I want to love you;
as twilight comes to bring respite, to the time of reflection
upon the day gone by and awaiting
to be renewed by the sun—
such is the allusion to enthused season,
to every fiber in my being which the day heralds.
I will let you set the pace,
for only then can poetry drink from the rain—
I don’t know what hits me more, rhythm
or mere limitations of language;
perhaps conflict of every nature is what keeps us going.
I watch as lips curl around the rim of the glass,
around purpose, around punctuation,
leaving behind a painted streak that begs not to edit—
I am brave enough;
for what is emotion but a road upon which we are called
to travel?
I harbor a wild, insatiable appetite to live blatantly
in my audacity to be me; I want to love you.
Photo credits: Richard Blunt Artwork, Pinterest
Words Used: Allusion, conflict, edit, pace, punctuation,
poetry, rhythm 💝
Posted for Weekly Scribblings @ Poets and Storytellers United
28 Responses
I thrill to it all, and particularly these lines:
what is emotion but a road upon which we are called
to travel?
I harbor a wild, insatiable appetite to live blatantly
in my audacity to be me;
Thank you so much, Rosemary 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️
Another stunning love poem, Sanaa! You’ve woven the prompt words well, especially:
‘…only then can poetry drink from the rain’
And
‘I watch as lips curl around the rim of the glass,
around purpose, around punctuation,
leaving behind a painted streak that begs not to edit’.
Thank you so much, Kim 😀 so glad you liked it 💄❤️
Only brave can love like this and move ahead!
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It really is a delight to have you read your work to us Sanaa. Being yourself is always the best plan in relationships then there can be no doubt who and what you are.
Thank you so much, Robin 🙂 so glad the poem resonated with you 💄❤️
Those last two lines–yes! Love and live out loud.
My thoughts exactly! I cheered when I read them.
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Thank you so much, Rommy 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️
“for what is emotion but a road upon which we are called
to travel?”
Enjoyed your poem line after line after line
Happy Wednesday Sanaaa
much love…
Thank you so much, Gillena 😀 so good to see you 💄❤️
Happy Wednesday!
Much🌹love …
In my mind, “I harbor a wild, insatiable appetite to live blatantly
in my audacity to be me”, but my years fall upon me and wild and insatiable seem beyond me now! It is nice to live vicariously through your words!
Thank you so much, Beverly 😀 so glad you liked it 💄❤️
Sanaa, like Rommy, I was taken by the conclusion. I love the beauty of the words and confidence of the statement.
Thank you so much, Magaly 😀 so glad the poem resonated with you 💄❤️
This is a very strong piece, Sanaa! I love how pragmatic you are in addressing emotion as a road that must be traveled. Love this!
Thank you so much, Vivian 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️
“for only then can poetry drink from the rain” – the emotion that pours down upon us and from us. Striking words that I read during a rainstorm.
Thank you so much, Joel 😀 so glad you liked it 💄❤️
Letting someone else set the pace can be a good thing or a bad thing. It’s a tossup.
Thank you so much, MMT 🙂 so good to see you 💄❤️
The image of poetry drinking from the rain is wonderful!
“I want to love you”… when one finds the need to “edit” the other person – this poem makes me think that sometimes letting go is the best thing to do….
I also love:
“I watch as lips curl around the rim of the glass,
around purpose, around punctuation,
Quite the contrary, the poem speaks about loving and accepting a man exactly the way he is and coming through for each other in the end. I am glad you liked it 💄❤️
Love this, Sanaa! Those last lines are killers.
Thank you so much, Sara 😀 so glad you enjoyed it 💄❤️