Written to the prompt: “But do you really know me though?” Describe the difference between being known and being understood.


I Know, Do I understand?

Height and weight cane be measured
Dimensions of a home are concrete
Distance is measured in units
Water is wet
The ocean is salty
A car requires fuel
A boat floats
I have hands and feet
My children are alive
My wife has died
My partner is a female
All known and measurable

Heart, empathy and soul is felt
By those who see past the mask
Where compassion lives

A home emits a sense of comfort
Yadkin water shimmers sun rays beauty
Glistens like melting ice in the moon light
Leaves shadows of a lost pet

Ocean waters salt tingles toes
Emoting tears of memories
With Edisto commune with nature
Ocean waves and sun
Children playing in sandy surf

A destination fuels anticipation
Anxiety easing for each declining mile
A boat floating in the moving wind
Eagles flying gracefully high
Smiling sun on my face
A monarch butterfly blessing her hat

Hands and feet have aged
Acquiring gentleness
Though slower movements
Stumbling awkwardly forward
Children are more than a legacy
A part of me who persist
Fighting to survive and give

I was her wave
She was my shore
Despite loving angry events
Melinda is my partner
Hopeful we end life together
Contained in time remaining shared
Where I found peace with my love



Poetry by Kee Zealy The PoetBay support member heart!
Written on 2026-07-09 at 22:28

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