a married man. I just thought that the wording in first person held more power. The picture represented a painful relationship to me and I went with it in this direction. That's my story and I am sticking to it.
What do you see when you look at the prompt?
wow! powerful writing!
ReplyDeleteAh the love and woes of a restless spirit ever glows throughout! Very lovely write.
ReplyDeleteAn attraction develops
ReplyDeleteAn attachment envelopes.
Nothing wrong being "restless"
Where we rest is what matters.
Good work you did here, Carrie
Its like we have that thing/ person, but still not have. This kind of love/ relationship is painful bu tthe other one cannot do without it. A lovely picturisation of complicated and delicate emotions.
ReplyDelete"I long to sustain you, but you cannot be caught"...ah...isn't it heartbreaking?...
ReplyDeleteYour disclaimer is charming ~ as is your poem.
ReplyDeleteTouching lines, Carrie.
ReplyDeleteSuch attraction!
Cleverly provocative; well done.
ReplyDeletePolarity of Pain , means you must be alive , Carrie , well done
ReplyDeleteWell done, Carrie...
ReplyDeleteThis is very thoughtful and inspired. Love and Light, S
ReplyDeleteMoths drawn to the light, that may burn, and the ones we sometimes want the most, we cannot capture their love. This is very beautifully written.
ReplyDeleteYour emotions are strong, this one has impact!
ReplyDeleteThis is powerfully done - and fiction is just as important in poetry as nonfiction. I agree, the first person makes this poem work. Not one wasted word - I was entranced the whole way through.
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