Engrams imprint
While heartaches splint
Away the world, cruelly engaging
Mating with souls
Will self-extoll
As a world is so cruelly waging
Thinking as two
Converges, to
Remember a future that's staging
Only one word
Truly is heard
By the two-souled beast that's couraging
Love is a verb
Divine, absurd
About the Creator
Gerard DiLeo
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The internal pains stemming from the engrams require loving relationships to heal. Especially in the world we live in today, where human dignity is degraded. However, the power of compassion has incredibly high peaks and liberates us from all emotional bonds, sweetening us like a beautiful sunset. ☀️
I love this! I love your cover photo to start. I also love the way you used the quote feature but still broke it down in stanzas. The imagery is starting too. Two people becoming one sounds like a classic definition of love. ⚡💙⚡
Brilliant ✍️🏆♦️
Those last two lines are the ultimate truth! Loved your poem!
"Love is verb divine, absurd." Isn't that the truth.
Nicely done, my friend!
I love the intensity in this! The way you capture love as both powerful and complex is really cool. Nice work!
Wonderful!!
Wow. This is dark, deep and captivating. I had to have another read, I want to enjoy it and let it settle in my mind. After my second read, I’m thinking. The voice behind this is almost… sad and despondent. The words were carefully chosen, the last word of a line, almost connects with the first word of the next like, but also disconnected. Almost like sticking and unsticking. Wow!
The rhythm and wordplay create a sense of both harmony and struggle, perfectly echoing the paradoxical nature of love. It's thought-provoking and profound!
Bringing out the big guns with this one, sir. Smart, nerdy and romantic too! Well done, Gerard! :)