Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Imagining You, the Unwanted Part of Me


You, made up of tricks and tangles,
created to open and close doors.
You, the eddies of waters swirling.
You, the rock slide demanding attention,
willing to crush and maim.
You are a symphony of strings,
the sour note accordions play.
Winter, summer, spring, you are
the darkness night brings.
You, fox paws gliding silently on the prowl,
the wheezing of an asthmatic child.
You, the distant rumble of thunder
tumbling through stormy skies,
the flat tire rolling out of round,
an irksome sound scraping chalkboards
in a classroom of idiots.
You are the sadist, silliest situation
which invades my privacy when it
is silence I need to maintain a sense
of sanity. Go away, leave me be.
Give me a break from all your tomfoolery.
Leave your number taped
to my door. I’ll call you in the morning
after I’ve had my coffee.

Chris Hanch 12-11-19

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