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Poetry
Missed
By mmSeason
16 March 2007
This one is not autobiographical!

MISSED
(c) mmSeason 2002

Your whisper is a lover’s,
your touch a seducer’s –
not yours.
After midnight when I am still awake
your fingers creep to wake me,
a murmured wish to please
disguising your wish for pleasure.
You stand at Cupid’s shoulder
guiding his arrow to strike
your vision of me – vision
that is outline only, no internals:
lacking my lack.

How can your manhood
complete my womanhood
ignoring my empty womb?

Then in satisfaction-sleep
you wear the grin of accomplishment
executed. Slumber is my dream
but since fantasy deserted me
I live with the real.
In the morning you’ll feel good
that you made me feel good;
you believe you touch my heart
forgetting your prick doesn’t even reach my gut,
doesn’t even turn my stomach.

My womb
which, empty, is not your concern
concerned you when you’d filled it with a life.
No magic of yours now can satisfy my void
since you commanded me rid
of the fulfilment you visited on me.

Reviews

Written by Phil (6963 comments posted) 16th March 2007
The last part changed my opinion of this somewhat. A sad, empty ending that justified what had passed before - but didn't balance it poetically. 
 
I honestly didn't enjoy the majority of this. It's the usual, easy, everyday man-negative stuff you can here in every office, staffroom, bus-stop etc. I listen to it most days, albeit told with some humour. 
 
As I say, the ending justified the rest to an extent, but you may have lost half of your readers by then. 
 
Liked the irony of the line: 'doesn't even turn my stomach.' 
 
Just one male perspective. 
 
Phil.

Written by ellipinnock (1790 comments posted) 17th March 2007
Yes I mostly agree with Phil on this. I thought the ending was good, definitely leaves you thinking. The trouble for me was that I think this was too long. You could probably have made your point more concisely and had more of an impact because of it. imo the last two stanzas are the kernel of what this poem could be - not so keen on the first half. 
 
Elli

Written by mmSeason (32 comments posted) 20th March 2007
Comments taken on board, especially about its being too long. As for being just a rant, i hope the double / backward / inside-out meanings and/or deformed metaphors would be noticed (not that all of those are in there, but i'm not sure what term to use) and the pain comes through as well as the anger. 
mand
ps
Written by mmSeason (32 comments posted) 20th March 2007
Sorry, i was interrupted and forgot a thought. Re double meanings - when heard aloud, even the title can be about that horrible fog of confused feelings and mixed loyalties. "...turn my stomach" can refer to morning sickness. Etc.

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