Once upon a time
companions knew no difference,
Safe by Platonism
We grew together
Afterward you stabbed my chest;
stepping away subtly,
putting things to end
When all I had was you,
Independence- just an excuse!
So to me it seemed
Reliance gone wrong:
turned potential heights
into lowly acts;
Deliberate forces of entry;
Threats of self-destruction;
Violence in spoken words.
Your fears were my fault
Drove you crazy
"Go to the Jordan and clean yourself seven times"
wash away my bitterness
"No man can serve two masters"
worship the right one
© Joel Yap
5 comments:
Wa.
Your haiku and cactus and this poem mcm referring to the same person only.
Good la. that's how poetry is expressed.
Aesthetic artwork that comes from pain is best demonstrated in the artist's freedom of expression.
and...em..Platonism...you might want to explain a bit on this?
Platonism?
alamak... friend friend no romance loh
oh! you are talking about Plato-ism, not Platon-ism. get it now liao. haha!!
what lah?
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