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Ghosts of Past Lovers
He rubs my feet, sore from work, and
blows cool air across my toes.
I lie waiting for his kisses up my leg,
never sure which he’ll choose.
Will ghosts of past lovers
stir in their graves
with their memories of touching
a younger me? When his tongue
arrives at my sheath, will I think of
those who've come before?
From a frame over my lover's shoulder,
his dead wife looks on
with a hint of jealousy
I find intriguing.
blows cool air across my toes.
I lie waiting for his kisses up my leg,
never sure which he’ll choose.
Will ghosts of past lovers
stir in their graves
with their memories of touching
a younger me? When his tongue
arrives at my sheath, will I think of
those who've come before?
From a frame over my lover's shoulder,
his dead wife looks on
with a hint of jealousy
I find intriguing.
Published 4th May 2022
Author's Note
At 43, I guess it's inevitable that past lovers have died. I recently learned that the first boy I had sex with died. I wrote about him in Math Tutor https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poems/434756-my-math-tutor/
My present lover asked about removing his wife's portrait from his bedroom wall. I told him it was beautiful and that he should leave it.
My present lover asked about removing his wife's portrait from his bedroom wall. I told him it was beautiful and that he should leave it.
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A very deep musing in the middle verse. Perhaps regard the 'ghosts' as a compliment to yourself, one who is still enjoyed now by another.
I can visualise the kissing, noticing your legs in your avatar!
I can visualise the kissing, noticing your legs in your avatar!
5th May 2022 1:38am
His wife looks almost similar to you (I didn't cotton on it was her the first few times I read this) possibly equally young. I think if I saw you and her together I might comment (as I did in real life to two women who worked at the same place, looked and sounded similar, who discovered they had the same boyfriend at different ends of their adult lives) that it seems his taste in women hasn't changed much if any, which could be taken as a compliment.
9th May 2022 12:50pm
Interesting insight. I agree that your theory would be a compliment to me. She is beautiful.
9th May 2022 1:12pm
The moment of discovery came when he rang our workplace to talk to his current (who worked in same office as me) unbeknown (because he rang a post room next door where the ex was at time working. After she answered the phone, explaining who he was looking for, the ex recognised his voice, it started an unexpected conversation that ended with her telling the current one 'He went out with me x years ago!' Case of it's a small world.
26th Aug 2022 5:07pm
The removing of the portrait can be a big issue for a current lover or spouse.
For some keeping the memory can be accommodated by them but others feel uncomfortable if it hangs around as if the person is still present.
As long as there' some way of keeping the spirit of the loved one's memory alive that can go a long way to show respect and empathy.
For some keeping the memory can be accommodated by them but others feel uncomfortable if it hangs around as if the person is still present.
As long as there' some way of keeping the spirit of the loved one's memory alive that can go a long way to show respect and empathy.
