And now you inquire about the nature of my heart
now, after extracting its nectar
and bestowing emptiness once more along rugged edges
and oval pores,
the liquid amber which you drink of is nothing short
of essence,
urging Autumn awake from deepest slumber
this maladroit handling of the affair has left me in pieces,
brought about memories of poems written with sweet salt
of your tongue,
I choose every word with utmost care so that you know ache
without confusion or misunderstanding.
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Posted for “Midweek Motif” @ Poets united
Posted on weekend Challenge @ Real Toads
Every word breathes a sad sigh. It’s true when sweetness goes all that remains is emptiness. Love how emotions work here. Beautiful, as always, Sanaa.
Thank you so much, Sumana 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
(and thank you for the lovely prompt) 🌹
Best to cast aside lost love and find strength to begin again. Seasons come and go and the sun also rises and so should we for the bee knows what it has to do and so must we. What a touching and beautiful poem Sanaa.
Thank you so much, Robin 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you ❤️
Thank you for sharing your neat handwritten version, Sanaa. I love the metaphor of the nectar-filled heart being emptied by a lover and the ‘memories of poems written with sweet salt of your tongue’. I take it you’ve seen my prompt for this weekend!
Awww gosh! ❤️ Thank you so much, Kim 😀 so glad you enjoyed it! ❤️
(I certainly did and loved it! Thank you for the lovely prompt) 🌹
Wonderful title followed by amazing poem. How can I resist calling it (((deliciously))) metaphorical?
Yayy! ❤️ Thank you so much, Rosemary 😀 so glad you liked it! ❤️
There is a poignant sense of loss in this poem – wonderfully expressed
Thank you so much, Jae 🙂 so glad the poem resonated with you ❤️
And now you inquire about the nature of my heart
now, after extracting its nectar
After hurting man are known to offer t peace overtures to play at emotions of a sincere lady! Most times succeeding as good ladies are quick to forgive
Hank
Some things are unforgivable. Thanks for stopping by, Hank ❤️
Ah, lost love! I re-read this poem at least five times through and could still not look away from this page. I don’t know what it was about this poem, but it left me feeling speechless. Beautifully done, Sana’a.
Awwww gosh! ❤️ Thank you so much, Panchali 😀 so glad you enjoyed it! ❤️
“And now you inquire about the nature of my heart
now, after extracting its nectar”
I love the direction you took with this.
Thank you so much, Sara 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
A sad poem of someone who has been mistreated. I agree with Hank’s comment.
Thank you so much, Cressida 🙂 so glad the poem resonated with you ❤️
I liked best the lines Sara quoted.
Thank you so much, Sherry 😀 so good to see you ❤️
I hope the autumn slumber is golden
❤️❤️❤️❤️
A wonderful composition, Sanaa. Today the final lines ring very true to me.
Thank you so much, Kerry 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
Ha! That’ll teach him. I love the sharp bite in the seemingly delicate words.
Thank you so much, Rommy 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
A poem of loss but…a sharp message to the maladroit!
Thank you so much, Toni 🙂 so glad the poem resonated with you ❤️
I wonder how many of us have felt this way? Well I have for a start and to write it so well you too must have experienced it yourself. However we learn from it and are wiser and stronger from it happening but even now many years later I still wonder “what if?”
Thank you so much, Robin 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you ❤️
This resonated with me on every level!
The image of extracting nectar from your heart is a powerful one indeed. A very strong message to those who treat those they say they love- badly. Perfectly done!♥️
Thank you so much, Vivian 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️
I choose every word with utmost care
so that you know ache without confusion
or misunderstanding.
In an emotional state, it is wise to be brief and clear so that the exact message gets across as intended!
Hank
Definitely 🙂 thanks for stopping by, Hank ❤️
Love this … there is no misunderstanding the writer’s message!
Thank you so much, Helen 😀 so glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Oh … I so hope that the sting of this poem can leave some ache in to the cruel.
This is a wonderful metaphor
Thank you so much, Bjorn 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you ❤️
Great ending and use of metaphor throughout!
Thank you so much, Margaret 😀 so glad you liked it ❤️