Waiting for this Death

Each line is so strong.

Some poets on here blow me away.

You are one of them ;-)

Wow, D-thank you!  

This is a fantastic poem! Such vivid imagery. It sets a strong mood, I almost expect an epic novel to hide behind this. It feels like an introduction to some deep and beautiful classic. Very well written.

I don't think I've ever read a poem that catches the numbness that can result from a dying love or affair, the exhaustion that sets in.  So much emotion has been invested and then the realization that it just isn't working any more.  All that remains is the ringing of the death bell, which might be a grim formality.  Wonderful job, Virginia.  It resonates, "lackluster incantations" and all.

I agree, this is brilliant. It actually uncovered that feeling for me, which is the sign of a powerful poem.

Brilliant write, Virginia.. imagery is outstanding.. just an amazing ink.. thanks for sharing..

Dave

That visual of you "with a death bell clutched between my fingers" really spun this. It's like, instead of waiting for your death, you have become the death dealer. And the use of the word furtively. Excellent!

Scary and heartbreakingly grim. Really resonates in the mind.

for whom the bell tolls. when love no longer resonates...