I finally understood

by Yakari Gabriel   Jun 9, 2012


When I awoke this morning,
I didn't do anything out the ordinary
I sat- with a heartbeat in my chest,
thoughts in my head, music,
and a coffee cup.

sometimes, my Latin side
wants to be noticed. so I
opted for Spanish songs
romantic ones, melancholic,
about loves that faded

...like ours.

I thought of all those times,
we made love without ever touching
each other. how I would hold
your hand and caress your fingertips
for half of the night, and then wake
to your beautiful face, stuck half in the
air and half in the sheets.

how I would melt, and feel
like I had the world dancing in the
middle of my palm, felt like I could squeeze
the water out of it, and not feel guilty at all..

I thought of those days,
when my black roots sprung to the surface,
and I felt that black rage, and how
you would tell me to calm down, that
I was not a slave any longer..

this morning, I understood
that some friendships were never meant
to be ruined with romance..
that it could stroke its cheeks once
in a while, give it a tender kiss on the
shoulder, but never lust after it

that romance, had to remain
silent, like a child on time out.

with the birds swimming their
way through the clouds, and the
sun trying to find a way to peek
through my windows,

I finally accepted,
that It was wrong of me to try
to make imperfect lovers out of us

when all along, we had the
potential to be the perfect friends..

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  • 12 years ago

    by Poet on the Piano

    This is incredible Yaki.....I don't know how I haven't read this before. But it wasn't what I expected....I loved the twists, the images, and then the realization that came with this story. At first I was picturing two lovers but then you said making love without touching each other, and I thought maybe a friendship would be the right fit then. I love how you worded this, it was so wise and maturer than a lot of things I hear or read. But it was inspiring too- like all of your work :)
    Definitely a thoughtful poem, a life lesson about friendship and love both, be happy if you can have that perfect friend and try to move on from the pain of knowing you can't be more, or if you were, that it would be forced.

    A lot of wisdom here, really eye-opening words.
    Enjoyed reading lots!

  • 12 years ago

    by Chelsey

    I thought of all those times,
    we made love without ever touching
    each other. how I would hold
    your hand and caress your fingertips
    for half of the night, and then wake
    to your beautiful face, stuck half in the
    air and half in the sheets

    ^This was absolutely beautiful. Omg Im so jealous of your wording here that I wish I would have wrote it myself!

    this morning, I understood
    that some friendships were never meant
    to be ruined with romance..
    that it could stroke its cheeks once
    in a while, give it a tender kiss on the
    shoulder, but never lust after it

    ^ What an incredible way of saying "dont date your friends"...just pure brilliance here.

    .I finally accepted,
    that It was wrong of me to try
    to make imperfect lovers out of us

    when all along, we had the
    potential to be the perfect friends..

    ^ This is really sad...mostly for me....I did this once..had an incredible friend...tried making us more..he wanted us to be more, and it all failed, now its awkward when we see each other , but we are awesome friends...it sucks so bad!! but...life goes on, the memories remain, but the pain lessens.

    Incredible write Yaki..seriously youre amazing!

  • 12 years ago

    by nouriguess

    You're beginning to write epics, Yaki. The long, detailed pieces suite you perfectly!

  • 12 years ago

    by Dagmar Wilson

    From what I gather from this piece
    two people are not meant to be lovers
    but have great potential to become best
    friends
    Enjoyed reading 5/5

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