Silent Arpeggios
(lost)Love in 50 Words
By Paul StewartPublished 12 months ago • Updated 11 months ago • 1 min read
Photo by Lorenzo Spoleti on Unsplash
Did you feel the mattress burn?
did you see the lines blur?
did you think we'd never change?
did you taste the bitter rain?—
lost
did you hear the hushed sighs—
the arpeggiated screams to the void?
as the sinking ship called "we"
did not make landfall and was—
lost
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Comments (20)
Too late! Imma too lazy to look up arpeggios! Only that it is musical related. 💔
ooof, the last three lines sunk me!! Seems like every line left an impression on someone! That's not easy to do! Impressive work, Paul!
Love this poem, really enjoy the tone of it.
Oooo, arperggiate is a new word for me! Loved your poem!
A nice little trilogy of emotions, Paul
This is well done! All the word choices and comparisons used work so well
Every line in this poem punches above its weight, Paul, but the final line - as the sinking ship called “we” did not make landfall and was— lost, is a knock out!
A poem worth sharing over and over again. Good job.
Well done, Paul! I'm with Angie, "the arpeggiated screams" line is amazing.
Wow! This hits with an impact! Favourite lines are: “lost did you hear the hushed sighs— the arpeggiated screams to the void?”😢
brings a tear to my eye- nicely crafted
One of the best entries I have read so far! I love your poetry. Bravo! 👏✨
That was incredible. Well done, buddy.
Wonderfully crafted! Painfully vulnerable, well done friend ✨
Raw, real, and bloody marvelous, Paul! What we've all come to expect- but still unique and full of heart. "Did you taste the bitter rain" is a line that will stick with me, I think.
Brilliantly written!!!❤️❤️💕
Feel the arpeggios rising to a scream here. The angst was powerfully expressed.
Perfectly written, as always, Paul
Such a story in so few words
Very nice poetry there✍️📕🏆♦️♦️♦️