Repression

How long have I chewed herbs,
Trying to forget you?

What was once a music inside me
Is now only my heartbeat

Your face ripples –
A reflection on the Lethe

The arpeggio of your laughter
Looped like a wormhole in my memory

How many suns did I reject
After dreaming of you?

What was once a heartbeat inside me
Is now only a muscle contracting

Your face is an amalgam
Of other portraits now

The decrescendo of your sigh
Cut in half like an earthworm in my memory

How many moons will I pocket
Trying to white you out?

5 thoughts on “Repression”

poemsinacoffer May 23, 2017 at 7:40 pm

This is a fantastic piece of poetry ! What imagery….simply amazing ! I thoroughly enjoyed.

Cheers !
Chhaya

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Joseph Westley Ammons Post authorMay 23, 2017 at 7:43 pm

Thanks so much ::)

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1. poemsinacoffer May 23, 2017 at 7:43 pm
  
  My pleasure Joseph ! 😊
  
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thereckoning12 March 18, 2018 at 2:21 am

Ohhh those last lines…how many moons will I pocket trying to white you out? I love this. Beauty!

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Joseph Westley Ammons Post authorMarch 18, 2018 at 2:25 am

Thank you ::)

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