Darra was older,
iconoclastic mentor,
regretted leaving.
Nicki was younger,
wished I were her absent Dad,
left me for Jesus.
Katy was a friend,
engaged to another man,
we made a poor choice.
Rebound with Stacia,
lots of passion, little depth,
not a Valentine.
Tried to save LanAnh,
my Vietnamese war bride,
she napalmed my heart.
Kim tried to win me
with breasts and fellatio,
not a good loser.
Teresa needed,
I tried to be her Jesus,
ended up Judas.
Cyndie shined a light
and walked me through the darkness,
but I still hurt her.
Then came Anita,
my sexy paradigm shift,
this heart, now reborn.
friend engaged to another man
ReplyDeletedef not good...though my wife
was the girlfriend of my best friend
yikes...yeah not so good for him...smiles..
the jesus judas one too...ouch...
glad you got your paradigm shift
in the end man.
Thanks, man. I knew you'd understand. Yikes are you still friends with him? I'm still half expecting Tim Watts to cold-cock my ass after all these years (it happened in 1987).
ReplyDeleteEveryone has their baggage - I just sort out my dirty laundry in full view of the internet.
Mr. Moskowitz, it's been a while! I'm happy to see your writing pop up in my reading lists again! That's quite a history there. Glad your heart is re-borned!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you found me! Yes, I'm happy too!
DeleteEnjoyed joining you on your trip down Memory Lane--quite a lot of history there. Well-written haiku(s).
ReplyDeleteThanks for leaving me off the list. You're so discreet! :-P
ReplyDeleteThere's many women who wish they could say that. :)
DeleteOh, wow, these were all great... that vaguely-humorous-ironic-stark-honesty thing that you do so well. I liked that "iconoclastic mentor" made seven syllables...
ReplyDelete"and walked me through the darkness,
but I still hurt her."
^ That would be my love life. From both sides.
So glad you liked these. They came at a price.
DeleteThis one's my favorite:
ReplyDelete"Tried to save LanAnh,
my Vietnamese war bride,
she napalmed my heart."
Thanks, yes, I cannot watch the Russian Roulette scene in
Delete"The Deer Hunter" without thinking they got of easy.
Enjoyed this immensely - each lover their own haiku.
ReplyDeleteSo many foolish women who recognized a rascal all too late!?!
ReplyDeleteLillian here...hosting OLN at dVerse where you posted this. I've looked but it appears you forgot to tag dVerse or mention dVerse with a link back? Could you please do that? Always appreciate you coming to dVerse....looking forward to that link being added so I can then respond and keep your place on Mr. Linky.
ReplyDeleteThanks for connecting to dVerse! Oh my....this is quite the vitae! Don't usually see one like this....but my guess is most people have one. Some may be quite short - as in THEE ONE. Others much longer than this one here. LanAnh was like a punch to the gut when I read about the napalm....maybe because I lived through the threat of the Viet Nam war??? I did like the ending....affirmation of love.
ReplyDeleteOh how I enjoy trips back to "the vault" ... this is no exception.
ReplyDeleteThe heart, in the end, is inevitably reborn. Perhaps, we are meant to experience, to learn while we roam the earth.
ReplyDeleteBrian Miller! This is a post from the past for this April 1st.
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