Sunday, March 25, 2012

Sentimental Me

                                                                             Image: Duane Michals
Picture Credit: Courtesy of Tess' Magpie

I cannot have you
I cannot touch you
The most I can see
Are two reflections
How cruel fate can be
Can I be set free?

I can see you in my reflections
I can see you in my dreams
I can see you everywhere
But my choices are limited
My yearnings are beyond reach
My emotions are beyond reasons
My wants are beyond redemption
I’m vulnerable

Help!
Save me!
Sentimental me.

Submitted for Willow's Magpie#110
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35 comments:

  1. Pat HattMarch 25, 2012 at 7:06 AM

    Wants that one can not have
    Are indeed grave
    But one should look at what they do
    And not get in a stew

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  2. Laurel's QuillMarch 25, 2012 at 7:19 AM

    I had the same thoughts...SAVE ME!!!! excellent!

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  3. Kathe W.March 25, 2012 at 8:11 AM

    sometimes not being able to get what you think you want - does save you

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  4. GailMarch 25, 2012 at 9:07 AM

    Great...amazing the different views we each see in the same photo.

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  5. MargaretMarch 25, 2012 at 9:11 AM

    ... a lesson which is hard to learn. We don't always get what we wish for...

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  6. DaydreamertooMarch 25, 2012 at 10:22 AM

    Ahhh... caught in the mirror.. how sad.
    Great writing Hank!

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  7. ScarletMarch 25, 2012 at 10:35 AM

    We all have a bit of that.. I think its good to reflect, indulge it for a bit, but move on ~

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  8. VictoriaMarch 25, 2012 at 11:07 AM

    I guess when we think about it, reflections in mirrors are illusions.

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  9. Tess KincaidMarch 25, 2012 at 11:17 AM

    I can relate to the vulnerability here...nice write...

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  10. Kat MortensenMarch 25, 2012 at 1:26 PM

    We all have that cry for help, don't we? Good poem.

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  11. Brian MillerMarch 25, 2012 at 1:32 PM

    i feel you in this man...to see but not touch is a tough place to be...and sometimes perhaps that is the best you know...

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  12. flaubertMarch 25, 2012 at 1:38 PM

    Hank, sometimes what we want isn't always best for us. I like this a lot.

    Pamela

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  13. BerowneMarch 25, 2012 at 1:46 PM

    Careful what you wish for; as you know you may get it. :-)

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  14. BerowneMarch 25, 2012 at 1:46 PM

    Careful what you wish for; as you know you may get it. :-)

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  15. Little NellMarch 25, 2012 at 3:23 PM

    The unreachable seen as a reflection. The true definition of tantalising!

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  16. WanderMarch 25, 2012 at 3:40 PM

    thank you for this

    Wander

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  17. KarenMarch 25, 2012 at 4:26 PM

    It's often what we can't have that we desire the most...until we get it, then it might not be that great! Nice write.

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  18. ChevrefeuilleMarch 25, 2012 at 5:17 PM

    We all desire that what we cannot have. reaching out to him or her, your secret lover. Seeing him or her everywhere ... and in your mirror he or she reflects as a silent admirer.
    Great poem, loved reading it.

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  19. ninotazizMarch 25, 2012 at 5:48 PM

    I agree with Kathe!

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  20. ninotazizMarch 25, 2012 at 5:48 PM

    I agree with Kathe!

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  21. ManicddailyMarch 25, 2012 at 5:54 PM

    Hi Hank--caught in the glass--I keep thinking of Jean Cocteau--Where they go in and out of the mirror with the gloves--Orfee--K.

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  22. AnonymousMarch 25, 2012 at 7:54 PM

    if you yearn yourself, can you ever reach yourself

    mirrored

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  23. MadhulikaMarch 25, 2012 at 10:06 PM

    "save me"... I guess this a thing everybody feels at some point or the other..
    Beautifully written :)

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  24. Madeleine Begun KaneMarch 25, 2012 at 11:56 PM

    Intense and powerful.

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  25. relMarch 26, 2012 at 1:42 AM

    Vulnerable but out of reach too.
    Very cool!
    rel

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  26. HelenMarch 26, 2012 at 6:37 AM

    Very nice .........

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  27. robkistnerMarch 26, 2012 at 10:12 AM

    engaging write, appreciate your sharing it...

    ...rob kistner
    Image & Verse

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  28. Dave KingMarch 26, 2012 at 10:57 AM

    Cool response to the prompt, this. Excellently done.

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  29. Tumblewords:March 26, 2012 at 3:02 PM

    Nifty response to the prompt!

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  30. Maude LynnMarch 26, 2012 at 3:26 PM

    I like the emotion in this.

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  31. LisaMarch 26, 2012 at 6:20 PM

    Ooh this is so true about our relationships with ourselves. We have to settle with the reflection in the mirror.

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  32. JANUMarch 26, 2012 at 9:33 PM

    Awesome!

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  33. Jim SwindleMarch 27, 2012 at 12:34 AM

    The idea of the unreachable is an interesting perspective on the image.

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  34. hyperCRYPTICalMarch 27, 2012 at 1:20 AM

    I will save you!

    Anna :o]

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  35. ElleceeMarch 28, 2012 at 5:51 PM

    Wonderful poem. So like us all at times in our lives. Hoping for happy endings though :-)

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