Tiny, moving lights in the sky,
and a static light inside my heart,
you held me against the car door
last night.
Arms wrapped defensively around my body,
your breath soft on my neck,
as we spoke stereotypically of parallel worlds,
in which we never met.
Your hands in my coat pockets,
I watched my breath form clouds as I spoke
of my world.
You said, ‘there’s a poem here’.
Our eyes bright with chemical highs,
we kissed under the moving stars
and you told me of other worlds,
and of the reality, where we lived happily ever after.
(c) 2008
Danny Earl Simmons
October 19, 2011 at 4:46 pm
Stars are the stuff of poetry.
halfwaybetweenthegutter
October 24, 2011 at 2:19 pm
They are indeed; many of my poems feature stars. There’s something about them which feels almost hopeful.
ghosterb
October 19, 2011 at 4:55 pm
Beautifully done my friend!
halfwaybetweenthegutter
October 24, 2011 at 2:20 pm
Thank you, very much! I appreciate your support.
The Noiseless Cuckooclock
October 19, 2011 at 5:17 pm
mind blowing, love it.
halfwaybetweenthegutter
October 24, 2011 at 2:20 pm
Thank you; coming from you that’s a compliment
projectwords11
October 19, 2011 at 6:18 pm
Pure love!
halfwaybetweenthegutter
October 24, 2011 at 2:21 pm
Thank you <3
dreamingthruthetwilight
October 19, 2011 at 7:09 pm
Simply beautiful.
halfwaybetweenthegutter
October 24, 2011 at 2:21 pm
Thanks for your kind words, and for your visits
I really do appreciate it.
caledoniapoems
October 19, 2011 at 9:57 pm
A lovely poem
halfwaybetweenthegutter
October 24, 2011 at 2:21 pm
Thanks!
Classic NYer
October 19, 2011 at 11:02 pm
There’s a poem everywhere and anywhere, isn’t there? Well this one is an awesome poem.
halfwaybetweenthegutter
October 24, 2011 at 2:22 pm
Thank you so much; if someone says “there’s a poem here”, it’d be rude not to write it
Fatesjoke03
October 20, 2011 at 3:59 am
Really, really like this.
halfwaybetweenthegutter
October 24, 2011 at 2:22 pm
Your comment and visit are appreciated, thank you.
Mandy Calvin
October 20, 2011 at 4:51 am
How dreamy, I could not help but sigh at the end.
halfwaybetweenthegutter
October 24, 2011 at 2:23 pm
Thanks, for both your lovely comment and for taking the time to read.
Kay Salady
October 20, 2011 at 5:38 am
Oh, how bittersweet!
halfwaybetweenthegutter
October 24, 2011 at 2:24 pm
Exactly
It’s not a love poem.
belfastdavid
October 20, 2011 at 9:59 am
What a beautiful love poem.
A lovely gentle way to start my day
David
halfwaybetweenthegutter
October 24, 2011 at 2:24 pm
I like that some people read it as a love poem, when in fact it’s about a relationship falling apart. Thank you.
shail
October 20, 2011 at 5:02 pm
Oh I love this one!
http://wordsinverse.wordpress.com/2011/10/20/lost-souls/
halfwaybetweenthegutter
October 24, 2011 at 2:25 pm
Thanks a lot
Andy
October 20, 2011 at 5:52 pm
Hello.
A bittersweet tale of love.
Nicely penned.
Thanks for sharing.
Bashful Lady
halfwaybetweenthegutter
October 24, 2011 at 2:26 pm
And thank you for reading.
Unga Bunga Girl
October 21, 2011 at 2:59 am
“as we spoke stereotypically of parallel worlds,” – this line is killer!
Lovely!
halfwaybetweenthegutter
October 24, 2011 at 2:26 pm
Cheers! I wanted to get across the feeling of being under the influence of drugs.
Sarah Johnston
October 21, 2011 at 3:51 am
Stars are so lovely and on the islands we see so many of them in our night skies. I love our outside bathroom we take a shower under the moon and stars each night.
http://gatelesspassage.com/2011/10/20/taken-from-me-on-halloween-night/
halfwaybetweenthegutter
October 24, 2011 at 2:27 pm
An outside bathroom sounds amazing!
Nefarious X
October 21, 2011 at 7:56 am
I liked your poem. It had great imagery and was well crafted. Great work.
halfwaybetweenthegutter
October 24, 2011 at 2:27 pm
Thanks, it’s appreciated.
Darryl Davis
October 21, 2011 at 11:20 am
An eye opener
halfwaybetweenthegutter
October 24, 2011 at 2:27 pm
Indeed
kez
October 21, 2011 at 12:37 pm
great write drug induced, heightened love under the stars ……thanks for sharing x
halfwaybetweenthegutter
October 24, 2011 at 2:28 pm
Thank you. I was worried that I would get negative comments for a poem which is essentially about drugs, but the feedback has been amazing.
The Cello Strings
October 21, 2011 at 7:21 pm
so true, very aptly penned.
halfwaybetweenthegutter
October 24, 2011 at 2:29 pm
Thanks a lot!
tinkwelborn
October 21, 2011 at 7:30 pm
ah! Love! always a fantasy.
I like the prescient line: ”There’s a poem here.” good line.
parallel worlds in which you both have never met….but! at this moment, it’s the real McCoy.
good poem.
halfwaybetweenthegutter
October 24, 2011 at 2:30 pm
Always a fantasy… yes, I see what you mean.
It was written about my ex-fiancé, who was cheating on me at the time. I was aware of it, and allowed it under the misguided hope he would come back to me. He didn’t; he got her pregnant and they now have two children.
The parallel worlds where we lived happily ever after… I knew at the time it could never, ever happen. It was too damaged.
terri0729
October 22, 2011 at 3:55 am
Great job! Thanks for the sharing. Blessings, Terri
halfwaybetweenthegutter
October 24, 2011 at 2:31 pm
And thank you for your support and comments
ZQ
October 22, 2011 at 9:56 pm
Bravo!
halfwaybetweenthegutter
October 24, 2011 at 2:31 pm
Gracias!
The Cello Strings
October 23, 2011 at 3:53 am
beautiful.
halfwaybetweenthegutter
October 24, 2011 at 2:31 pm
Thank you
bendedspoon
October 23, 2011 at 4:14 pm
lovely. where there are lovers, there is poetry
halfwaybetweenthegutter
October 24, 2011 at 2:32 pm
Very true; it’s a natural place for poetry to form. Thanks for reading, as always.
Jack Edwards
October 23, 2011 at 5:23 pm
Beautifully vivid poem.
halfwaybetweenthegutter
October 24, 2011 at 2:33 pm
I very much appreciate your feedback, thank you!
Morning
October 30, 2011 at 2:32 am
very mind blowing imagery.
