Breathe Poem by Viola Grey

Breathe

Rating: 4.4


I don't need you
to make me happy,
but I want you here
to help me breathe,
to chase away notions
that lovers and fools
fall from the same tree
like dried leaves
on dead branches.
You bring welcome light
into shattered darkness,
illuminating corners
so long abandoned.
And, without our dreams
everything changes
from mirages to dust
with each cold breeze.
You keep the pulse
of my fantasies
and I only want you
to help me breathe.

5/5/09

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Kesav Easwaran 11 May 2009

Well, have enough 'breathe' to chase away those wrong notions, Viola...i liked the powerful message inside you give...10

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Deva De Silva 11 May 2009

'I don't need you but I do for a whole other purpose than the obvious! ' Great read... loved it...

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Kevin Wells 10 May 2009

I love it! Fools and lovers falling from the same tree! Great turn of phrase. Strange message... I want you here to help me breathe. Whereas...you and your consistently brilliant writing takes my breath away. Your number one fan (but not in a Kathy Bates sort of way! !) Kev. x

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Tom Balch 10 May 2009

Breathtaking, or breathgiving, lovely piece Viola, regards Tom

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Fiona Davidson 10 May 2009

Absolutly beautiful poetry Viola....you draw the reader into your scene...Fi 10+++

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*Trusting You* 10 June 2009

that is what friends and lovers are for to help us breathe... and in the end they make our day easier... good job. Becca

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Francesca Martin 23 May 2009

I adore this poem. Breathing is never as simple and habitual as it is made up to be.10/10

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I wear your breath on me all day I wonder if they notice I smell different [Orange Geometry]

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LOVEFOOL Aka 11 May 2009

Vivid and heartfelt with some awesome lines 10++++

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Catrina Heart 11 May 2009

You bring welcome light into shattered darkness, illuminating corners so long abandoned. ----------- Great flow of words here. So touching lines with fine imagery! ! !

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