Write me a poem that doesn’t rhyme
and fits no identifiable form
tell the verses to simply glide
off your tongue
and onto the paper
the crumpled tissue in your coat pocket
or the hands you raise in prayer, work too
not the palms though, the back
of your hand
follow the protruding veins
they all lead back to the heart
But I also want you to falter
at every syllable, at every word
and pretentiously ponder
over hidden meanings and
unintended revelations
a healthy dose of conceit
I assure you, won’t hurt anyone
Let the rancour spread through your organs
and traverse your every nerve
as you write and write
and abandon all wanton play in place
the world that revolves around you will wait
time won’t be lost in
your shallow pursuits
believe, and you will find it
then claim it back with only a petty reassurance
while you spin these words into
intricate tales of falsehood
only, I entreat you, be careful
for when anger swirls and threateningly rises
the bile is bitterness in your heart spewed,
and my grave freshly dug beside you.
It’s at odd hours, when the world around me is asleep
When I can hear my own breath, and when I can feel slight wind on my neck
That I get the urge to express, to write down my thoughts
To share my feelings with my eyes, and to read what it is that resides in my mind
This intimacy, this solitude, it has the potential to make me a poet
My thoughts flow, my fingers move, and I don’t give much consideration
Only in these brief moments do I enter this daze, the driving force so strong and powerful
I write and when I stop I begin again, as if entering a new dimension of self-expression
Sometimes I only understand once I go back to read, as if while writing it wasn’t me
The images that I conjure, the eloquence of the words, captivating imaginations
The power of the pen, the power of the mind, the beauty of expression
Anon, that was a great retaliation to Hajera’s poem! Awesome.
By the way, “retaliation” sounds too violent now that I look at it. I meant that it was a good response
I ♥ Hajera.
Great post and comment
beautiful poem hajera
Eye, that was awesome. As are you all.
I love poem. I love the response from readers, too. Great work.
bobbie
Thanks bobbie. Glad you enjoyed it.