First Words from the Lines of a Love Poem

You
I

You
I

I
You
You
I

You
I
I
You

Yours
Mine
Your
My
I
You

We

Together
Apart
Being
With
Without

I
You
We
Why

Love

Only……

of a love poem

My visions
My nightmares
My life

All in print

Humanity's iniquities
The pains of growth
Rants on relationships
Gone bad
And alcohol fuelled revelry

Every low and
Angst ridden
Moment
Put down in words
Until my heart
Beats slow
And painfully

I tire
Lay my head down and
Dream

Of a love poem

From the lines

These stories are true
As such can be known
Life’s struggles
Humanity’s war on
Itself
The individual’s battle
With life

Love
Labour
Loss

No inconsequentialities
The reporting is
Detailed
And complete

Advance, retreat
Each victory each
Capitulation
But one more step to
Becoming

The stories
Many and
Varied
All coming to you live
Direct
From the lines

First Words

My pen at first
Hesitant
Random scratches of
Infant toenails
On floor upon which
It learns to crawl

Soon few
Faltering
Steps
Vocalisation of rough
Incoherencies

Then listen
Watch the grown ups
Mimic then
Practice

Stability of gait
Increases
Clear voice found
Pen steadies on page

Reveals

First words