Val Brooklyn Rogers Blk Panther Poet Prose

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This was my longest poem EVER. I didn't mean for it to be almost epic.

At This Lonely Hour

I have written you countless poems all on EMBROIDERED napkins,  by cascading
Moonlight at this lonely hour (unmailed).I have sifted through an assortment of mail
Hungrily tearing at envelope after envelope wanting your distant reply.

This is the ninety-ninth LETTER I've written you to be exact. Why haven't you
Written me back. Don't give me EXCUSES, only facts. This obsession has become
A question with no actual answers.  
Tell me, why this festers in me GROWING as a cancer. I see you
Maybe you think this is intriguing, cool or are YOU being PLAYFUL and ALL THE WHILE
Leaving you still so HANDSOME.  Please tell me you're holding your self on
Some EXOTIC  island for RANSOM.

YOU must KNOW by now I AM frantically frustrated. You're able to read it in my face 
In that photograph I sent along with that last LETTER of factual dismay.  I hung
Your coat up YESTERDAY  enveloping MYSELF inside.  
Haven't seen you in 3 YEARS and 5 months now.  It gets lonelier every moment
I think I pass you along the crowded BOULEVARD. I turn and see a stranger...
The MOMENT fades just as silent whispers on SUMMER OCEAN waves.  

Tell me where to search. How many tears SHOULD I shed. How loud should I
Scream. How low must I hang my HEAD. Mournfully I calculate the minutes that
Have passed since the last time I tasted your tender RASPBERRY kisses.  How 
Many more days must I continue COUNTING imaginary BLISSES.  I WONDER
What tales will you unravel once you return home.  This will be my last LETTER for
Fear of the same reprehensible shame.  I have been overexposed to missing you
I should say good bye then.  I have exhausted all of my memories. now my obsessed HEART has become my enemy. This lonely party has dragged on much to long
Somber song, somber song, somber song.  
FOREVER two hearts 
Always two LOVERS entwined

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Poet Destroyer A March 19, 2015 at 11:44 AM Hi VAL:) Thank you so much for the reply. That was nice of you to comment my comment. ((regarding the bottom reply)) Always ~LINDA~ Val Brooklyn Rogers Blk Panther March 19, 2015 at 12:24 PM Your welcome, Linda. No problem.

Poet Destroyer A February 18, 2015 at 9:02 PM I hope this is only a poem, not a true feeling. I love the poem but hate the anticipation, waiting and self-given excuses. It's like a waiting game for some. Like I said, in your last poem, AWESOME and in for the run (not a quitter). Your poem's awesome. LINDA Val Brooklyn Rogers Blk Panther March 18, 2015 at 9:14 AM Hey Linda. Much gratitude to you. This poem is completely fiction. Enjoy!!

Skat A February 18, 2015 at 8:02 PM Hi Valerie, Somber song, somber song, somber song, plays over and over. In a way, I'm sadden by the poem, how you long to be told and held in ways in hopes all the questions and wonders heal. I can feel this lonely hour dragging for years. Maybe for ranson? This special someone is taking all of the best of you. I hope you conquer every request one day, a heartfelt poem. Luv ~SKAT Val Brooklyn Rogers Blk Panther February 18, 2015 at 8:47 PM Hey SKAT Thanks, but it's mostly my imagination and 2% TV LOVE stories and other people's experiences. It's not my story. By the way FALLEN POET is one of my favorite poems.

Janet Eaton February 17, 2015 at 9:58 AM Valerie, after reading your blog I had to come here and read your poems. This was the first one I read and oh my goodness, this is a poem you should be proud of. The heartfelt sadness in this poem, wants me to read more. A 7 from me. Hugs Janet Val Brooklyn Rogers Blk Panther February 17, 2015 at 11:50 AM Hey Janet. It's people such as yourself who inspire me more and more. Thankfully Yours VB Rogers

Jan Allison February 16, 2015 at 1:33 PM Gosh where did the inspiration for that write come from Valerie! A real deep sad epic with vivid imagery - a 7 from me:-) Hugs jan xx Val Brooklyn Rogers Blk Panther February 17, 2015 at 11:34 AM I just chalk it up to PART IMAGINATION part experience and a bit of insight into OTHERS. Watching TV helps too. Thank for taking the time to read AT THIS LONELY HOUR. FOREVER. VB Rogers