
I never could see my life without him
But there stood this broken trust
Shoving past all that I had come to know would only lead to regrets piled atop regrets –
never again feeling safe
As great as this love was
I knew me
It would not end well
So, I let it go in the most awful way
Never to see, or speak to him for ever
Time is not always the healer
she purports to be
Years later when we could again speak
He asked.
I explained.
That was not about you, I said.
That was about keeping that thread I was hanging by intact.
Pat R
6/22/21
Isn’t it pretty to think so.
–The Sun Also Rises (1926). Ernest Hemingway
Over at dVerse we are to write a poem based on a chosen quote from Hemingways work. I chose the above.
Linking to dVerse Poets Pub where Lisa is hosting Poetics -“One true sentence” . To read other entries go here
Beautifully and viscerally written!
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Thank you Lucy.. got lost in it, burnt my food on the stove🙂. Oh, well.
Pat
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Beautiful, Pat x
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Thank you very much🙂
Pat
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Pat, to read your poem in light of the quote, I wonder now who you were trying to make feel better? I’m so sorry that great love was not meant to me. Great use of the quote!
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Thanks for reading.
Pat
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You’re welcome, my pleasure.
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That thread is what’s left here. The image is a wild pairing.
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Aw, yes. I agree🙂
Pat
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Time…threads become mere memories, too. Well done!
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True…Thank you Ron.
Pat
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Some women like the bad boys, and you’re correct, most often it does not end well. Cold turkey is a selfish, albeit, although possibly necessary means of parting the sheets.
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Cold turkey, as in a preservation of mental health sorta way… parting the sheets. Good one 🙂
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The price was too great but great decision. I specially admire this part:
That was about keeping that thread I was hanging by intact.
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Thank you Grace, appreciate your thoughts on this.
Pat
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This is a great poem based on a Hemingway quote, because it’s something I could imagine happening in one of his novels. A parting you can never really get over. But still it was necessary for the reasons you gave!
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Thanks for reading and for your kind comment Ingrid.
Pat
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This hits close to home! Evocative and powerful! I like;
“Years later when we could again speak
He asked.
I explained.
That was not about you, I said.
That was about keeping that thread I was hanging by intact.”
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Glad you like it. Thank you Sanaa.
Pat
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I know me as well … and have had bad endings … appreciated the insight in your poem.
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Thank you Helen.
Pat
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I think you capture a life’s story, when only the beginning was good, and even a good closure is denied.
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Thank you for reading Björn.
Pat
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We are always haunted by what could have been, even if we have done what was necessary. (K)
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True, part of the human condition I suppose.
Pat
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A sense of desperation comes through.
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… and then some!!🙂
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Our past follows us and resurfaces to remind us of how far we’ve grown: I love this, Pat: “Years later when we could again speak, He asked. I explained.” Closure is more precious than we know. The need to move on is so fulfilling. ❤
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Yes, once your mind is made up. That’s it. Glad you like it.
Pat
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