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Bread Alone
by Jon-Jacob F DealShe frowned as I paid
The bill. I smiled.
I love feeding you, I said.
Why? She asked.
Because it makes me feel good to fulfill a need, I replied.
But what I was really saying was,
I love feeding you because
I love you.
And of all your many yearnings,
(some of which I will never be able to satisfy)
To provide for your body
The very fuel of life
Gives me great pleasure.
And years from now,
Our bread long since broken
Once you've decided you've had your fill of me,
I'll look back on these days when,
While you ate your heart out over a boy,
I silently fed you(,) my love. 06/20/2009 Posted on 06/20/2009
Copyright © 2024 Jon-Jacob F Deal
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Clara Mae Gregory on 06/20/09 at 02:06 PM Wow.This one gets really deep....I feel all the emotions in this intense expression....you have conveyed it very well....so well,I need to go find me a happy poem, for I am feeling a sadness now.WOW. |
| Posted by Glenn Currier on 06/20/09 at 11:21 PM You had my imagination going throughout - what were you cooking up here? Then, that last line with the brilliant (,) creating a double meaning, said it all. Lovely piece. |
| Posted by Elle O'Connor on 06/26/09 at 12:27 PM Your creative juices are running strong! |
| Posted by Kristine Briese on 06/14/11 at 03:17 AM Beautiful. And I take definite note of the comma. |
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