The Truth Is Here Somewhere :2: Echo Poem
An Echo Poem
Original: If I Kissed It - Poem by Brian Johnston
If I kissed it, would that make it better?
Are you needing much more than a friend?
Would it help if I held you so deep in my love
That your 'breath fears' would fade in the end?
Let me see the dark places you're hurting,
'Lay on hands' where you feel there's a void,
Whisper, 'Shh, ' to the sources of noise in your life,
'Guard your back' as you work through annoyed!
Or is booster shot all that is needed?
Will your day be OK on your own?
Are you looking to share a new friend that you've made,
Me to ask 'How's your day? ' on the phone?
All these things Love, are yours for the asking!
Hidden things too, that I've yet to give,
There's no firm expiration date that I control
Long as 'I'm on the street where you live! '
Glad to sacrifice life for love's meaning,
If the purchase costs me only time,
It seems you are the heart of the world's poetry,
And the word I am hoping to rhyme.
When you're gone, I can get so impatient,
It's like somehow life's rhythm is missed,
If this simplest of verses can bring you some joy
Then smile twice, for you just have been kissed!
Brian Johnston
March 1,2017
Lora Colon Echos My Poem:
Who wouldn't enjoy being kissed,
Or hearing loving words now and then?
Only a fool would declare 'Not me, '
(I'm no fool - just say where and when)
When all places hurt - dark and light -
On the outside, in the heart and soul,
What good are whispers and laying of hands,
This despair is out of control
But a booster shot does no good
When love's hunger is out of control,
It's fatal and beyond treatment
When metastasized down to the soul
Love should not have to be asked for
But given as your heart overflows,
Love doesn't expire, but stays ever fresh,
And more beautiful as it grows
Sometimes love involves sacrifice,
It's good that you're aware of this,
But neither prose nor poetry
Is required to deliver a kiss!
When you see what you want, go for it,
Love doesn't stay too long in one place,
You might bring flowers, then find no one's home,
And you'll be left with egg on your face
Lora Colon
Poemhunter.com
Brian Johnston Echos Lora's Echo
Let Go My Eggo!
(A Backwards Approach To Your Echo)
(No Problem!)
When in fact, I am praying you roam,
I’ll be glad to find nobody home,
Although flowers are nice,
Sweetest bloom has a price,
Wish you sweetness from love’s honeycomb.
Any egg on my face [from your place]* I’ll hold dear,
Messy friendships still better than beer,
Though I know thoughts can kiss,
Lips are hard to dismiss,
Want you grinning from sweet ear to ear!
I think love that one asks for is better than none,
[Guys ARE slow!]* Even when you find giver’s less fun,
All too often the mothers spoil men,
Leaving lovers to take one on chin,
Our love training far worse than "girl" talk with a nun!
Booster shot means you've had one injection,
And can tolerate low-grade rejection,
Though all souls can be greedy,
With own levels of needy,
Feels like cancer? Just BAD EGG reaction? [Ha!]*
I don't mean here to pooh-pooh your pain,
All these years, still there's something to gain?
Could it be it’s a role?
That you might just control?
Why not shove the bum out of a plane?
With this poem, I’m calling your bluff,
Say you don’t want its KISS? Too bad! Tough!
If you’re playing it cool,
And can't stand being fool,
Then I’m happy to end this! Enough! [Ha!]*
Brian Johnston
March 3,2017
Postscript:
It's OK if you've no love for me!
But great lovers accept what is free!
And it's true no tie binds
That's not locked in our minds,
So, of course, the world's full of debris! [Ha! ]*
Poet's Notes:
*Any comments that you see in braces '[]' are printed in invisible ink. Please
ignore them for the sake of the poem! OK?
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