Poetry For Everyday People

Again

At the age of four
five
I began to notice
feel
aware
(how do you feel old
at five?)

but it all seemed familiar
I have been through this
and here we go again:
the small talk
the behind the back
judging
whispering
the dance that is truly
wasted time,

I wanted to go in
understand what lies
beneath this skin
what's lost
how far back
I can remember?
was there another time
who are those faces
in my dreams
how do I feel close to people
I have never seen?
yet feel I know.

It takes me seconds
to walk away from people
and I walk away from most,
it also takes seconds
to know
rare moments
where people meet
connect
without words,

things are confusing
and even my insides
get rejected
if not articulated
according to my logic,
 
for every heart
there's a turn
 
something beyond us
that seems to lead,
every step crucial  
yet we  
step with our eyes closed
and even worse
step while fighting
our instincts,

that's death
that's living death.

I know enough
to watch the moon
enough to love
enough to feel
enough to remember
I know enough for now
this moment.
 


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