A musical piece in three movements
For A.B., as usual
1 / Collapse
Several times he seemed
ready to collapse
under the burden of
pain from unhappy love
Yet always managed
to pick himself up –
by his own scalp,
so to speak
But there were moments
when collapse seemed
the sweetest thing on earth –
the final breaking of those
iron rings in his heart region
that would manifest pure love
2 / Sweet
An infinite sweetness
bearing no relation
to the object of collapse
Something truly
unconditional – an oath
not to ever betray
love, that particular love
regardless of anything
that might happen
3 / Yearn
Despite it all,
in the face of despise:
there it is – near-blind,
sighful yearning
The more un-
fullfillable
the better
– James Steerforth ( © 2009 )
Written around Collapse, Sweet, Yearn from 3WW.
Each movement serves to round out the story as a whole. I liked it, liked the way it built.