Neurosis by Gabriela Marie Milton – poem – poetic prose

Amazon Bestseller, bestselling author, Gabriela Marie Milton, poem, poetry, prose poem 1 Minute

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 laces 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
Publisher, Editor, Award Winning & #1 Amazon Bestselling Author
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

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Gabriela Marie Milton #1 Amazon Best-Selling Author, 2019 Author of the Year at Spillwords Press NYC; internationally published poet; poetry collections Woman: Splendor and Sorrow (Vita Brevis Pres, July 27, 2021); Passions: Love Poems and Other Writings (Vita Brevis Press, April, 2020)

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61 thoughts on “Neurosis by Gabriela Marie Milton – poem – poetic prose”

  1. Black lingerie, Lyon silks, index cards, and mathematical singularities are perfect ingredients for half-bloomed neurosis. Excellent poetic prose, Gabriela.

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  2. Such a deep writing dear Gabriela!!!
    Your poetry is in another level 👏👏👏

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    1. Lauren, hon, you made my day. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Sending a huge hug.

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    1. Thank you so much sweetheart. It’s so good to hear from you. I hope everything is well. sending love. xoxo

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      1. 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. ❤️💖🌷

      2. 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.
        xo

  13. 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 🌹

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    1. 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.
      xoxo

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    1. My sweet Nancy. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Love you hon. Have a beautiful weekend 🌺🌸❤️

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  20. Your words are so crisp and meaningful. An amazing write of depth, and symbolism. “and art your love for me with lust.” I love that, Gabriela. 🌺🌸🌹❤️

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  22. Every time I read your poetry it drives me to feel the words. Enticing piece. ‘All I remember is that once I wrote: “I’ve never existed outside of your obsession with me and my interpretations of you.” Wow…

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