Thursday, July 22, 2010

they...

.

they love you
when you are
as tall as
the wall of their
expectations or
when you are
as solid as
the mirror of
their reflections

while
-------------you
----------------------- love
------------------------------------to be
------------------------------------------------as thin as
------------------------------------------------------------------the air

so that
---------------they
----------------------------can
-----------------------------------------see
-------------------------------------------------------through
--------------------------------------------------------------------------you

.

8 comments:

human being said...

a very old work...
link to the original post:

http://dearteachercrow.blogspot.com/2007/12/they-love-you-when-you-are-as-tall-as.html

Akeith Walters said...

what a great construct,...and a good poem.

Francis Scudellari said...

They can't contain you, just as this page can't contain your words.

I love this one hb.

human being said...

Akeith...
thanks a lot for reading... and also for the appreciative words... they mean a lot to me!



Francis...
you've got a very powerful sense of empathy... you can be the one... experiencing what s/he is undergoing... and answer with the same imagery!

ah... yes gases cannot be held in a container unles they are suppressed...
:)

thanks a lot for your always deep words... glad you liked this!

Zaina Anwar said...

I read this piece earlier on your blog and it nimbly struck my heart strings, so that I was overcome with awe...

human being said...

Zaina...
nothing more beautiful than resonating notes of a heart.... echoing endlessing under the dome of cosmos...

namaste!

The Scrybe said...

:) enjoyed reading this.

human being said...

The Scrybe...

well... that positive impact is all i wish...
:)
thanks for reading dear friend...