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

 

Permalink | Comments (8) | Aug 3, 2008

8 Responses to “What If”

  1. JanePoet Says:
    July 26th, 2008 at 6:15 pm

    Beautiful, tender poem. Peace, JP/deb

  2. Kamsin Says:
    July 26th, 2008 at 7:43 pm

    Lovely, lovely poem!

  3. stan ski Says:
    July 26th, 2008 at 11:19 pm

    We live and learn, even by the things we fail to do.

  4. Noah Says:
    July 27th, 2008 at 9:30 am

    This is excellent. It’s rather heartwarming.

  5. keiths ramblings Says:
    July 27th, 2008 at 1:36 pm

    What a beautiful piece. So tender.

  6. Granny Smith Says:
    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!

  7. gautami tripathy Says:
    July 28th, 2008 at 6:36 am

    Great work to ponder over. I like this!

    what if…

  8. Sweet Talking Guy.. Says:
    July 29th, 2008 at 2:53 am

    Yeah, you make me think ‘If only!’

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