By Shoghi Art
 
Reading Poetry...
by Joseph Immel
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Some days I get angry,

when I read the poetry I wrote about you,

it is a mistake to read.



And I have taken pictures,

but none of them with your face,

so I have to remember how beautiful you are,

my eyes can still touch your eyes, your lips, your skin,

my ears still listen to your voice;



And I can’t even blame God

for having only one night with you,

only for my suffering that came later,

and my foolish thoughts,

and that crazy, oppressive, desire.



My heart becomes weak,

I was so excited when you visited me,

I fell in love with you again instantly,

and I tried to blame everyone else but you

for leaving me again.



I hate this letter,

and also the small book you gave to me;

writing to you makes my heart tired,

punishing myself with missing you

is a helpless, useless feeling,

but I’m drinking big mouthfuls of it.



Sometimes I stare at the poetry

Like a dangerous drug.

I know I shouldn’t read it.

But I did.

And so clearly the feeling comes.

So fresh you come back to me,

And there is no relief,

Even this email is worthless to me:

I can’t reach you.