Too late Quote by Noelle Kocot
““I Want Something of Yours for Comfort When I Sleep Awake before the cupboard slams open. These hours scrape by like snow shovels. I have dreamed of you again. Too late, you said, for me, but not for you, With the folly of a train darkening In the failing embers of winter. So I went on, flapping through time like a saw In the wind, or like a melting fist Weaned on the hardy light of day, While the fading of our modesties Blossomed into a cancer on love’s faulty tongue. And now your hair flames brightly in my kitchen cups.””
About This Quote
Source Poem: Unpublished collection, 2023
The speaker longs for comfort from a lover’s memory, feeling time’s passage as harsh and fragmented, yet still clinging to vivid, fleeting images of intimacy.
In simple terms: Longing for a lover’s comfort amid painful memories.
Key Takeaway
Embrace present moments despite past pain.
Themes
longing
memory
time
love
loss
Mood
melancholic
reflective
Type
poetic
lyotional
When to use this quote
- nighttime reflection
- writing
- grief processing
- creative inspiration
Key Concepts
fragmentation
nostalgia
impermanence
Questions to Reflect On
- What memory comforts you in sleepless nights?
- How do you hold onto love when it feels fleeting?
A Different Perspective
The imagery may obscure the emotional core for some readers.
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