Longing a banished word

By Stephanie Sideways

If I could cast a magic spell
To cover the deceit
Protecting kin from any Sin
Then freely we could meet

Saved from hurt, the ones we love
A parallel we'd find
Where longing was a banished word
As nobody would mind

But no such trick exists
So surreptitiously we tread
Need outweighing guilty thoughts
no mention of it said

More sensible would be
To pinch the flame that burns within
The sorrow that this idea brings
Extinguishes the sin

How cruel it is to have to choose
Each path carved through the soul
But one path shatters many lives
The other leaves them whole.

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Published on Friday, February 8, 2013. Filed under: "Poetry"

Comments on "Longing a banished word"

On Sunday, February 10, 2013, metaphormachine (133) wrote:

Hm, dearest Stephanie, rhyme you can definitely. The sense I understand at least for now not quite ... my English is unfortunately only merit of a "hun" ... I like the line "protecting kin from any Sin" because it is consistent within itself. And if I may venture a guess is it the main descriptive proposition of the poem?! When it comes to the protection of the family and the clan? And some problems within the kin? I'm sorry that I can not offer any meaningful interpretation ... maybe there is such a still ... later. But as always, beautifully written! Keep it up! :)
A former member wrote: well written piece dear.. beautiful and amazing! thanks for sharing.. :)
On Friday, February 8, 2013, dwells (4285) wrote:

That previous comment worked, so here goes another - we are all base animals with a thin veneer of civilization, and oft times the softer hand is mightier than the sword hand. Everybody fantacizes and it would be a dreary world without our flights of fancy, cheers dear lady!
On Friday, February 8, 2013, Stephanie Sideways (276) wrote:

Aren't we just. See, my heart is huge and beats loudly. X x x
On Friday, February 8, 2013, dwells (4285) wrote:

My comments are being dropped by IE or DP timeout - WTF!
On Friday, February 8, 2013, Patches (1019) wrote:

don't have that problem with chrome. just sayin..
On Sunday, February 10, 2013, Stephanie Sideways (276) wrote:

Oh. Are you referring to sex aids? Good point ( well actually long and fat lol :-0)
On Sunday, February 10, 2013, Patches (1019) wrote:

I was just making a reply to Dan about the quality of internet browsers...sex aids, haha..
On Saturday, February 9, 2013, Stephanie Sideways (276) wrote:

?? What you saying my sweet. ?? X