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No Lo Tengo

She's gone It’s hotel days And cigarettes I can’t believe She left me for a matador A cape upon the stairs Mocking bird by my window Speaking Spanish in the hall I bounce from room to room A knife in my hand I slash at life blindly An ass in the stall Singing songs in Portuguese I hear them through the wall Upon a sea of certainty I must make a call Do I sleep with myself? Or should I make a call There are women who say they love me But I don’t believe it’s true I think they are just lonely And hope that I would be true But a matador has stole my love And would they understand That it’s not about the flesh But more about the plan? So tonight I sleep alone again Not that I really mind For a king bed for one Is more than I can stand. Muchas gracias Amigo No lo tengo nada Just a memory of a bull And a bird in my hand.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013




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Date: 8/5/2013 11:26:00 AM
Your poetry ignites much feeling. Calidad de ricos e intrigante ... Well done :)
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Stephen Kilmer
Date: 8/5/2013 11:55:00 AM
Muchas gracias. :)
Date: 8/5/2013 7:22:00 AM
Dear Stephen - I 'fell' upon this today and am so pleased: "Mocking bird by my window speaking Spanish in the hall" is all by itself worth the reading. Yes fickle some say is a woman's name. But it's also a man who plays the game. Lovely poetry to a sad old song. gracias
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Stephen Kilmer
Date: 8/5/2013 6:07:00 PM
De Nada. I was my pleasure.
Date: 8/5/2013 2:55:00 AM
Sad yet beautiful this is now one of my favorites
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Stephen Kilmer
Date: 8/5/2013 10:13:00 AM
Thank you April. I am glad you enjoyed it. Kilmer
Date: 8/4/2013 7:31:00 PM
Thats the harsh reality of life...some ppl are so lucky in love, I dont know if its fate, a soul mate, devine intervention...and others go through life trying to find that one person who theres just that connection but for some reason its lost & that pain is so severe cause its a restless journey...I hear you & I feel this poem,,especially the end ty4sharing:0) cherie...
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Cherie Thomas
Date: 8/4/2013 7:40:00 PM
Thats a great attitude to have & you wont....:)
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Stephen Kilmer
Date: 8/4/2013 7:39:00 PM
Well what can you do. You live you love you loss. But I never give up. There's someone out there. And like I said earlier to Kay - one day I'll be sitting on top of the world and I won't be alone. Kilmer
Date: 8/4/2013 6:13:00 PM
Sadness and pain... confidence in the end, what choice do we have...? Pick up the pieces and move on, there will be someone who appreciates your love...
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Stephen Kilmer
Date: 8/4/2013 6:55:00 PM
Thanks KT... You know me better than I know myself. Someday somehow I'll be sitting on top of the world. Kilmer
Date: 8/4/2013 4:12:00 PM
Wow. This was amazing. So much pain, but I feel some acceptance in the end though it may not be total comfort. The second stanza was my favorite and still plays as a movie, vivid in my mind. Always, Laura
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Stephen Kilmer
Date: 8/4/2013 4:17:00 PM
Laura, thank you. I have lost my love mentally and that's what hurts the most. Kilmer

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