Immortal Fire and the Gilded Chimera of Love

The poems featured in this collection are mostly liberated from the conventions of form; in many respects, they are more like private diary entries than strict or formal poetry, although they often do evince a certain musical cadence and cogent logic. Most of the works here paradoxically emerged from a vexed and pregnant silence; which is to say, these are privations begat from my own oppressive, smothered, and guarded reticence. Even still, they are precise and thoughtful articulations of many difficult and beautiful feelings which necessarily require a certain degree of thoughtful consideration for them to realize their proper fruition.

As frequently reiterated in the works themselves, many of these poems deal with the frustrations and melancholy associated with unrequited love; and thus my words are often but quaint sublimations of emotions which cannot attain their proper object. Sadly, these words are at last only lonely surrogates for a more tangible and living human intimacy which remains deeply desired but persistently elusive; though poems can be tremendous consolations for a wide spectrum of human suffering and feeling, they do not bleed, they cannot weep, and they do not suffer. Thus in many respects, these words are absolutely superfluous; or, they are deeply considered love letters echoed indiscriminately into an unresponsive silence-

I honestly would prefer these writings to be private love letters etched with vermillion ink; but alas, that requires an elusive mutuality. My desires will remain hopelessly quixotic; for the foolish heart will feel what it must feel. I share these poems out of quiet loneliness and private longing. These words strive to approximate the tenderness of human touch - hopefully without too much egregious sentimentality. In lieu of a passionate embrace -I shall give you the most ardent and sincere poetry-

Author: Aa Gallagher

Publisher: Independently Published

Publication Date: Oct 12, 2024

Number of Pages: 94 pages

Binding: Paperback or Softback

ISBN-10: NA

ISBN-13: 9798337701400