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Open Poetry #47

Forgetting

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

0 posted 2011-12-15 02:36 AM

The past just sits there
in the corner of forgetting
and hums an old song.
He swings his foot
and taps his fingers.
He pretends that he
is not fading away.
I have the pleasure
of ignoring him
in a rather sensible fashion,
having been down that road before.

Ida Werrett

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

1 posted 2011-12-15 06:57 AM

Ida. Ida. Ida. One of your best. So much related in so few words. The past, different for us all, but for those who actually have a "past" that needs forgiveness this poem was written for. Excellent!

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

2 posted 2011-12-15 05:32 PM

What a creative way to deal with the past, dear Ida!

Love,
Margherita

EmmaRose
Senior Member

since 2011-03-02

Posts 1376
Midwest

3 posted 2011-12-16 09:24 AM

O the past it is like that isn't it?
so much in so few words brings the reader
to feel that old ghost inside of us

OwlSA
Member Rara Avis

since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

4 posted 2011-12-17 02:24 AM

I love this, Ida, especially the personification and the ambiguity and the cleverness of it. I see the wry smile on your face as you wrote it.

Owl

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

5 posted 2011-12-22 09:24 AM

I have the pleasure
of ignoring him
in a rather sensible fashion,

I love all of this, but especially these lines... for it IS pleasure to finally be able to ignore... to have healed to that point. *S*

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