Stalled

Tonight I went to a writing workgroup that read Rilke and afterwards we got this prompt and 15 minutes to create something: "Write a poem of longing. It may be of spiritual or physical or emotional longing."

+Inspired by Rainer Maria Rilke+

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I can create

but my pen

is stalled - not silent

just not active.

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Penning words about

how you are my world

but not being able to

go to you.

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Writing of your

soft lips

but not being able to

kiss you.

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Sculpting words

onto a page about

holding you close to me

but not being able

to reach you.

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There are motives

but no motion in them.

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There are desires

but I am unable to

follow through.

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I can write you 1000

poems but I cannot

move, act, live any

nearer to you.

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Your bright light

illuminates my words

but I sit in the dark

waiting on something

and someone

I'll never have.

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Thank you for reading! - Sam