How She Untied My Tie

The evening was purple
she sliced through it
breaking apart it's
Structure,
bringing color to its
Silence.
 
She held my hopes with
the same ease with which
she holds the earth;
in her palms,
peeling it like her very
own fruit.
 
Hopes uncovered, bare,
in her palm
I became undone
and what of my hopes?
Her fragrance was stubborn.
And what of my hopes?
Dry in the midst of a moist evening.
 
I ran into this very same
tie a week later,
hanging in my closet 
closed in
in an atmosphere 
without substance. 
I don't have the nerve 
to put it on again
to let it hang around my neck 
the way it did that evening 
with her
undone.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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March 30, 2012 at 5:58 AM
Where did this week go I wonder again. But hey I have enjoyed reading your poetry this morning Augusto. I hope you have a wonderful weekend filled with joy and happiness. Keep writing and sharing your poetry. Love, Carol
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