Haikus for Christian
This pull to you, love,
something I can not explain:
my sweet delusion.
I no longer fear
specificity: I name you,
write these words in blood—
haunting emptiness,
when every poem now is
written just to “you.”
This pathetic need
to make something from nothing
leads me through the lines,
but you never read
my words to understand them,
leaving me voiceless.
Forgive me for this
intimacy now unearned;
I used to know you.
This pull to you, love,
remnant of what could have been:
my sweet delusion.
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counting syllables for reality-
actually really difficult work!
nice exploration of fa!th:) here.
Love this!! Especially the second haiku, it takes some power back to use their name
Beautifully done
Beautiful use of the form. This ring of haiku works so well.
Exquisite
This is so good, Ari! There’s a strength in this vulnerability