#poem, “Pretending to Forget”

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I’ve been that grain of sand beneath a seagull’s black beak,

that held the tide from swallowing the beach.

I’ve been the single rock that children’s hands couldn’t reach,

that ocean’s bathed

with tides

on days

when lonely spirits dreamed of love…

I thought I had accomplished all that I came to do,

and I would be returned to where I lived,

but time has passed,

a million days,

I’ve been forgotten,

why such delay?

When lonely spirits dreamt of peace…

You might not recognise me if you see me again,

I will no longer be the one I was.

The salty shores,

the brilliant sun,

the thought of being so far from home…

I’ve done all I was asked to do, my mission’s success,

has surely been recorded and well known,

but still I linger here,

no hand has come for me yet,

perhaps I’m meant to walk these lands

pretending to forget…

C.2023, Francisco Bravo Cabrera, 22 JUL 2023, València, España.

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  1. Avatar de equipsblog equipsblog dice:
    12/15/2023 a las 16:22

    Very cool poem, Francisco. Hoid photo to go with it.

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    1. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
      12/15/2023 a las 16:42

      So glad you liked it Pat, thank you!

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  2. Avatar de equipsblog equipsblog dice:
    12/15/2023 a las 16:22

    *good photo.

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    1. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
      12/15/2023 a las 16:41

      Thank you!

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  3. Avatar de satyam rastogi satyam rastogi dice:
    12/15/2023 a las 16:23

    Beautiful

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    1. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
      12/15/2023 a las 16:41

      Thank you so much Satyam!

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      1. Avatar de satyam rastogi satyam rastogi dice:
        12/15/2023 a las 17:01

        Welcome 🙏 freinds

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      2. Avatar de equipsblog equipsblog dice:
        12/16/2023 a las 00:16

        Very welcome.

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  4. Avatar de SiriusSea SiriusSea dice:
    12/15/2023 a las 16:54

    ❤ !!!

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    1. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
      12/15/2023 a las 18:11

      Thank you so much!

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  5. Avatar de Dawn Pisturino Dawn Pisturino dice:
    12/18/2023 a las 16:47

    Wonderful poem! I won’t forget you!

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    1. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
      12/18/2023 a las 18:14

      Thank you so much Dawn!

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  6. Avatar de sandrasimagination.com sandrasimagination.com dice:
    12/18/2023 a las 21:31

    Hi Francisco, I also feel like that that I have accomplished all my dreams, but I am only 47… sometimes life seems long as you describe, sometimes life flies by. I really admire you!!! Xxx Sandra by the way I really liked the bit where you said a rock that children couldn’t reach»… xxx

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    1. Avatar de valenciartist valenciartist dice:
      12/18/2023 a las 23:57

      Thank you so very much Sandra. Life is life… all the best!

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