Posted by Atticus on August 29, 2004, at 7:57:21
In reply to Re: poem ... Cocoa Pebbles Madness, 1989 » Atticus, posted by malthus on August 28, 2004, at 22:17:11
Hi Malthus,
I have to admit, I approached writing about Alyssa with a huge amount of trepidation, even though she's been heretofore the (mostly) unseen sun around which most of my previous poems revolved, caught in her overpowering gravitational field. So I focused on one day very early on in our relationship, when the passion and emotions were just off the scale, and all we could do was think about each other, and all we wanted in the whole world was to be together. And now that I've gone to that place and written about it, I feel really, really good. It's as if the block of ice around my heart since 1998 has cracked wide open and finally, finally, is showing the first signs of melting. It's as if I've given myself permission to start sorting all the wonderful memories from the debris field of the break-up, and I'm at long last able to begin the process of reclaiming many of the happiest days of my entire life -- days which I've cut myself off from for six long years now (seems more like 60 years). Composing this poem just turned out to be incredibly liberating. And by the way, it's true about the Cocoa Pebbles; if you're ever down, that stuff'll blow the lid off your skull and give you the most intense sugar rush you're ever likely to experience. And that rush is, of course, a metaphor for what it feels like when you first fall deeply in love. I wouldn't fret about anyone ever loving you as much as I did (and still do, albeit from a distance) Alyssa. You never know who's waiting around the corner. Honest. You might've even passed him on the streets of Philly yesterday. :) Atticus
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