The thing about poetry is
that someone
who must be "someone"
has to take notice
and tell the world
that a poem is great
this someone is a mouthpiece
for the written word
without this someone
there is only a poem
unread
unknown
like a scream in the woods
unheard
The thing about attraction is
that someone
who must be someone
has to take notice
and feel the power
give in to the pull
believe the desire is worthy
that the affection is mutual
the feeling is real
otherwise the attraction is missed
unseen
unknown
like a scream in the woods
unheard
The thing about life is
that someone
could be anyone
has to take notice
and say hello
nod their head, smile
make their presence known
and acknowledge me
show that I exist
and I'm not insignificant
unknown
unseen
and like my screams in the dark
unheard
1 comment:
very interesting... a nice theme of isolation, and the need for contact, reminds me of John Prine's song "Hello in There"... it also has me thinking, "is it the poem the yearns to be read, or the poet that yearns the be read?" I can think of the poem as a person, a living thing, needing interaction to survive
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