Thursday 7 November 2013

Thirst That Can Not Be Quenched



Have you ever wanted someone so badly that you actually feel a sensation akin to a warm nervous tremor in your stomach every time you see or think about that person?

I hope you have.


And if you have, was the feeling mutual?

I hope it was...for your sake, for I doubt there is anything more gut-wrenching and frustrating than wanting someone who doesn't feel the same way about you.

It is a hunger that can not be sated.


Oh, the ultimate mental torture that is unrequited love!




Strange how medical science, despite its numerous achievements and advances over the last century, is still incapable of providing explanations to feelings and emotions such as love, longing, desire and attraction.

I believe that eventually science will be able to explain such emotions, and possibly even find a cure for what is commonly referred to as matters of the heart. Matters of the mind would be a more appropriate description. Sadly, such a breakthrough is not likely happen soon.

I see your name everywhere, everyday, in a nondescript name tag and in the lines of my poem...

"  Bring forth the end of your eternal absence and
   Embellish my existence with your sparkling presence
   Light up the darkness of my Autumn days
   Light up the flickering embers in my hearth
   And allow my boundless affection safe passage into your heart"

JP


13 comments:

  1. It's a powerful feeling, but it doesn't last for ever. The body is adept at healing its diseases. :-). Science may discover various patterns in your brain, but only you will be able to explain what you're feeling.

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    1. Indeed GB, it never lasts - I suppose, like us, nothing lasts forever

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  2. Ahh, sweet mystery of life - and love. The teen years are the most dangerous in this respect. Powerful feelings and urges abound when quite young I suggest. I still relive the last half of 1951 and never shall forget each and every memory of my first love ...

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    1. Philip, those memories stay with until the end. In my case, I'm no spring chicken as you know and, mysteriously, still have the same urges and impulses of 4 decades ago! Maybe I just never grew up - or old - despite my many journeys around the sun

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  3. Awww, Joe. You're such a softie. My heart goes out to you.

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    1. Guilty as charged Nessa :( Thank you dear friend x

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  4. Comic book wisdom;

    "Hell is seeing the one you love being kissed by someone else..."

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  5. THank heavens I've turned into a grumpy old man...my early years were miserable for this reason...

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    1. Hahahaha, NB you're not as old as you claim to be

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  6. "Strange how medical science, despite its numerous achievements and advances over the last century, is still incapable of providing explanations..."

    I should think that hormones, childhood experiences, cultural influences, and genetic factors would all be a factor, would they not?

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    1. Yeah Snow, but the nitty-gritty of it - the physical as well as mental turmoil part of the workings - the "why" and "how" it happens is still inesplicable

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