Art Explained by A Writer - Saudade (Longing)

Torn...

Child
You are a teenager
How do you know what love is?

Girl
It's time
Do you want to become an old maid?
Marrying for love?
Why would you?
What matters is a man who cares about you
There's no need for you to love him.

Woman
A man takes
If you're lucky he gives
Man up
Smile
This is your destiny
Unhappy?
It was your choice!

_{Saudade (Longing) by Almeida Júnior (1899)}


When I first heard
-Your words-
They made my heart jump
Recognition
Soulmates
I loved you
Long before we met
Spoke
Touched.

How can I not love you
Your words speak directly
To my soul.

Daily I stand in front of the window
Longing
On the lookout
Hopeful
Meeting you again.

Time passes by
Painfully, slowly
Heartache every second
I pray let the end be near
Without you
My heart has no reason to beat.

Words
Spoken, unheard
My love
I wrote them to you
A written confession
I carry with me
One that will never reach you
My lips remained sealed.

Now and then I read what I wrote
My feelings for you are the same
My heart still longs
My soul belongs
To you
Words, ancient promises.


Wife
Why are you crying?
Is it the moon?
I wipe my tears and nodd
While I whisper
I love you.

When I close my eyes
there is peace
The last thought is of you
My soul leaves
Follows the silver cord
Where the true soulmate waits.


I'm not a child
No girl, old maid
No one's wife, property
I am a soul
Longing to be complete
On the way to reunification.

@seikoh @sur-riti @lunasilver @ibesso

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Picture: public domain
26-5-2024
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