Sunday, September 22, 2019

why

tap it down
don't let it breathe

let it be over
roll down your sleeves

sit in the darkness
let the tears dry

don't even whisper
just sit and sigh

and wonder why
it matters

(why)



5 comments:

  1. The significance of "it matters" resonates, and the abruptness of the commands elicits a dirgeness (new word) - reminds me of a couple of my poems in style and meter, making 'why' a winner to me. When I first read it, I thought the line 'it matters' might scan better as 'it all matters'; but as written, it subtly reveals the "why" (and thus, why it is better as you wrote it.)

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    1. i can see the "it all matters" but it was hard enough to get out these words, therefore "it matters." (or does it?)

      this was a quick "have to get my sadness out" thing.... you can tell, because i didn't even find an image. guess that's why i'm glad my blog has the dark theme....

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  2. I wondered about the absence of an image, but was afraid to ask why. ;) Not that it matters . . . .
    I don't believe you will be pigeonholed into the Gothic Emo genre.

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    1. my morning eyes read "gothic elmo" which made the ghost of jim henson shiver. thank you.....

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  3. Gothic Elmo would be a good name for a rock band - or a Christmas toy

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