What If
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Free Verse, Poetry
What If
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I’d held you close
enough to feel your heart
beat one with mine
wrapped you in
a healing warmth
kissed away your loss
whispered my soul
into your empty spirit
took your fear
in loving hands
to hurl it far
into yesterday
stirred the dieing embers
of trust
to reignite a flame of faith
embraced your spark of life
nurtured it
in safe shelter
’til vital yet again
so you would not
extinguish it
…what if
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rob kistner © 2008
July 26th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
Beautiful, tender poem. Peace, JP/deb
July 26th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
Lovely, lovely poem!
July 26th, 2008 at 11:19 pm
We live and learn, even by the things we fail to do.
July 27th, 2008 at 9:30 am
This is excellent. It’s rather heartwarming.
July 27th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
What a beautiful piece. So tender.
July 27th, 2008 at 11:39 pm
The eternal “what if”. What if we had done all the things we now wish we had done, especially if someone we loved suffered by our failure to do so? Poignant and meaningful. Thank you!
July 28th, 2008 at 6:36 am
Great work to ponder over. I like this!
what if…
July 29th, 2008 at 2:53 am
Yeah, you make me think ‘If only!’