Between Extremes

(this is supposed to be syllabic verse, but there's not any selection for the form)

I teeter at this moment
between wanting to touch you
and just walking past by you
not looking back, forget you.

A blanket of cloud hovers
even the sky now teeters
between spreading light to all
or shrouding the earth in dark.

Often I love to linger 
choosing quiet solitude 
then suddenly I worry
that loneliness might catch me.

I live my life in extremes
blurring emotions into
unclear hues of loves and hates
mirror collage to taunt me.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Nunez Avatar
July 3, 2015 at 9:43 PM
You've captured the extreme contrasts on the page, Josie. I like your write. You seem to be knowledgeable of the appropriate name of the forms. I am just in the experimental stage.
Costales Avatar
July 2, 2015 at 9:54 PM
Thanks for posting the 1st comment to this
Ward Avatar
July 2, 2015 at 4:24 PM
I like this, especially the last stanza. Julia, :)
Costales Avatar
July 5, 2015 at 7:35 PM
Thanks Julia for the comment
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