Lazy Retreat
Missed Connections in Charleston
Lazy Retreat
Words of wisdom for myself
I haven’t to impart
To ease the pain of knowing
We were doomed right from the start
Understanding is elusive
Desire to do so, comes and goes
I shy from my emotions
The most formidable of foes
I ask myself why
a thousand times throughout the day
I dare not ask the same of you
For fear of what you’d say
I’m far from being new at this
A seasoned sailor at the helm
So why on Earth, I wonder
Am I so overwhelmed
I know I can forget you
You’ll never see me cry
I just can’t find it in me
To even want to try
And if find myself at bat again
You’d better watch your eye
One Year Ago: Lovelorn Poet in Brooklyn: Ukiyo Haiku
Her Two Cents from the Missed Connections Chief Bottle-Finder:
“…And if I find myself at bat again You’d better watch your eye.” What an awesome ending to our melancholy missed connections poem of the day! I’m not a big fan of rhyming poems, but I can understand why people use it, and in this case our poet does a nice job of conveying the sentiment within the form. Closing off with a little piss and vinegar seems wholly appropriate in this case.
