Love Poem: Feeling the Same
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Written by: Tony Bush

Feeling the Same

Whatever has passed me by, it's winged shadow 
Cast a chill that lingers in my eyes 
And strangely feels like losing, dying or missing 
Something never chanced to materialise. 
Gone in a blink and whirlwind embargo, 
Candle extinguished at pinpoint of gutter; 
Soft wax dripped petroleum blue at my feet, 
Stuck to the floor with a cold tango stutter. 
I placate my ruffled feathers with thoughts 
And platitudes fired in a blind ricochet 
That echoes a mockingly reasoned rebound: 
"Ah, well, there will be another day." 
Now I have a chasm to train and to feed, 
My companion regret calls your faraway name; 
And it sounds like a gunshot wrapped up in a wish 
As I wish I had known you were feeling the same.