tara caribou
poetry & short story author – artist & nature lover
Say What You Will
you see what you want
you say I’m a star, blue and distant
maybe you’re not entirely wrong
I may be distant
but the cold shoulder isn’t without reason
the closer I draw in
your gravity, as such, is a magnet
I’m drowning
or at least
I would be
if not for the cold spaces between
I want to believe every word
every glance, every glimmer of a smile
you say what you want
carefully constructed
and sometimes carelessly tossed
feelings and heart be damned
you played me while I
played you too
hence the newly created expanse
floating forever, seemingly, alone
misheard and misunderstood
and lacking in, well,
all the things that must really matter
to you
tara caribou | ©2022
27 Comments on “Say What You Will”
tara caribou 
Beautiful ❤️
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Thanks Steven. I appreciate that.
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Reblogged this on cabbagesandkings524 and commented:
Tara Caribou – a necessary distance
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Thank you!
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My pleasure
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This was such a gorgeous piece, Tara! 🙂
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Thank you so much Tom.
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How we dance around one another revealing only what we want them to see but hoping that we see all of them. Great piece, Tara.
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Indeed, the vulnerability leads to delight and despair. Easy to get hurt feelings while still feeling the tug of hope.
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It’s a beautiful poem, Tara…like a dance between the two…the feeling of love & pain…beautifully written ✨
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Exactly. Thanks Navin. 😌
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You’re welcome Tara ✨
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Absolutely beautiful poem Tara!
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Nice!
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Thanks Frank 😌
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😉
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet and commented:
Don’t Miss This from Tara!!!
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Wow! Really loved this Tara!! The capture of raw emotions and introspection too was so great!!
Really loved the lines “you played me while I
played you too”
😊💕🌹
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Thank you so much. I almost didn’t leave that line in, so I’m glad it worked for you.
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How beautifully expressed. We play people sometimes not thinking of the long-term consequences. It might impact THEM and US as well!
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Exactly. And there’s really no telling how far reaching such actions really will be when it’s all said and done.
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Your comment went to my spam! But thank you so much. 💕
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Beautiful poetry
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Thank you
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I have always been awful at giving someone the cold shoulder because sometimes when they hurt me, I want to but I just can’t seem to – and it’s a skill I wish I had – to protect myself because sometimes it’s the only way like you say. I find most people very cold – but that’s totally different to giving someone the cold shoulder because they’ve hurt you or you are protecting yourself.
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There’s, perhaps, a fine balance between not being able to give the cold shoulder and being far too good at it.
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So well said and true
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