Matthew Anish Poet Shape

Far Away

In another reality 
         I knew you 
Time was running  out and 
    the hourglass slowly emptied 
You left for a distant shore
Stolen moments that 
    we shared 
have been delicately placed
   in the jeweled box 
                           that 
                           is 
                           memory 
Thrilling passions 
have become piles of ash
As for the future 
     I don't ask the impossible
     Just light one candle 
and be able to watch its glow 
     as it melts - ever so slowly

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Bl Devnath May 13, 2012 at 10:56 AM Nice Shape of life, i think. Thanks for sharing, my friend. Loved always, bl

Poet Destroyer A April 9, 2012 at 9:00 PM Hello, Matt, in another reality, I knew this one boy... who is a man... soup mail..pd

Elizabeth Wesley April 9, 2012 at 7:54 PM I think many of us have known another reality. You said id all so beautifully and I feel the angst in this lovely verse!

Sara Kendrick April 6, 2012 at 8:21 AM Very impressive work about love loss..I hope that is not your life but just about the topic..Enjoyed reading this morn..Thanks for stopping by my Jellyfish work..I got stung by a jelly about ten years ago..It was a horrible experience ...I am so glad that it was not a deadly type of jelly..Sara

Bojosi Ditshwele April 4, 2012 at 12:25 AM A lovely and enjoyable poem to read Matthew. Well done

Joe Maverick April 3, 2012 at 11:45 PM Really enjoyed Matthew..) good read here, as for my early reads; i enjoyed the marvel comics and many other books..) can't get time for a good read these days,, other than poetry soup..

Poet Destroyer A April 3, 2012 at 9:07 PM Matt, hi!... the further one gets.. it's easy to get back to that vision... a very deep poem and far away memory.. i like the jewelery box image... always..pd

Andrea Dietrich April 3, 2012 at 8:50 PM I really like the words here, Matt, but I seem to be having problems interpreting the shape poems here at Soup. Is this either a melting candle or an hourglass? I sure hope it is one of those two things! As for your question on having listened to famous poets reading their work. Are you kidding? I have not even listened to INfamous poets reading. hahaha (of course I mean normal ones like me!!!)