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ACCEPTING M.A.K.
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JOURNAL#16 tenderly expectant
that is my general mood for the moment
when I first read yet another precious
page to one of your latest letters
the tell-tale touch of your words
moves me in a direction of thoughts
in which I am most comfortable with
an all too familiar welcome sense of
well being
settles softly upon my sagging, sluggish
shoulders
no matter where I am or what current
catastrophe I am amid
for me. you are the bearer of greatly
wanted news
to this over anxious letter holder
but this gentle metamorphosis only
occurs when I read yet again another
literary collage of your oh so very special
and carefully selected words
what is your role suppose to be in my
obviously now so very lacking life
and why do I miss this easy closeness we
share
when I possess for myself a truly faithful
lover whom for me is always physically there
yet if I am long without any meaningful
contact with you
why then, there seems to be little if any
light left in me to cast upon my many
mental rainbows
shared phone calls make me indescribably
happy
yet bleach my world melancholy
when they are much too soon over,
done with and through
a lot of ups and downs occur in every facet
of our every day existence
yet its these very same peaks and valleys
I suppose that we could say make each and
every moment worth looking forward to
but oh, what a way to end such a perfect
day and an equally good thought
than by writing this plain speaking poem
for my oh so very precious and dear, dear you
you inspire me so much
thank you for that
and thank you for always being my M.A.K.
your presence no matter how far away
is still so very welcome in my life!...........
(Aug. 28, 1997)
Moving...from the first line to the last. The poetess, who has shown/penned her love and longing for "M.A.K" is craving here like a wounded gazelle -- wounded by the arrow of love shot from Cupid's bow -- and finds it hard to reconcile with the mundane physical bond she relates -- a life of physical interaction being shared with someone and someone who is not as loving as M.A.K. as M.A.K. despite the distance, reaches out and manages to touch her heart and soul, with his powerful writing. The choice of words and the natural flow of every sentiment makes it a beautiful poem. Excellent!