Original DDE™ surrealistic art: “Dejection” by: rob kistner © 5/14/24
Left standing — a dejected fool
in the disapproving sun
to wither from sadness
as my crumpled heart
foolishly faithful
curls brittles and breaks
a victim of my trust
I did not see
the warnings to flee
and so I’m left empty
hollowed by ignorance
and self-inflicted denial
didn’t heed the dark clouds above
was blind to the meaning thereof
didn’t see you fall out of love
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rob kistner © 2024
Poetry at: dVerse
So sad BUT it happens
much????love
Yes it does Gillena. Love is never a perfectly balanced equation… 🙂
“A victim of trust,” “disapproving sun,” “heart … curls, brittles, breaks” — a few of the wonderful phrasings that make this poem pulse with sadness, Rob. And that last line, oh my! Simply makes the heart ache.
Thank you Dora… 🙂
Foolishly faithful and a victim of my trust. How that hurts, and it happens often. It is a sadness that is very deep and is felt in your words.
Yes Di, for certain. As I commented to Kim above, it’s been decades since I felt that pain, but even still, I remember what it felt like… ????
Sadly, it has happened to most of us dejected fools, Rob. You captured that feeling so well in the lines:
‘…my crumpled heart
foolishly faithful
curls brittles and breaks’.
It has been decades since I felt that pain Kim — but the melancholy romantic in me still remembers what that hurt felt like… 🙂
Must this happen to us at least once in our lifetimes? I fear so. Your words echo many of ours I believe, though not as eloquently. A great piece of art and an equally great write, Rob.
Thsank you Helen… 🙂
Possibly a universal experience at some level…you remember the emotions well and describe them exquisitely, Rob!
Thank you very much Lynn… 🙂
It’s an experience we can’t avoid at least once, and it’s a pain we remember forever 🙁
It certainly is Lisa… 😐
Sad that this happened–this falling out of love is too much– but yes, sometimes it catches us unawares,,, hope they’ve moved on. Your words and image are gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much Selma… 🙂
Heartbreaking and the pain doesn’t go away. Exquisite writing, Rob.
Ghank you Punam… 🙂
Hi Rob, this is so heartfelt. Beautifully done.
Thank you, Robbie thank you very much. I appreciate the kind words my friend… 🙂
Most of us do not heed the dark clouds. If we did, every decision would. be the right one.
Love the artwork!
It’s our human frailty that keeps us humble — or some of us anyway. Thank you Sara… 🙂
“self-inflicted denial”
A strong phrase! And so true, sometimes reality (I suppose) is too much for us to face, and so we choose not to.
I think more often than we realize, especially in matters of the heart Melissa… 🙂