Wedneasday Pick-Apart Poetry Featuring Poet “Vic Damico” hosted by Barbara and Cherie
Welcome once again to another month’s Pick-Apart Poetry Challenge!
Let’s send out a BIG “Welcome and Hello!”
To our Guest and Featured Poet
“Vic Damico”
Please visit Vic’s profile and send him a friend request (if you have not already done so)
http://www.friendburst.com/vicdamico/
Here are some words from Vic regarding why he likes poetry:
“My love for writing has been with me for as long as I can remember. It has become an extension of who I am.Writing is a magical journey that takes place in your mind, and knows no limitations. Sidney Sheldon, who was known as America’s greatest storyteller, once referred to writing as a way of expressing yourself with no limitations, and that has always been a very powerful statement, as it applies to my understanding of writing. You can be as rich or poor as you choose. You can be as powerful, or as weak as you choose, based on your ability to use the power of words. With my writings, whether it is emotional, or even a dark write, I try to use the concept of having no limitations, and it allows me to dig deeper within myself to take the write into a different direction, and this is where those little twists that you may sometimes see in my writes originate.”
“If you have a love for writing, whether you share it with others, or you keep it to yourself,
I make the following suggestion to you. Just write. You do not have to follow any rules that may
apply to others. Just write. You do not have to rhyme your words. Just write. Even if your words are
not understood by anyone, other than to you, just write.
If you truly love to write, don’t let that part of yourself become idle.”
“Words are a bridge that connects our minds to our hearts. They allow us to have a better understanding of ourselves, and allow us to share what we find on the other side of that bridge, with those who do the same”
~Vic Damico
Below is our Featured Challenge Poem:
(Use This Poem For Our Challenge)
“I Still Hold You”
By Vic Damico
At times when I think of you
My heart slows to a crawl
An immense tingling flows through me
Clinging to my blood as it travels
The Fight Begins
Emotions engulf me with your endearing vision
Coming to me as a light in the darkness
I can see your face vividly everywhere I look
Although with a lack of orderly comprehension
Memory agents try to organize the vision before me
Comfort and confusion seem to be immersed in a battle
My soul is fighting to hold on to what is forever gone
Thrown quickly into a state of total unexplainable disarray
I Must Focus
Reaching deeply within my heart for that which is real
My weapon that is strongly opposed by my mind’s illusions
In a yearning manner my mind is trying to erase you
As a reactionary impulse my heart becomes defensive
You are no longer with me; I clearly understand that
Yet, I must fight to maintain all that made you a part of me
My cerebral entity is pushing you slowly away from existence
All that is within me anticipates that it will not succeed
Clarity Verses Confusion
Thoughts loudly bang against each other in a feverish emotional battle
Strongly trying to remember what time is wishing to permanently erase
Holding onto what is no longer here, but planted deeply within me
Knowing it is all I have remaining and unwilling to let it disappear
Just Slow Down
I take a deep breath and look deeply within my heart
Thinking only of you when you were willingly by my side
Your hand in mine, the softness of your simple touch
Calmness now caresses me as I mentally hold onto you
I find myself in a comfortable existence locked mentally upon you
For maybe only a moment but I hold on so tightly to that moment
Time becomes transparent and impossible to accurately measure
With my eyes tightly closed your vision is again clearly before me
I feel a tear as it knowingly tracks its way from my eye to my lips
Maybe that is your way of moving from my mind as if to kiss me
The very thought transforms into an array of emotional confirmation
Justification for the ongoing fight that remains such a part of me
Resolve
My mind is at peace again; this day’s battle has finally ended
Again all is clear as it pertains to a persistent attempt to maintain
I hold onto you still and fight to remember all you were to me
You are no longer with me but you will never be gone
I hold onto you with my heart and my mind
~Vic c2011~
Below is some more words to the wise from Vic:
We thank you for stopping by and sharing your time and poetry
With us! We hope you found our presentation here inspiring!
We hope to see you again next month for another
Pick-Apart Poetry Challenge!
Please send us your heart if you enjoyed your time here!
All our regards,
Barbara and Cherie!
Welcome to “Pick-Apart” Poetry tonight. It’s hard to believe that we are already heading into September. Thanks so much for sharing your eloquent poetry with us, Vic. We’re so very honored. Thanks to Jon and Cheryl for all your help. I look forward to this time with Cherie and all of you and to what you will bring back to share with us. Aloha Greetings from Oahu. Heading home in just a couple of days.
(((Vic))) I love your intro!!!! And you poem *smiling* Thanks for writing one especially for this CPC challenge!!!
I really enjoy this beauty you wrote… such heart in soul in this… Vic can say your truly amazing!
Thank you for the honor of picking your art apart!! hug’s
(Sigh . . . . ) So very romantic and gorgeous, Cheryl — both poetry and presentation.
thank you again!
Hi Barbara!!!!! So happy to be here for an evening of Pick-Apart with the beautiful poetry of Vic!!!! Thank you Cheryl and Jon for setting up a beautiful Blog!!!! :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love:
Wow, such beautiful writing, Vic! Your poetry is always uplifting!
I just want to say thank you to Cheryl, Barbara, Cherie, and anyone else behind the blog…I feel honored as your featured poet…The presentation is awesome, and I look forward to reading some of your writings…Again, Thank you… :love:
FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT
Thoughts and emotions
in clear disarray
beginning to flow
from darkness to light,
my heart beginning to feel
what my eyes finally see.
And where confusion
held my heart
now peace engulfs me
within the light.
(c) barbara kausteklis 8-30-11
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Great poem, Vic…you gave us a huge pool of imagery and mood to draw from! Here is my 25 word offering.
