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Jake's Piece
by Quinlan L GibsonI had to ask, though I already knew.
There never could be two of you.
I had to ask, was it you that had passed?
Was it you I'd just remembered so clearly?
Was it you I'd just wept for in memory?
I had to ask, though I already knew.
There never could be two of you.
11/09/2006 Author's Note: Anthony Jacob Villanueva was a man I dated back in 1993 or 1994. He was one of my favorites.I just learned he met an untimely death in 2002. All those years and I suddenly remembered every detail of him I ever knew. Thanks jon jon.
RIP Jake.
(title changed a day later from "was it you?". This one feels right.)
qg
Posted on 11/10/2006
Copyright © 2024 Quinlan L Gibson
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Jersey D Gibson on 11/10/06 at 02:35 PM Incredibly touching. Cherish those happy memories! |
| Posted by Anne Engelen on 11/11/06 at 11:44 AM I can't help but being moved deeply by this little piece. *hug* |
| Posted by Jared Fladeland on 11/11/06 at 05:56 PM This piece has a very surreal quality. As if you were staring both at the man, and the reflection in a pond of water. I don't know why. There are just little words here and there that remind me of a reflection in water. And that's all your left with. the reflection of a person. |
| Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 11/12/06 at 01:42 AM Beautiful. |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 11/14/06 at 08:06 AM Quite poignant...hauntingly beautiful, and made all the more potent after reading your Author's Note. I'm sure he's felt the spirit of this poem and your love for him in the world to come. |
| Posted by Ginette T Belle on 08/31/07 at 03:16 PM lovely |
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