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Perhaps I Knew

One slow motion jagged tear
found me after you left me here.
Its wetness still sits upon my face
as I stare at absolutely no place.

What I do live and what I dream
and all sundries fitting in between,
now struggle in a frenzied dance
passing thru, in and out, this circumstance.

My brain is mush circling a clueless groove.
Surely, I need an enlightened next move.
Calm failed to enter when you shut the door,
and life as I knew it quit being anymore.

I simply cannot find my identity.
Maybe it left with you and my clarity.
I seek to ease a primal urge to shout
at frenzied thoughts dashing about.

Perhaps I knew years had grown weeds
while I prayed for fertilized love seeds.
Perhaps I knew time long held this bleed
while I prayed true love would succeed.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025


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Date: 9/17/2025 9:21:00 AM
A brave and moving portrayal of loss and the search for meaning. I was very touched by your description of the profound sense of loss and anguish that you experienced after the connection broke, CayCay.
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Date: 9/17/2025 7:37:00 AM
Dear CayCay, I was moved by how you captured the feeling of being completely unmoored and lost after a relationship ends. Such a beautiful and courageous expression of pain and a search for clarity. Blessings, Dear CayCay, Daniel
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Date: 9/16/2025 6:40:00 PM
This is fabulous, Caycay. Is it for one of the contests? I can tell it describes how you have felt in the past. Sure hope it's not too relevant right now to your life.
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Date: 9/16/2025 9:07:00 PM
Glad you liked it. I have experienced the emotions in various and assorted life scenarios, but, no, not relevant. Love ya ... CayCay
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