I Wish

I pray this letter finds you well
As your last, veiled something I couldn’t tell
Perhaps your wish
Has given meaning to that final kiss

Which I still remember well
Your last letter even recounting our smell
Oh how I clutched it with zeal
Those memories that linger, I feel

Though; even now
That parting kiss; it remains 
but a crease to my brow

Oh how I wish we’d remain lovers…

Perhaps this wish, it still hovers
In this room, long after you left
Perhaps it sits by my side 
As I pen these thoughts, to which we are tied?

Oh I how I still see your shadow
As you laughed by my window
Cupping the small swell of your child
To another man oh so – reviled?

Perhaps time has stripped the flesh from this wish
And all that remains is just that – 
A wish…
Though I do long to re-visit, that final kiss

I wish…






Isaiah Zerbst’s Poetry Contest – My Wish for You
18 Dec. 2014
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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A   Avatar
April 26, 2015 at 4:44 PM
Hello Mark, thanks for the reply on my comment. Nice of you
Horsman Avatar
December 30, 2014 at 8:24 AM
this is different Mark, refreshingly so..happy new year...
A   Avatar
December 25, 2014 at 10:34 PM
WOW... I like this Mark,, Stopping by to say hi, and wish you the best... Enjoy your days and the coming New Year. Love ~LINDA~
Trichet Avatar
December 26, 2014 at 10:59 PM
Hey cheers Linda. A healthy happy NY to you too. Awesome to see you back
Dietrich Avatar
December 20, 2014 at 1:48 PM
A good poem filled with poignant longing. I see this as a wish for you and not for the other person, but i like the concept you came up with!!
Allison Avatar
December 18, 2014 at 6:08 PM
oh so full of longing Mark - good luck in the contest:-) Hugs jan xxx
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