Neurosis
I suspect I suffer from an acute crisis of half-bloomed neurosis. My past emotions do not fully interfere with my current experiences. The converse is true too. No sophistry added. How boring.
I work my magic. I jump in the water dressed in black lingerie made from Calais lacesΒ and Lyon silks. I can feel the waves pounding my body while my mind drowns in the ambiguity of the French Nouveau Roman standing mid-way between modernism and post-modernism like a drunken sunset that cannot distinguish between yellow and orange.
The foliage of the sea turns burgundy. Your fingers contour my face.
Oh, you.
I forget that my favorite poet is Arthur Rimbaud with his “A thousand Dreams within me softly burn” and “I shed more tears than God could ever have required.” All I remember is that once I wrote: “I’ve never existed outside of your obsession with me and my interpretations of you.”
There is something about these interpretations that make you burst in cascades of laughter and art your love for me with lust.
One morning, left by my pillow, I found your reply written on a large index card: “I had to bury your existence inside my obsessions. If not, your love could not have been fully stabilized. You above anyone else know that an absolute correspondence in love does not exist. Love is a mathematical singularity.”
From my #1 Amazon bestselling book Woman: Splendor and Sorrow (Vita Brevis Press, 2021)
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Gabriela Marie Milton
2022 Pushcart Prize Nominee
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Books:
Hidden in Childhood: A Poetry Anthology (ed.), Literary Revelations, 2023
Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women (ed.), Experiments in Fiction, 2022.
Woman: Splendor and Sorrow :I Love Poems and Poetic Prose, Vita Brevis Press, 2021.
Passions: Love Poems and Other Writings, Vita Brevis Press, 2020
Black lingerie, Lyon silks, index cards, and mathematical singularities are perfect ingredients for half-bloomed neurosis. Excellent poetic prose, Gabriela.
Thank you so much Tim π i am glad you liked the piece.
I loved it.
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Such a deep writing dear Gabriela!!!
Your poetry is in another level πππ
Thank you hon. Love you!
This is beautiful!
Thank you so much.
Beautiful Gabriela. Deep and powerful my friend. π₯°π₯π
Thank you so much dearest Kym.
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You are so very welcome Gabriela! π₯°ππ
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Beautiful composition of unusual words. Loved it.
Thank you so much dearest Sandra. I am so glad you liked it.
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This is so beautiful and profound, Gabriela. π
Lauren, hon, you made my day. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Sending a huge hug.
You’re very welcome, Gabriela. π
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Beautiful as always, dear Gab! β€οΈπ·
Thank you so much sweetheart. It’s so good to hear from you. I hope everything is well. sending love. xoxo
I have not been very active here for the past few months. Missed reading your words. All is well, my dear. Hope you are well too. Lots of love to you too. β€οΈππ·
I am glad you are well hon. I hope I can read more of your beautiful work. As for me, I am fine now. Thank you for asking. Huge hugs.
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Lovely writing, Gabriela. You started my day with a sigh. <3
Thank you so much Diana. You put a smile on my face.
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So lovely, Gabriela!
Thank you Dawn. I am glad you liked it.
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I love the crafting and intrigue of imagery. β₯οΈπΉπΊπ·
Good evening Barbara. So glad you do hon ππΉπΊβ€οΈ
Exquisitely beautiful!
Thank you from the bottom of my heart Jeff ππΈ
Another steaming gorgeous write so beautifully penned Gabriela!~. Love it and you! β£οΈ
Aw.. thank you so much Cindy. Love you more.
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Oh Gabriela..this is so you..what you do in a style that can not be copied by anyone else..You are one of a kind and your memories are too. You have and are living a large life that only you can write about. Your abstract lines always make sense to me, your description…yours only!! Love this for example “between modernism and post-modernism like a drunken sunset that cannot distinguish between yellow and orange.” Then you write,”The foliage of the sea turns burgundy. Your fingers contour my face.
Oh, you.” Oh you! Gabriela….your poems and prose no matter how short or small…always fill me up!! !!Ahh such a blessed neurosis πΉ
Karima, my dearest, I do not know how I missed your beautiful comment. You took my breath away. You humbled me beyond words. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I do not know what else to say. Lots of love.
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Oh dear Gabriela…it is always my pleasure to read you….Always πΉ
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Soulful, gorgeous writing! <3
Thank you very much Layla.
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When I read you, it feels like having a conversation with your soul. Exquisite!
My sweet Nancy. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Love you hon. Have a beautiful weekend πΊπΈβ€οΈ
What a beautiful comment!
Oh, you!
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Super post
Thank you so much ππΉ
Honestly, G, no one does imagery the way you do. NO one.
My goodness, sweet Isha, thank you so much πΊπΊπΈ
Ever a pleasure πΉ
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Love this! Not many people read Rimbaud or Beaudelaire!
Thank you so much. I am so glad you enjoy it.
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Your words are so crisp and meaningful. An amazing write of depth, and symbolism. βand art your love for me with lust.β I love that, Gabriela. πΊπΈπΉβ€οΈ
Thank you so much dearest Jeff. I hope you have a great weekend.
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Engaging piece, thank you.
Thank you too.
Every time I read your poetry it drives me to feel the words. Enticing piece. ‘All I remember is that once I wrote: βIβve never existed outside of your obsession with me and my interpretations of you.β Wow…
Thank you so much. I am truly humbled by your words πβ€οΈπΉβ€οΈ
My pleasure π (hearts)
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