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For Once
by Amanda J CobbToo soon, she said, too soon.
You'd like to have my heart
and maybe, in time, I'd like to give it.
But, please, let me get it completely back,
have it be only my own for awhile -
he still has a part of it
and though I no longer give it to him,
it seems slow in coming back to me.
I'd like to know how it feels
to have it whole,
for once,
before I give it away again. 06/01/2003 Posted on 06/02/2003
Copyright © 2025 Amanda J Cobb
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Max Bouillet on 06/23/03 at 06:20 PM Beautiful and poignant. Great poem about recovering and the fear of potential re-loss. Well-crafted. |
| Posted by H.M Stevens on 09/19/03 at 04:43 AM Hi, I read this right after I signed off and I had to sign back on to respond.
This poem, I believe, harkens to a reoccurring theme within much of love poetry. You say it so raw, so gracefully...it is an interesting combination.
The last stanza says it all- I feel as though we have all questioned that before...and you conclude with the idea that the heart is left tainted, although not shy to love forever (it just needs the recovery period).
The voice is reminiscent of a child's. |
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