Requiem for you

by Karla   May 31, 2012


I shall not think of you
as a lunar creature or forgive you
for being less than you are
from Monday to Sunday.

In a year or maybe less
you will be remembered
like a stupid mistake made
when I was trying to learn
a new language and my tongue
didn't obey my mind.
I may even laugh at your sleepy mouth
or weak French.
(how could you decipher me if you can't
even read in between my lines?)

I like to think you are dead
so if you aren't yet, you can die
as you please.
I can make a wonderful widow
in a black tube dress.
A hat with a veil would hide my guilty eyes.

I must say I am not sorry for anything.
I swapped you for an old edition of Kama Sutra
long before I could say goodbye to tolerance.
I really do not care if life runs over you
or if your irresponsive and irresponsible heart
stops beating.
People like you are mourned by darkness.

Karla Bardanza

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  • 11 years ago

    by Xanthe

    I don't know if this was written from a personal experience, or from someone else's perspective. Hope all is well (:
    But either way, the emotion you poured out in this piece is so raw and genuine, I could feel the anger, bitterness and as everyone has said, a hint of sadness here and there. I also love your diction and choice of lexis.
    Lines such as:
    'I swapped you for an old edition of Kama
    Sutra
    long before I could say goodbye to
    tolerance.'
    ^ Really stood out (for me at least :) and it really showcases your talent.

    This is really amazing. Keep writing!
    -X

  • 11 years ago

    by Lioness

    I love this poem Karla.

    It's like what you wrote here you wrote out of anger and frustration, as if you wanted this person to read what you wrote so they know how you feel about them now. I thought it was awesome!

    x

  • 11 years ago

    by Meena Krish

    My...my...such darkness and bitterness behind your words yet there is a tinge of sadness too, to see this person become like this perhaps..? It is
    like you have completely given up on this person and care no less..the darkness you have created with your words just comes alive! Hope all is well with you..take care.

  • 11 years ago

    by Robert Gardiner

    Wonderfully Done Karla!!!

  • 11 years ago

    by Purple Rose

    Well done Karla. Very powerful. It is almost like you went down deep and threw these words out on the page because you were so angry with the person. Were you venting here?

    My favorite part would have be:

    "I really do not care if life runs over you
    or if you irresponsive and irresponsible heart stops beating.
    People like you are mourned by darkness."

    These three lines are the ultimate lines. Throw that in someones face, and I am sure that you will leave them speechless for a little bit. They had emotion packed into them-you summed up the whole poem in these last three lines. It shows your contempt most beautifully :)

    Excellent poem (Miss you in TKR even though I didn't really know you. Wish you were still there )
    5/5

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