The U-Turn

Love/Fear No. 91

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Every poem in Hearts on the Line stems from an anonymous person graciously answering two questions: “What is my greatest love?” and “What is my greatest fear?” The rest is just my poetry…

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Life Is a Word,

and Love Is a Sentence.



I can’t quite reach.

I feel the heat

of all the words

escaping me.

I stretch and wait

for one to take,

but not one word

will have the bait.



I reach for her,

but, like the words,

she’s well beyond me.

Distant verbs.

To touch, to hold,

to make me whole.

Distant possessives.

Different roles.



I’ve reached the glass

where I stare back,

with toothpaste splatters

and some cracks.

I try to reach,

but I’m afraid.

I see a tunnel

in his face.



It’s dark in here.

There’s long to go.

These distances

are so unknown.

It’s hard to

put in words.

Instead I walk

inwards.



Thank You

to the Human Spirit…

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I would be grateful if you shared your own love and fear on this link…

It’s anonymous and could lead to the next poem!

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