Maelstrom
Each day I wake
not knowing what
to expect
Will today be
comforting or
suffocating
There is no way to detect
I can sail
smooth seas
of love and tranquility
Be a recipient
of your devoted attention
and surprised
by your spontaneity
Or do we navigate a maelstrom
on this imperious
voyage to destruction
Unable to fathom
your thought process
I do drown in your rhetoric
of seduction
Anchored to your bitterness
Wishing for harmony but
sinking in your resentment
Feeling Icy fingers wrapped
around my heart
beguiled with the promise
of contentment
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
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Love this! A great portrait of those kind of two sided relationships and that romantic pull… and some really beautiful phrases. Especially love: “we navigate a maelstrom/on this imperious/voyage to destruction” and “beguiled by the promise of contentment.”
Thank you so much 😊 I’m happy you enjoyed it.
i sense promises too often broken, a heart that loves but starting to crack, your poem speaks volumes and you have a very unique style of poetry
Wow! Very good!
Oh thank you so much! 🙂
You are very welcome, thanks for sharing.
Oh Christine! This really speaks to me. So poignant.
Thank you my dear friend. I think it would resonate with most of us. Nothing is easy when it comes to relationships 😐
So true. Life is like that.