The
Separate Self
Separate Self
I mourn him
because he
can’t live anywhere
but in the past.
As beautiful
as he was
and is
I can’t stay
there.
He liked to
choose his
pleasures
as if they
were comforts.
His joys
make me sad
and his pains
seem the only
way forward.
From now on
I will write
the story
of his life
without him.
Peter Valentyne
February 3, 2011
because he
can’t live anywhere
but in the past.
As beautiful
as he was
and is
I can’t stay
there.
He liked to
choose his
pleasures
as if they
were comforts.
His joys
make me sad
and his pains
seem the only
way forward.
From now on
I will write
the story
of his life
without him.
Peter Valentyne
February 3, 2011
Sweet and sad and lovely.
ReplyDeleteReally Nice Pete this is great stuff.
ReplyDeletesoulful and poignant, brother Peter :)
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