fleeting moment

A collaborative poem

attend to the heart
hold it dearly
its flickering light 
but a flash
fading
too easily

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you came like breath on cold glass
gone before I could name you
a soft lie of presence
dressed as forever

why do good things slip away?
cursory as the first ray 
of morning light
leaving nothing but 
a lingering aftertaste
of nostalgia
behind

I remember cradling you
always holding onto 
the promise
of tomorrow 
a little too 
tightly

now I reach and my hands return
holding only the shape 
you used to be

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storms calm
ships drift
and people survive
the violent edge of the sea
but in no world
could I endure
the arrow of pain
you thrust into me

our hearts:
once united
then you turned to leave
and for a fleeting moment
I wish death 
had rather taken 
me

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This was a collaborative poem! Here are the wonderful writers that contributed: Rolando Andrade, HEW(Hue) of Poetry, Usama Idris, Gathering the Pieces of Me, Alex J, Bob Johnson, Vision2Verse, Anne Seebach, Elizabeth Ess, Amrita Skye Blaine

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Please note:

sometimes when creating a collaborative poem, it ends up that even smaller fragments lead to a unified whole or that words and phrases call for further shaping and moulding. This is no reflection on the contributor. Instead, it’s a beautiful reminder that the creative process is always filled with twists and turns.

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