#10 of Unimportant Verse About Important People
I could never tell you
that you feel too much.
That you feel too hard,
or that your feelings
overwhelm and overtake you.
I could never tell you
how beautiful that is.
That I wish I could feel those things,
that I wish I could feel that way.
All I can tell you
is how beautiful you are
when you feel love.
_Yit'gadal v'yit'kadash sh'mei raba_ Would that I had the faith To pray daily. Eleven months to let you go, And an amen to end the sorrow.
Tightly wound springs Of very carefully Not touching. Secret words To be said With confidence. Rules. Prohibitions. Limits. Discussions planned, Side-channels arranged, Whiskey purchased. And now anxiety Over what it means And how...
Complementary, clashing anxieties. Dull clamor of intersecting feelings. Need, desire, craving, jealousy. Worry, fear, care, prayerful fretting. Love, lust, friendship, a need to share. Emotions on emotions on emotions, and, often, comfortable...