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Poetry about relationships

If Then Else End

Posted on August 22, 2021August 22, 2021 by rak

If you don’t want me Then I don’t want you Else this love is false End if that is true

Bands Of Gold

Posted on September 21, 2020September 30, 2021 by rak

golden wedding rings two links in the chain of love I do, with constraints

I Must Retreat

Posted on September 6, 2020September 6, 2020 by rak

I must get away Retreat into thought again This life is too much

If I Said

Posted on September 3, 2020September 2, 2020 by rak

That big, little word. Would you say it back to me If I said it first?

Old English

Posted on September 2, 2020September 1, 2020 by rak

We had a pet dog when I was a boy. A great, stupid, soft, shaggy Old English sheepdog. I think… Read more Old English

a black and white photo of couple making two wrongs

Two Wrongs

Posted on September 1, 2020April 5, 2022 by rak

Neither Makes One Right He said, “This is love.” She said, “You don’t know real love.” Both of them were… Read more Two Wrongs

Unspeakable Life

Posted on August 31, 2020August 30, 2020 by rak

living together,
not talking or listening;
unspeakable life.

love lies bleeding plant

The Unhealable Wound

Posted on August 30, 2020 by rak

The unhealable wound:
harsh words spoken in anger,
never forgotten.

The Little People

Posted on August 25, 2020September 30, 2021 by rak

Raking leaves, the little man hums hymns to him, alone. His little wife, washing pans, watches what she owns. They… Read more The Little People

A Realisation

Posted on August 11, 2020September 30, 2021 by rak

They see themselves now, neither partners nor lovers, and only just friends.

When You Were

Posted on August 5, 2020September 30, 2021 by rak

When you were here I did not hear you I did not listen to you You were just you –… Read more When You Were

This Too Is A Lie

Posted on August 4, 2020August 4, 2020 by rak

When he lies to her It isn’t a deception It is self-defence

Touching

Posted on August 2, 2020August 4, 2020 by rak

When I touch your hand I feel you touching me too Touching with feeling

Like Not Love

Posted on August 1, 2020August 4, 2020 by rak

Love is not liking Like is like loving but less Like is not loving

See Me Everywhere

Posted on August 1, 2020August 4, 2020 by rak

See me in flowers See me in all that you love See me in your heart

Things We Don’t Say

Posted on July 22, 2020July 30, 2020 by rak

In heated moments We all say things we don’t mean, Mean things we don’t say.

A Mystery To Ourselves

Posted on February 18, 2020November 22, 2021 by rak

A Mystery To Ourselves When I kissed you as you left today, we were as close as we could get… Read more A Mystery To Ourselves

man looking across a lake

A Better Man

Posted on September 16, 2019November 29, 2021 by rak

A Better Man I should be better A better man than I am As good as she is

A New Day

Posted on August 20, 2019November 22, 2021 by rak

A New Day I say good morning There is a look of disdain A new day begins

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