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Being
by Mark M Lichterman → (All Poetry by Mark M Lichterman)
Sunday, May 12, 2024    Rated "G" by the Author.
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 Being

Whispered words

Might this be part of being old

The wife softly asked

Together now

The love I feel has little to do with sex

My wife's arm about my shoulder

Urging me closer

I know I’m here

Here with you

The husband said

Feel though within a dream

Having no thought of sex

And all to do with…

The thought edging upon my mind

“Being”, the husband said

Being with you

Holding you

Loving you

In a trance

A hypnotic trance

The wife said

A trance that holds me here

In the only place I want to be

The only place I was meant to be

Eyes closing

Never again to open


  ©August 10, 2010 / Mark M Lichterman


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 Reviews of "Being"
Reviewed on May 15, 2024
Love never loses it's power, Mark. Your poem is so beautiful, only the elderly can understand.

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on May 13, 2024
Yes, the difference between being and not being is very simple. At our age, to have a woman hug you tight and feel the warmth of her body and the sweetness of her breath against your face is enough encouragement to go on another day enjoying that part of womanhood until as you have so poignantly stated…



"Eyes closing… Never to open [again.]"



Ron


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