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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

Silent One

Date: 11/22/2017 8:34:00 AM

Damn, i've been there... its like you speak my story... Great write Maureen..

Maureen Mcgreavy
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...) ;^)

Maureen Mcgreavy
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!

Maureen Mcgreavy
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.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 9/23/2017 7:51:00 PM

Thank you Cynthia :) bless xomo

Hannah Borke

Date: 9/18/2017 9:43:00 AM

Wow

Maureen Mcgreavy
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!

Maureen Mcgreavy
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!

Maureen Mcgreavy
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....

Maureen Mcgreavy
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.

Maureen Mcgreavy
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

Maureen Mcgreavy
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

Maureen Mcgreavy
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

Maureen Mcgreavy
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.

Maureen Mcgreavy
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.

Anna Hopper

Date: 8/4/2017 8:51:00 AM

This is so relatable. I love it!

Maureen Mcgreavy
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.

Maureen Mcgreavy
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.

Maureen Mcgreavy
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!

Maureen Mcgreavy
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!