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Watered Road

  • Categories Poetry & Prose
  • Date July 11, 2011

I’m trapped in these blues.
From cruel winds,
and feet that leave destruction through castles.
Our direction changed too quickly.
Drawing lines in the sand,
disparaging our embrace.

Curtains trap belongings that beg for freedom.
Your fall feels certain,
even with my arm firmly at your waist.
While my descent has passed through Tuesday’s clock,
and left me martyred at your feet.

There may be–
no redemption in my words.

No repairing what has severed,
between our distant earth.

What now crumbles,
I use to wash my wounds.
Healing hopes still hold me close–
like blankets as I weep deeply,
into this broken night.

I pray the storm will repair the divide,
and we will find the sails again–
that lead us back to  heaven.

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    23 Comments

  1. fred
    July 11, 2011
    Reply

    Jess, extremely strong piece. Really like this a lot. The pic is really cool too, would fit right in terminator type post-war apocalypse, which works nicely as a companion pic to your poem:)

    • Jessica
      July 12, 2011
      Reply

      Aw, thank you Fred! It was a great picture that I felt fit. Thank you for always stopping by. 😀

  2. Joanne Sprott
    July 13, 2011
    Reply

    I sense a whole dark world, inner and outer, and falling, dividing, trying to repair. Great journey.

    • Jessica
      July 14, 2011
      Reply

      Thank you Joanne! The picture really set the mood I think. 🙂

  3. Peter
    July 19, 2011
    Reply

    Powerful writing as always and some wonderful turns of phrase. 🙂 // Peter.

    • Jessica
      July 20, 2011
      Reply

      Thank you Peter. 🙂

  4. brian
    July 19, 2011
    Reply

    really a lovely piece jess…i hope the divide is crossed as well…healing hope will come…and your words do carry much…

    • Jessica
      July 20, 2011
      Reply

      Thank you Brian. Words can be powerful and most definitely healing.

  5. Luke Prater
    July 19, 2011
    Reply

    Oh this is bitterly sad jessie. This is the part that really got me –
    Curtains trap belongings that beg for freedom. >great line
    Your fall feels certain,
    even with my arm firmly at your waist. >tragic
    I can only guess what this is about and if it’s a reality you’re living through, I pray you will find the sails again

    • Jessica
      July 20, 2011
      Reply

      Just a poem sweets. I like to take an emotion (even fleeting), imagery, theme… and then my normal way is a bit sad and dark. All smiles here my dear, but thank you! 🙂

  6. Pat Hatt
    July 19, 2011
    Reply

    Amazing pic and I hope the reality it portrays never comes to pass. Wonderful write too, nicely done!

    • Jessica
      July 20, 2011
      Reply

      Thank you Pat!

  7. Joe Hesch
    July 19, 2011
    Reply

    While there is an arc of sadness over this piece, I felt a sense of hope and healing at it’s end.
    What now crumbles,
    I use to wash my wounds.
    Healing hopes still hold me close–
    like blankets as I weep deeply,
    into this broken night.
    I guess what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger.
    Thank you for this piece and all you do, Jess.

    • Jessica
      July 20, 2011
      Reply

      Thank YOU Joe! So glad you came by and appreciate your sweet words.

  8. Jenne' Rodey Andrews
    July 19, 2011
    Reply

    Beautiful poem, Jess– very lyrical!

    • Jessica
      July 20, 2011
      Reply

      Thank you! I like to hit that lyrical button every now and again. 🙂

  9. Louise G
    July 19, 2011
    Reply

    This is stunningly beautiful and provocative.
    Wow!

    • Jessica
      July 20, 2011
      Reply

      Thank you for reading deeply into the words. It is very appreciated and I am happy you enjoyed it.

  10. poemblaze
    July 20, 2011
    Reply

    Thanks for sharing your words with us!

  11. elizabeth
    August 4, 2011
    Reply

    A storm can blow apart our physical world but the wind delivers us a message we need to hear.

    • Jessica
      August 4, 2011
      Reply

      So true. 🙂

  12. arif
    September 21, 2011
    Reply

    Love it, the darker side of rebirth. And wind in the sails is always a welcome companion to a guy like me. Thank you.

    • Jessica
      September 21, 2011
      Reply

      Thank you! 🙂

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