He said,
physical pain leaves no memory
It is the emotional pain that lingers
As if those thoughts have the same touch,
the same impact of her fingers.
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It is only the beautiful memories that hurt
reminiscent of promises broken,
and the sweetness of heartfelt whispers
that will never again be spoken.
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It only stops hurting when you forget
when those thoughts no longer re-surface
and tearful goodbyes filled with regret
prove she didn’t hurt you on purpose
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And on the day you witness
what used to be your happiness
on another face,
you quickly come to realize
that your memories now belong
to the one who’s taken your place.
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“…It is only the beautiful memories that hurt
reminiscent of promises broken,
and the sweetness of heartfelt whispers
that will never again be spoken…”
Piercingly beautiful and sad, but also revealing so much strength and a positive self-affirmation. Thank you for sharing this with us! 🙂
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thank you so much, Giovanni 🙂
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Nothing is ever replaced.
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perhaps..
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(“Aufheben or Aufhebung [sublation] is a German word with several seemingly contradictory meanings, including “to lift up,” “to abolish,” “cancel” or “suspend,” or “to sublate.” The term has also been defined as “abolish,” “preserve,” and “transcend,)
I think the process with respect to this “replacing” may well involve something similar to “sublation,” and although we leave something behind for good (so we think), there is something that we preserve. The negation passes over into an affirmation. And poetry testifies to this:
“I don’t love her, that’s certain, but perhaps I love her.
Love is brief: forgetting lasts so long” (Pablo Neruda).
Anyway, a random thought. 🙂
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You have the best random thoughts, Giovanni.
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