Here’s a sample poem from my new collection, Garden of Rain.
truth is
i forget i love you
sometimes
i forget
the trees
we planted
in our little forest
the raindrops
we gathered
on those grey-washed days
these days
when anger clouds your face
like a frenzied storm
when selfishness
seizes me
steals me
to my perfect, lonesome hell
truth is
we think we love
when what we love
is love itself
when we forget
the you in me
the I in you
paring through this diaphany
of grief and joy
peeling away
the layers
like the skin of a wild onion
weeping
yearning
struggling to reach
the succulent core
truth is
i forget to love
i forget
that moment
un jour
habibati
mi’ amore
when at first
at last
i knew
© 2015 Mike Maggio
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