Fortune Cookie

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"There is a true and sincere relationship between you both."



That was the message I read under the dim-lit table

I was cracked in half not knowing what to give this label

I had to re-enact a re-enactment of a timeless reaction

a fraction of past interactions remotely controlled by closed captions

watched her walk as if she had no contact with the Earth

our souls connected, which ended my lifelong search

a connection we had before we even connected

an intensified purpose bound for destiny......we've resurrected

pondering on what would happen when I see her again

would it be awkward for an infatuation with her paper and pen?

with my resistance at an intolerable level is the presence of my queen

from scenes of a behind-the-screen dream, my heart feels redeemed.....



"There is a true and sincere relationship between you both."



That phrase fries in the chamber of my mind

this union 'cataracted" from a love found blind

but now I view a clear picture of this time and place

embraced your mind, your words and eventually your face

ever thought if you and I was just another buzz

or if I was in your thoughts simply because?

all the words exchanged in conversation kept repeating in my head

about our own personal agendas, yet we pushed a step forward instead

then we say we're only and nothing but friends

yet our strong intentions never cease to end

people observe our circle and often debate

and some create hate....damn that....

I still call it fate



"There is a true and sincere relationship between you both."





When I read that, I was confirmed with some options

Am I willing to accept this life's concoctions?

it started out with just nouns, syllables and verbs

and your passionate lips which spoke these words

it was in front of my face....all I needed to see

then wants became needs became understanding for me

I thought I was just another man to you

never imagined you felt the way I did too

and that distance between the miles of ink and pavement

became only the beginning of enchanted amazement

When your words entered my lungs; and my words touched your heart

then our words touched each other and never became apart

no more standing in a puddle of my own "nostalgia"

and dwelling in naysayers' judgments that stall us

it's probably filtered in our DNA, data unexplainable

infinite time of ours; no hourglass is breakable

friend.....lover.......or other.....you will always fit the bill

My soul yearns for hunger, yet my appetite is filled



Check, please?"






Author's Notes/Comments: 

based on a true event. A close friend and I had broken a piece of the cookie at the same time. There's no gettin around fate. It will get you every time.

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Shaketa Copelin's picture

2 years later....why does this poem remind me of someone with the initials AMB? Why do I find myself suddently in this poem? Coincidence? Hmmm.

Shaketa Copelin's picture

WHOA! This was piece was EXCELLENT! I LOVED IT! The way it flowed was like syrup from the bottle...this was great. I also liked how the fortune cookie confirmed your fate...skillz...