TURNING THE CORNER
The hail comes
coping with hope
surprised
the capacity for human behavior
derailed
hindered
trying to forget
I have admiration
for people who can forget about you
People who come and go
I don’t have that talent
Is there a drug for that?
Move forward, soldier.
Nothing to see here.
Finish the goddam story already.
“She buries me. She makes me invisible.”
the city I live in.
craving to be heard
needing a hand.
“where is this love”
“all i hear are easy words”
closer to what?
Centrifugal force
Too great
To turn the corner
June 3, 2008 at 10:02 am
This is a really interesting poem. To me it seems to be dealing with multiple issues at once, sort of unique that way. Perhaps that is just a way to deal with a deeper issue. “Finish the goddam story already.” Is obviously talking about the story/script your writing. Then the rest of the poem seems to be talking man to woman, trying to forget but to in love to do it. Although it could refer to the love of writing or directing.
The last five lines deviate away from either concept on the surface. “closer to what?” could be a reference to the play you just directed or it could hold other meanings. Centrifugal force is inertia, so too much inertia too turn or change course is so much of our lives. So far along, too much energy invested to start something else. It seems almost hopeless, yet refer back to the beginning. Coping with hope, there is always hope, hope to finish, hope to try something else, always hope. Hope is truly hard, it conflicts with logic, find that love thats spoken of here and follow it.
June 4, 2008 at 2:27 am
Ben, Thank you for letting this poem simmer in your thoughts. I enjoy experiencing your experience about it.