the moon beams with your smile
and i weakened to my knees
like a madman, i hunt the streets
but the night hides you in vain
leaving memories on footpaths—
the aroma of coffee
the sweetness of ice cream
the taste of both on your lips
i love you
and there is no other way
not to
out of sight, i’m out of my mind
deny me
anything, everything
but not you
we got ourselves drunk in love
and left each other thirsty
these memories won’t suffice
but with them, I’ll survive
and until then I will cherish
the aroma of coffee
the sweetness of ice cream
the taste of both on your lips
In response to dVerse’s Poetics: Twisted Adages hosted by Jilly who challenges us to craft our poetry around an adage (or two) that you must change in some significant way. And since I am missing someone today, here’s a shoutout to the good old adage, out of sight out of mind. This little piece beg to differ. 😉
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DoodleScribbles 
August 29, 2018 at 7:31 pm
love it…’out of sight, i’m out of my mind’…beautiful poem, well done.
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August 29, 2018 at 7:38 pm
We got ourselves drunk in love
and left each other thirsty Awesome lines in a lovely poem.
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August 30, 2018 at 12:32 am
Nice lines: “i love you
and there is no other way
not to”
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August 30, 2018 at 2:43 am
I love how you used repetition and how the meaning had changed in a subtle way in the end.
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August 30, 2018 at 3:46 am
Well, I’m out of my mind with how well your crafted this! Your words are ever wonderful!
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August 30, 2018 at 8:29 pm
Oh…loving what you did with this. An entire story in this one….and especially liked the coming back around to the “refrain” … and this line “out of sight, i’m out of my mind” . Well done!
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September 3, 2018 at 9:39 am
I love it! Such a delightful read!
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September 9, 2018 at 6:39 am
This is brilliant, Maria! I love the twist you gave to “out of side, out of mind”. I felt the passion and the grief in this poem.
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