Not now…
Alone in the dark
Twisting and turning away
I hear him stay
I try to be still
My breathing gives me up
Enough’s enough
Tired and teared
To the point of new skin
I’ll never win
I’m lesser, but wise
So I know
Where this will go
Bruised in my heart
Scarred in my mind
Outside…nothing to find
Too weak to win
Too strong to lose
But who gets to choose
I pick peace
He wants the prize
Hollow glory with empty eyes
Mr. and Mrs. Mistake
Two tickets to forever
We bought them on sale
You paid with credit and I with cash
You gave me the window
You weren’t that attached
You fell asleep
I stayed awake
That was the first sign
My mistake
Then it began
The turbulence hit
You reacted and I closed my eyes
You headed down the aisle
Screaming to stay alive
After moments it stopped
But you relived every shake
It just didn’t hit me
Another mistake
We reached our destination
After layover twelve
You were uneasy and I went insane
I unpacked my bag once again
You put more on the train
Your total now…ten
This stop was no break
You bought another ticket
Life mistake
Articles of Absurdity 
Such strong prose from a difficult time. Very effective and visual. Like the metaphors you use. Margie
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Thank you. Then, it was, but now I realize it was all for the best. That’s usually the way though.
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I LOVE the title!
But this was hardly crap…
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Well….not hardly.
Thanks. I swear I’m going to actually write something soon. I must confess, it’s easy to throw a poem up while I’m trying to catch up on some blog reading.
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lovely poem.. 🙂
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Thanks.
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Mr. and Mrs. Mistake – we have those couples in Germany too …
Wulff & zu Guttenberg
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Ha, ha….
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So well done, Lorrelee. You said so much with so little! I especially loved, “you paid with credit I paid with cash” That really says it all doesn’t it?
So nicely written!
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Thanks so much. I’m glad you liked it, especially that line. It’s one of my favorites.
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Mr. & Mrs. Mistake is especially moving. Like the previous comment, I thought the line about credit and cash was particularly poignant.
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I appreciate you saying so. Thank you.
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Hindsight is always 20/20. Glad to see you are past this. Beautiful and poignant execution in the face of such powerful emotional turmoil.
And save some of them for the days when you absolutely are beyond the point of creativity. (Secret #426 from M3.)
Red.
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I’ve got plenty to spare, but you’re right. I have some creativity, but time is my problem. Everyone in this house, one by one, has been getting sick this past week. It’s been a one woman show around here and it sucks because I’m probably next.
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That is always the way. We get it last, and often worst.
Red.
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I know. I’ve been trying to get as much laundry done as possible and house cleaning…because if I get it…..nothing will get done.
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I really like the poem Mr & Mrs Mistake. The relationship journey can become like a plan ride in turbulent skies. Looking back you see mistakes but at the time it’s so much easier to turn a blind eye. I like!
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Thank you. If I knew the flight was going to be like that, I would’ve drank more or jumped with a chute.
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