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touching the unkown
by jude forese → (All Poetry by jude forese)
Thursday, July 30, 2026    Rated "G" by the Author.
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Imagine living life with the soft percussion of ghostly taps, as if the unseen keeps checking whether you feel her

Imagine moods of dismay straddling your ribs, a world so poor in maps, you learn to navigate by ache alone

You crawl ceaselessly, shedding blueprint skin through the plans you inherited, the ones that never fit, No kinship to confide in, only their low light

And still, you wonder if memory will ever loosen grasp, if the mystery of your mother’s soul will rise from the hush of not knowing

Maybe she’s the breeze that brushes your cheek when no wind is forecast, a relentless gust trying to remember you as you wish you could remember her

I wonder if I’ll ever evoke the mystery of my mother’s soul— a silhouette of memory pulsating in the fog of forgetting

I whisper through the universal breeze, a relentless gust trying to gather the unknown acknowledgement

The fascination, the constant resemblance saving twilight, completely unsure how to proceed, mowing toward the opening

Imagine living life with the soft percussion of ghostly taps, as if the unseen keeps checking whether you feel her

Imagine moods of dismay straddling your ribs, a world so poor in maps you learn to navigate by ache alone

You crawl ceaselessly, shedding blueprint skin through the plans you inherited, the ones never fitting tight

No kinship to confide in, only the quiet congregation of souls still lingering, remnants past selves humming like low light

And still, you wonder if memory will ever loosen grasp, if the mystery of your mother’s soul will rise from the hush of not knowing

Maybe she’s the breeze that brushes your cheek when no wind is forecast, a relentless gust trying to remember you as you wish you could remember her

I wonder if I’ll ever evoke the mystery of my mother’s soul— a silhouette of memory pulsating in the fog of forgetting

She whispers through the universal breeze, a relentless gust trying to gather the unknown

Securing fascination, the constant resemblance saving twilight, completely unsure how to proceed, moving toward the opening, touching eternity’s light

 

 

 


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 Reviews of "touching the unkown"
Reviewed by C. McGovern-Bowen
Reviewed on September 18, 2026
"navigate by the ach alone."

A beautiful tribute, Jude.

Be well,
Carolyn

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on July 31, 2026
Glad to see you back. Once again, puzzled by some of your phrasing. But I sense a longing for knowing more about your mother than you did when she was still with you. I remember my mother calling me on her TTY and giggling like a child in her last years just to talk to me.

Ron

Reviewed by Aberjhani
Reviewed on July 30, 2026
Always a pleasure to read your work. Grateful that you are still inclined to share it. "a world so poor in maps" indeed, but the richness of poetic vision continues to help many find their way when moving towards an uncertain destination. Greatly enjoyed the read.


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