Flutter

…and really

it’s about wanting to know what I can’t

even still

do you remember has replaced why

at least sometimes

you won’t know the significance of this day

you never knew the significance of me

but I hope

you reflect for a brief moment on the last year of your life

think of me

and feel a tiny flutter somewhere deep inside


Comments

6 responses to “Flutter”

  1. That is a very beautiful and delicate poem, thoughtemotionlanguage event.

  2. longing for acknowledgement, wishing for (a kind of) retribution…

    A sharing of sorts.

    Living well isn’t always the best revenge.

  3. Thank you both. This poem and your comments mean a lot to me in a way I can’t really explain.

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    poeticgrin

    I find myself wanting to put a period on the end of the poem.

    It begins with “…” so there’s backstory, but the end has no real end – which is symbolic, me wanting to put the period there the same way you want him to feel SOMETHING, something so you can have your closure, but instead, you are just left to wonder and ache.

  5. This is a beautiful piece.

  6. Thank you, paulandrewrussell!

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