a collaborative poem by @myvogonpoetry @afcoory @jdubqca @vivchook @brudberg @permabloom @troublegummer
It started over a simple cup of coffee.
Three creams and extra sugar to cover the harsh taste.
As we sat silently and waited for the bill to come.
I wondered if he could hear my heart pounding
But to speak would alert him to my inner turmoil.
A choice between life and death, or merely happiness and pain?
I tried imagining what the last ten years would be like
Without all the assurances that everything would be fine.
And that the future was looking brighter than ever.
The deception has always been so easy,
the intoxication of secret independence and power.
This day of reckoning – it always had to come.
The sound of my spoon against porcelain
communicated clearly my desperation for conclusion
And as I ceased to stir, the silence was ready to explode.
Into what could I release the silence to, I wondered
Sadly, oddly amused on this Valentine’s, of all days.
An alliteration of allusions? A complaisant coup de grace?
The honesty lost, the one selfless gift lies lifeless,
Both enshrouded in guilt and hidden in fraud for
what was once two hearts is now just too much.
Forever gone, forsaken, split; the result of two souls now adrift
—
February 16, 2013
Björn Rudbergs writings 
Very sad.
A sad poem, but a result of a joyful collaboration between 7 poets around the world.
This was so well written. I loved the last stanza. It’s sad to come to terms with such a thing but in the end, it’s usually for the best.
I am sure it is so. and it is a wonderful exercis to write a poem like this one stanza at the time.
I love how the drama plays out over a casual cup of coffee. A slice of life that could be taken out of any random couple in a coffee shop. We can never be quite sure of what lies beneath. The fact that I’m sitting in a coffee shop right now amplifies the story for me. My eyes are darting around wondering about the people nearby. Fabulous.
Denmother
And a thought communicated between 7 people to write this poem. One stanza per person.
A really beautiful collaboration!
With threads of sadness but much more tones than that…
It was the first of these collaborations that pushed me into starting my own blog.
Seven people wrote this? Really very good.
Twitter friends, we know each other through daily wordplay 🙂
I’m amazed – the poem is seamless.
The entire movie is in this poem. Both love and love lost.Well crafted.
Wonderful cooperation across three continents.
I am amazed. In a good way.:-)
Wonderful comments and a beautiful poem shared by so many. Thank you for posting this!
Yes, my followers give us good feedback. I think this is one of the best we have doen.
I have felt this before. ~Jen
It is unfortunately to common, hope you feel better now.
Deeply moving
Even better that we wrote it as a true collaboration. One stanza per person, it was done over 3 continents in couple of days.
This is wonderful true collaboration work. Sad undercurrent is consistently maintained throughout. This literary collage is one complete unique work. Wonderful!!
Thank you, and we all know how wonderful these poets are. 🙂