+——
‘I have a love,’ he said.
‘And I have none,’ I said.
‘I’d like to stay,’ he said.
*
‘Can’t be with you,’ he said,
‘but you’re my flame.’
I said: ‘I feel the same.’
*
‘It’s wrong,’ he said.
‘So stop,’ I said.
‘No, don’t,’ he said.
*
‘Is everything a game?’ he said.
‘That poor guy.’
I said: ‘There’s something in your eye.’
*
‘Come on,’ he said.
‘Cannot,’ I said.
‘Why not,’ he said.
*
‘You have a love,’ I said,
‘remember?’
He said: ‘You’re better.’
*
‘It’s true and sweet,’ I said,
‘the message you’re transmitting.’
He said: ‘ You’re kidding.’
*
‘I want you more,’ he said
‘but like you less.’
I said: ‘Makes perfect sense.’
*
‘Fuck you,’ he said,
‘you only wanted me for sex.’
*
‘And you,’ I said,
‘would make great friends with my ex.’
***
© Basilike Pappa, 2018
(Image: Pinterest)
Awesome post 😁
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‘love it, love it, love it,’ he said!
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Good to see you again, Eric, and thank you!
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Good to see you too Basilike – I’d just popped back to make some changes to my blog and there you were top of my ‘reader’ – I couldn’t resist! I’ll be back blogging again early November! Eric.
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I’ll be waiting!
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He said
She said
From frolics
to politics
via an unmade bed
Like a truth
once read
now stuck
in my head
Thank you Basilike
for such
cunning cummings
of dred
So now goings
For once smitten
then bitten
best be twice fled
Most cunning!
Basilike, my Wi-Fi connection
failed just as I was making a
most astoundingly profound
comment in regards to the
politics sexual … Inspired by
your equally profound & succinct
poetry. So I’ll just have to assume
that you got it.
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I got it and liked it very much! Thank you!
I tried to answer to another of your comments, where you wrote κάκιστος, but I wasn’t allowed. It said you turned your blog to private. Anyway, my answer was: Αληθώς. Καλώς έπραξες.
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I meant to save that offering
for Halloween, so it’s back in
the pumpkin cellar till next week.
Apparently it’s a much anticipated
occaision for our American
friends (who, according to Saint
Leonard Cohen, are the best
of the worst.”).
So, if you can’t beat them …
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Ακριβώς!
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I’ll get Theo, my multilingual
translator onto it straight away!
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You saucy minx! So much fun but afterwards, what a headache.
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This is the first time someone calls me a saucy minx, and I like it very much! Thank you, Kenny!
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This form looks familiar… Good one, Basilike! Cummings would be honored.
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This form looks familiar: That’s exactly what I thought while writing it!
This started as a story, but it wasn’t going the way I wanted, so I thought to extract verse out of it. It came out in dialogue form and I realized I was doing it Cummings-style. There was no point in fighting it.
I’m so glad you like it! It was fun writing it.
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Pure whimsy imbued with the deliciousness of your creativity. Fresh and adorable! It’s a fine day when it begins with you dear B 👏🏻🌹🌹
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And a fine day when you come to read and comment! I thought you’d like this one.
Kisses, B.
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Absolutely delightful … and only draws warmth from this Wandering Armadillo dear Basilike 💜💜
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This is so fun and great!
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Thank you, Nick!
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Some people collect stamps.
Some people collect coins.
And others collect ex’es.
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They are very interesting items to collect. They can talk.
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There is no one like you!!!!! Every time I read your work, I feel like I am being given a whole new world of what it means to write, to create, to be an artist. I am in awe of you!!!!
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And I am smiling and blushing! Thank you so much!
Love, B.
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The pleasure is mine entirely!!!!
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Amazing!!!! 🙂
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Thank you, sir!
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Aaah, the strange world of sex and romance, infidelity, honesty, and lies. What an interesting exchange and great meander. 🙂
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Thank you, Diana! I had fun writing this!
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I love the sharp interchange of dialogue, and the closing lines are excellent! As an FYI, I nominated some of my favorite WordPress writers for the Sunshine Blogger Award, and you’re one of them. I know some people are into it, so no stress if you don’t want to participate. 🙂 The guidelines are in my latest post. All the best, Brian
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And I love it that you love it, Brian! Thank you very much, and thank you for the nomination. I’ll not participate but, believe me, I’m honored that you thought of me.
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I think a comment should match the quality of the post, so I was reluctant to make a comment on this Basilike. Sometimes the sophistication in your writing makes me wonder whether I’ve captured the essence in the way you expect the readers to. It’s a sign of brilliant writing, isn’t it. I believe so.
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And this is such a beautiful comment! Thank you very much! Your encouragement means a lot to me.
As for the essence, I’m sure that even if you felt it in a different way than I planned, it would be interesting and insightful.
Thank you again for making me happy with your words.
Love, B.
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Your posts are a delight to me, they always are.
Love, Isabelle
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Just fucking brilliant. The puns, repetitions, simple complexity, you blew me away. Again.
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And yes, the rhyme which fits amazingly in this playful poem. Bravo.
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And Cummings. How witty is that! Blown away, told you.
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I am running out of ways to thank you!
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Then don’t. Just give me more of your magic.
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I was thinking maybe we could work some magic together, if you’d like.
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Fuck, I don’t know what to say to that. I find your work intimidating.
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Ha ha! So do I yours! Higher intelligence, my dear.
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Let’s get scared together. It’s Halloween after all.
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That’s the idea! You can find me here: pbasilikeATyahooDOTcom. We’ll exchange ideas.
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Got it.
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I was sure you’d appreciate it, Bojana. I was looking forward to the day you’d find it. Thank you again for coming.
Love, B.
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For some reason, I fail to see some blogs/posts on my Reader. But, being a detail-oriented perfectionist, I’ll always eventually find what I missed. Make no mistake.
Hugs
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So do I. I haven’t been seeing Michael Powers for some time now. Bummer!
Hugs back!
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I visit him on and off to see if I haven’t missed sth. He hasn’t been really active lately.
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I’ll check too. I think he’s editing his book.
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I believe so too. I loved his last post btw., like pretty much everything he writes.
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Yes, he’s a natural. That’s how his posts feel.
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Unpretentiously beautiful.
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Yes, that’s our man.
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I’m going out, dear. Send me an email, so I can have yours. Kisses.
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Just did.
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Basilike….Holy! fucken! brilliant poetic poem.
This is the kind of poetry I love to read. Man, I love the playfulness between the two characters and the ending is wow!
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Thank you very much, Charlie! This was really fun to write!
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You welcome. I can tell it was fun.
Poetry what I love about it – it can take on another form of stories or mind bending puzzles that the readers themselves dive into the pool of the story-teller. 🙂
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Exactly. Actually this one began as a story that wasn’t exactly working, so that’s why I turned it to poetry.
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You did a phenomenal job. 🙂
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I’m happy you think so!
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Happiness is always a blessing. 🙂
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😉
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Reblogged this on Sudden Denouement Literary Collective.
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Thank you!
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Thank you!
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