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Will check in tomorrow……Hugs……my pillow is looking pretty good…..and third graders greet me in the morning……. :love: :love: :love: :love: 😆
Blood Flow
Thrown into existence,
Heart clinging to you,
My blood slows, remains immersed
In the breath of forever
Locked within me,
A crawl time can still.
Ev 8/30/2011
TO HOLD YOU
I hold onto you
My Mind is at peace again
I feel tears as it knowingly tracks
Time becomes transparent
I take a deep breath
Justification
Just slow down
Written By: Bettie Davis ———————————- © August 3o , 2o11
HOLDING ON
The Fight Begins
I Must Focus
I Still Hold You
Clarity Verses Confusion
Just Slow Down
Resolve
Calmness now caresses me as I mentally
I hold onto you
Thinking
Written By: Bettie Davis —————- © August 3o , 2o11
FOUND DEEP WITHIN
Darkness engulfing
my heart and my soul,
thrown into disarray
and confusion,
I yearn for clarity
and light,
now holding onto you
for comfort and peace
found deep within.
(c) barbara kausteklis 8-30-11
I am outta here um beat maybe tomorrow Illl check back … Love to all !!!! Hugs Now :love: :love:
Aloha Good Night and see you again in the morning.
Good morning everyone! Outstanding poem, Vic and I will be back this afternoon to try at the Pic-apart. Have a wonderful day.. off to work now!
gorgeous :love:
Greetings and Good Morning and Aloha Cheers from Oahu where the sun hasn’t risen yet and the birds haven’t yet begun their morning symphony of song. I’m looking forward to spending today here with you before heading home to L.A. tomorrow. Thanks again to Vic for sharing his poetry with us this month. Big Hugs to All. ~barb~
My heart opened wide for you
Your stomped on it and said we were threw
I cried a river of tears
Focusing on my fear
Leaving me in despair
Dee 8/30/2011
Hey all..I hope everyone is doing ok and your recovering from Irene. Also it appears I am no longer receiving email notifaction on comments left here. Is there a new setting that needs to be done, or , and I hope this is not the case..nobody isn’t bothering to comment on my stuff. Have a great day/night. Dee
A dark yearning comes into my heart.
How our love fell apart.
But how I wish you knew how much I’m still loving you.
I’m so blue thinking about our good byes.
I will always remember you.
This is so true.
You where my everything.
Now my heart is dying.
I can’t get you out of my mind.
And in time it only freezes me harder.
How I can live with out you in my arms.
You are my beautiful charm.
If I had words to tell you.
I would say how much I miss you.
Since you been gone I have be depressed and blue,
Please come back help my heart to win in the light.
You are my bright shinning star.
Every where I go I see your face.
Such beautiful peaceful grace.
Love hurts so much in my heart.
I feel like I’m broken apart.
I’m so nervous I could scream in pain.
Nothing I know remains.
But I hold on to faith.
To find my way out of the darkness .
I wished this tension would fade.
It’s a bad feeling coming my way.
I ‘m washing away and I’m faded.
These silent screams are so jaded.
Love hurts and that’s the truth.
Sneaking around till a child is conceived .
Why is this love finally feeling wrong to me.
I’m not a child these days.
And I wont hide to just be pushed away.
My tummy is in knots from what you say.
This love I wont let it pay.
I must move on to save the remaining of my days.
But I’m so scared to move.
Should of know holding on would only make me blue.
Love hurts I can’t believe I’m still alive.
Love hurts so bad with this strife.
I’m scared by what I know is right.
This is not a right kind of fight.
I know love hurts so much to me.
Suddenly I have seen a light.
It’s not so bright.
Clarity can hurt to you see.
I’m wrong if I do, I’m wrong if don’t.
Love shouldn’t feel this scared.
Romeo and Juliet story is being retold with are life.
I hate this kind of strife.
It makes me want to scream and cry.
For your words become lies.
I’m left here wondering why.
Why can’t this love just be.
You are controlled by the means.
I’m scared for my life and it anit right .
Love hurts these days.
So much I can’t breath.
This is a love I feel I wont survive.
I can’t win this fight.
The sparks of love is dying .
I don’t want to hurt any more.
Life is unfair when it comes to my love.
I thought once our love came from above.
But the more I hurt I start to realize we are not love doves.
I once loved you so deeply.
And sometimes I still do.
I know I’m not a lovers fool.
But sometimes I feel like are love brakes , cracking more of my heart.
When you left me I thought I would die.
Now I just feel sorrow.
Knowing I’m on borrowed time.
You came into my life for a reason.
And I’m grateful for the brief moments each time.
But I don’t want to hurt no more.
I want to let you go.
I’m scared though.
Afraid I will give up to soon .
Afraid to move.
Afraid to start a new love.
But some things are missing from this love .
I feel like I wont let me hurt no more .
Or hurt you anymore.
Here is my pic-apart contribution.
Fantastic poems submitted…kudos to all!
LOVIN ONLY YOU
Thinking only of you
Your hand in mine
My mind is at peace
With my heart
As I hold onto you
Emotional confirmation
Justification
With my heart and my mind
Written By: Bettie Davis ———————– © August 32 2o11
HEART AND SOUL
My heart slows to a crawl
Emotions engulf me
Memory agents try to organize
My soul is fighting to hold on
I Must Focus
I must fight to maintain
My cerebral entity
Written By: Bettie Davis —————————– © August 31 , 2o11
I wanted to stop by again and thank everyone. I truly enjoyed this experience, and felt blessed to be able to witness some true writing talent from so many of you. All of you represent the true spirit of poetry, and that just makes it all worth it. Bless you all..Vic Damico… :love: :love: :love:
And thanks to everyone who participated and shared with us. It’s always a joy be here at CPC each day and at “Pick Apart” each month. Thanks to Cherie, Jon and Cheryl and everyone who helped make this such a lot of fun. Big Hugs to All. ~barb~