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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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Crandall Avatar
March 28, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Painful, heartfelt, and inside the head of what heartbreak can feel like - great poem!
Croft Avatar
March 23, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Congratulations! Enjoyed reading your poem today!
Kendrick Avatar
March 23, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Congratulations on your winning work in Brian's contest. Way to go. Definitely a creative way to go. Quite emotive and expressive work. Sara K
Godwin Avatar
March 23, 2026 at 5:52 AM
Thank you, Sara. You have been generous with your time today, sharing it with me and my poems. I do appreciate it very much. CayCay
Dietrich Avatar
March 22, 2026 at 10:18 AM
You have been vindicated. This poem made Brian's list and amazingly, I did too, though behind you at number 10!
Dietrich Avatar
September 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
If this was for the contest, wow did you ever get robbed. I have read it again and actually think it would serve as a decent entry in the marathon. A fave upon thy poetry!
Godwin Avatar
September 28, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Yes, it was for the contest. Something 'recycled' from a long time ago. Ya neva know. Love ya, CayCay
Mcconnell Avatar
September 21, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Lovely penning CayCay, really enjoyed this piece with such superb rhyme and flow. Also loved your insightful line of thought filling this sad piece with poignant lines. Blessings,Gordon
M  Avatar
September 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Oh CayCay what a heart tugger….you write from your heart always and l love that! Beautifully sad …..Debx
Goldsmith Avatar
September 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
WOW!!! What a wonderful yet sad write. "Good Luck" I also did this one. Have a lovely day/weekend writing away.........
George Avatar
September 18, 2025 at 9:46 PM
"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." This is a deep lament rising from the inner core of the heart. The search for meaning and a new start, also the agony of irretrievable loss make this poem so profound and moving. All the best dear Cay Cay.
Bayles Avatar
September 18, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Such emotion and good rhyme.
Hind Avatar
September 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Deep emotion - could really feel it.
Rodrigues Avatar
September 18, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Its wetness still sits upon my face… Calm failed to enter when you shut the door, and life as I knew it quit being anymore... Though my spouse and I had our ups and downs, no one ever walked away. It takes two to stay. That can leave the left behind wondering what’s wrong with them, but likely there is nothing wrong. Hugs
Poet Avatar
September 17, 2025 at 9:21 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.
Rodgers Avatar
September 17, 2025 at 7:37 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
Dietrich Avatar
September 16, 2025 at 6:40 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.
Godwin Avatar
September 16, 2025 at 9:07 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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