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This Poet's Ache

I never got to tell you
How    I loved you
Poetry being one of those things
That sent you in a rage
And so was all my passion
    Overlooked
Like those scribbles on a page
Looking back I understand
How our bed was made
There was so much ease
In our dysfunction
That our growth was stayed
We were    best friends in love
Minds that met
And I thanked you every night
While Stone comfort in
 "You get what you need"
To myself I would recite
We were    what we needed
To overcome our pasts
And I think of that
Now Husband   Father
Whenever crossed our paths
I look at you with all my love
Same as I always have
I smile    I say hello

That I ache for our friendship
And weep still years hence
That    you'll never know

17.08.03

Composed for Greg Barden's
The Poet's Ache Contest

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Henrique Oliveira Date: 6/5/2018 7:21:00 PM Hi Maureen, I never saw that you replied to my comment on The Poet's Ache. Still learning my way around Poetry Soup, I guess. I'll be stopping by more often to read and comment! All the best, Henrique Login to Reply

Silent One Date: 11/22/2017 8:34:00 AM Damn, i've been there... its like you speak my story... Great write Maureen.. Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 11/22/2017 9:01:00 AM OUCH! <3 ...more than a decade later he's still coming out in my poetry, unrequited someth'n ;) xomo

Henrique Oliveira Date: 10/18/2017 5:17:00 PM I really enjoy reading your poetry. I like your range and choice of words, and the overall texture it produces (especially when things get a little dark...) ;^) Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 10/18/2017 9:38:00 PM Thank you so much Henrique, I really appreciate your kind words, especially "texture", an artist, words to me but another medium and I think I have a sculptors brain :) and did I mention "wow" before thank you? xomo!

Jg Collins Date: 10/18/2017 9:09:00 AM Reading this makes me realize how primitive my scribbles are. Nice work! Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 10/18/2017 9:18:00 AM Ah but scribbles are art in the eyes of the right beholder, cave paintings to Picasso suggest so :) Thank you so much!

Cynthia Buhain-Baello Date: 9/23/2017 7:18:00 PM Beautifully written flowing with longings and wishes for what might have been, the poem is full of emotions candidly woven in the lines. Very touching piece. Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 9/23/2017 7:51:00 PM Thank you Cynthia :) bless xomo

Hannah Borke Date: 9/18/2017 9:43:00 AM Wow Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 9/20/2017 7:41:00 AM :) true story

Susan Ashley Date: 8/12/2017 6:21:00 PM Maureen, you conveyed your melancholy beautifully. Congratulations on your win! Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 8/14/2017 8:58:00 AM Thank you Susan :)

Vijay Pandit Date: 8/12/2017 10:04:00 AM Congrats Maureen on your win! Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 8/14/2017 8:57:00 AM Thank you Vijay! :)

Robert Lindley Date: 8/11/2017 2:58:00 PM CONGRATS ON YOUR WIN WITH THIS SAD, SAD POEM. I could feel the ache when reading as I too have been there and experienced such great loss. A FAV.... Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 8/14/2017 8:56:00 AM Tender thank yous Robert :)

John Hamilton Date: 8/11/2017 11:04:00 AM Wonderfully written in it's melancholy mood Maureen, not sure if I've read you before, but this was exquisite, I will be looking at more of your work, congrats on placing in a very tough contest. Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 8/14/2017 8:54:00 AM Thank you John, that means a lot to me :)

Gregory Richard Barden Date: 8/11/2017 4:09:00 AM Very poignant and melancholy, Maureen - and I LOVE poignant and melancholy! This was wonderfully-penned, and an exquisite work - congratulations on NINTH PLACE!! :-) <3 Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 8/11/2017 7:07:00 AM Thank you Greg :) Honoured xomo

Jack Ellison Date: 8/9/2017 5:16:00 PM Oh dear Mo!!! So so sad... your pain comes through in every word!!! Sorry sweet friend! Love, Jack xxx Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 8/10/2017 6:47:00 AM Thanks Jacks :) hugs!

Ram R. V. Date: 8/8/2017 9:54:00 AM The pain radiates. Any reader can sense it. Good write, Maureen! Ram Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 8/10/2017 6:46:00 AM Thank you :)

Eileen Manassian Date: 8/6/2017 3:39:00 AM My dear....what a write. It's hard to give and give and not get what feeds the soul. Ease in the dysfunction got to me. There is some comfort even in that. Makes one not want to bring about change. Great write, dear. I'm sure it cost you some to pen these words. Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 8/6/2017 7:41:00 AM You understand perfectly my dear. And yes, it was a very dehydrating write *sniff* ;) Best to you lovely xomo

Patricia Cresswell Date: 8/4/2017 9:45:00 AM I know of that ache through personal experience. Itisthe loneliest feelingnitheworld. Well written. Login to Reply

Anna Hopper Date: 8/4/2017 8:51:00 AM This is so relatable. I love it! Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 8/4/2017 9:22:00 PM Thanks Anna! :) xomo

Patricia Cresswell Date: 8/4/2017 3:01:00 AM How sad this poem makes me feel. It is the greatest loneliness ever created; to be bound someone by a love that is not returned. A sot gentle poem. Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 8/4/2017 7:28:00 AM Indeed. It's a lack of closure that haunts as much as the loss of friendship; I still have hope, maybe even faith, that someday we'll sit down and talk about what happened. Thank you Patricia.

Freddie Robinson Jr. Date: 8/3/2017 6:56:00 PM A beautiful, beautiful poem, Maureen. You followed Christ's example of exemplifying love: Your strength was perfected in weakness. A gracious pearl necklace of wisdom. Pure poetry. Love and smiles. Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 8/3/2017 8:38:00 PM Freddie, you humble me and lift me, and render me a little speechless :) thank you dear poet, friend, wonderful person xomo blessed

James Swartz Date: 8/3/2017 5:15:00 PM Another excellent piece Maureen. Pain and poetry tend to go hand in hand like love and heartache. I'm sorry you went through this but I'm not sorry you wrote this. It's great! Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 8/3/2017 5:37:00 PM Thanks James :) I'm not really sorry either, only for hurting him; I strive to live without regret, that is one of very few. Cheers :) xomo!

Peter Rees Date: 8/3/2017 11:52:00 AM "Thoughts that do often lie too deep for tears" WW had it right - and so do you Maureen. Lovely. Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 8/3/2017 5:34:00 PM Thank you Peter :)

Tim Smith Date: 8/3/2017 11:04:00 AM I'm getting many different feels here Mo. A true love but one where you did the most sacrifice to maintain. Lovely in all it's splendor. Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 8/3/2017 11:51:00 AM There is much weight to the saying " hindsight is 20/20"... one of life's more painful lessons. Thank you dear poet xomo!

Winged Warrior Date: 8/3/2017 8:42:00 AM A very emotive write my friend...the scars of love...where do we begin?...god bless...^WW^ Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 8/3/2017 11:41:00 AM Where indeed :) thank you dear poet xomo

Mike Gentile Date: 8/3/2017 8:22:00 AM I could really feel the emotion, love never really dies. Good Luck! Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 8/3/2017 11:40:00 AM Thank you Mike :)

Heidi Sands Date: 8/3/2017 8:08:00 AM Wow this is deeply felt by the reader, Maureen. Expressed so well! :) Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 8/3/2017 11:38:00 AM Thank you Heidi :) xomo

Dale Gregory Cozart Date: 8/3/2017 8:07:00 AM How very moving. Good luck, Maureen. Login to Reply Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart Date: 8/3/2017 11:37:00 AM Thank you Dale :)

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