seeking for relief
aching of a broken heart -
love isn 't forever
aching of a broken heart -
love isn 't forever
© Chèvrefeuille
I could make this very personal.
Instead, though, I'll talk about a scene from the movie Crazy, Stupid, Love. [You can see my review of it here] Emily Watson [Julianne Moore] is driving slowly down a residential street with her husband Cal [Steve Carell] in the passenger seat, when she confesses to him that she is having an affair with David Lindhagen [Kevin Bacon], and now wants a divorce. Cal's response is to open the car door and spill out into the street.
The rest of the convoluted plot weaves a web of relationships and proto-relationships involving Cal and Emily's family members. One of the major sub-plots is Cal's attempt to find relief through an extended series of brief and meaningless affairs.
Through it all, though, he never gets over his love for Emily - at least not within the scope of the movie's time line. Her feelings are not so clear. So - though love isn't necessarily forever - it could be. Then again, maybe not.
though that thing happened
I can't pinpoint the moment
I fell out of love
Wonderful post. Using a real 'case study' is a very good idea.
ReplyDeleteHaha. I watched the trailer to that movie. "Seriously? It's like you're photoshopped!."
ReplyDeleteGreat senryu take on the prompt. I love the phrase (L2 an L3) it's very strong and could be used as part of a tanka.
Haven't seen it, but it seems to represent many relationships.
ReplyDeleteI like your case study as well.
Can't pinpoint that moment -- so very painfully powerful, and very painfully real.
ReplyDeleteSomething happened but that wasn't when the love ended. I've seen it so many times. Good one JzB
ReplyDeleteNice ... and loved the haiku ... like the can't pinpoint the moment ... I agree that love, the feeling inside of us .. can maybe live on forever ... at least whist we still live.
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