LW Poetry

This feature showcases original poems by members of the Creative Writers Club of Leisure World and other GRF members.

Lonely Heart

Poets attribute way too much to the lonely heart Holding romance in abeyance Registering hurt, love and pain. Striking when least expected Shifting the focus when they wish Sometimes the heart develops an attitude And cannibalizes itself Leaving the host bereft and empty. And the heart lonely. Poets’ wants sometimes become their needs Sometimes they listen and other times not at all. There are times the heart remains mute and the heart remains lonely.

—Mitch Cohen, Mutual 15