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Friday, December 6, 2013

THE INEVITABLE

Every moment from now
When our gaze meets
Pretending
To ignore the untimely ticking
Of seconds– long, separated
To acknowledge
The certainty of the inevitable
 I remain a lone witness
To countless breaths suffocating in between
Attempting to walk
To accept 
The vacuum
Consuming your rhythm slowly
Leaving me
To live forever
With your
Memories



For Form for All: Fifty-Five Shades of Grey and linking with Friday Flash 55..... for gman
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17 comments:

  1. ClaudiaDecember 6, 2013 at 8:03 AM

    oh heck... it's tough if someone we love leaves us... no matter if through death or by moving away or a broken up relationship... always painful..

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  2. Brian MillerDecember 6, 2013 at 8:07 AM

    bitter sweet....we get what time we have...and even that is not promised...though we do create those memories we will live with in their absence...

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  3. AnonymousDecember 6, 2013 at 9:09 AM

    the loss of love, through choice or death is akin to physical pain.

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  4. brudbergDecember 6, 2013 at 10:23 AM

    A loss described so tenderly and heartbreaking.. really so much pain in your words

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  5. Alice AudreyDecember 6, 2013 at 10:47 AM

    That's grieving for you. A long, lonely walk with memories.

    - Alice

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  6. G-ManDecember 6, 2013 at 10:50 AM

    Dang ....
    It's tough to carry a torch forever!
    Some feelings never die.
    Loved your Love's Lost Lament 55
    Thanks for playing and sharing, Thanks for visiting and please play again.
    Have a Kick Ass Week-End

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  7. author.nara.maloneDecember 6, 2013 at 12:24 PM

    So sad and sweet at once.

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  8. ScarletDecember 6, 2013 at 1:19 PM

    How sad and devastating the loss can be ~ Good one Akila ~

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  9. SusanDecember 6, 2013 at 1:27 PM

    Pretending to ignore hurts more in the long run, but may hurt less people. Your poem raises the paradox into the light.

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  10. kaykualaDecember 6, 2013 at 3:14 PM

    Separation is always hurting but one cannot avoid it happening. The beauty is how one reacts which will show strength and resolve. It will help cushion the impact! Nicely Akila!

    Hank

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  11. MaryDecember 6, 2013 at 4:16 PM

    I like the idea of living forever with someone's memories. Sometimes we do this whether it is a good thing or not.

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  12. Kathy ReedDecember 7, 2013 at 12:11 AM

    Sometimes it's better to be alone and not risk the pain...nor not...you wrote a poignant 55

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  13. AnonymousDecember 7, 2013 at 12:17 AM

    Memories are so important when someone we love leaves us. I feel this deeply - my dad is gone in physical form (how I miss that bear hug, my arms ache for it!), but he will never leave my heart and mind. I would rather have the pain of loss than never have all those memories.

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  14. Jae RoseDecember 7, 2013 at 3:35 AM

    Yes..there is always an inevitable..you have expressed it heartfully..

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  15. SemaphoreDecember 8, 2013 at 2:33 PM

    Such an exploration of the fifty-five subtle shades of grief...

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  16. Janine BolléeDecember 10, 2013 at 4:15 AM

    Remarkable!
    More perfect on each re-reading.

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  17. MargaretDecember 12, 2013 at 3:37 PM

    The risk of love - of loving is great!

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