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Space Between
by Meredith C HartwellI am
kissbuffer and
surrogate lover.
Replacement for she-love
that may not exist.
You search herethere and
sideways
for one who is Always, but
I am not she.
She is not me.
Is that so bad?
I am breathshared and
skinbared
stroking through unruly hair
Tracing curves of she
and he.
Shoulders meeting and
hearts beating
slow.
My hands are not my own.
I am
strung out and
full mouth
Refusing truth a voice.
I am hearts broken and
torn open.
Remembering a time when
not even love is real
(echoed in your mind)
.not.even.love.is.real.
with stability based on
degrees of separation.
And I am
love's end and
just a friend.
Existing
in the space between. 09/25/2002 Author's Note: PotD 3/18/04
Posted on 09/22/2002
Copyright © 2025 Meredith C Hartwell
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by D. Xavier Bari on 01/21/03 at 06:53 AM I think I've read this before, back before the site upgrade. The middle and ending stanzas are especially good. |
| Posted by J. P. Davies on 11/05/03 at 03:44 AM Beautiful...thats all there is to it |
| Posted by Alex Smyth on 03/18/04 at 02:03 PM Perfectly expressed, the stand in for the real thing. Playing thru all the motions, knowing the scene is just waiting for the real actress to show up and take her place. Lights, camera, understudy leaves stage left....Congratulations on POTD, most excellent poem! |
| Posted by Traci Mabats on 03/18/04 at 07:45 PM this is great |
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