August 20, 2008
a book, my cell phone, an apple
woke up to the sound of construction work
across the road
it was raining
still confused by it all
i managed to take a shower
the skill of man producing rain inside
i had coffee, with milk
went over credit card bills i can't afford
and waited
mental checklist:
don't forget the book
my cell phone, an apple
it was still raining outside
i watched the construction workers
with their fluorescent orange rain jackets
laying the framework of future
luxurious apartments
for picture perfect families
i walked out in the rain
with no book, no cell phone, no apple
living a life i can't afford
michael wallace (Syracuse, NY, 1973)
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4 comments:
poor michael, not even has an umbrella :(
It is a common mistake to assume the lyric subject of a poem is the author himself. I've no idea who Michael Wallace is, but I am sure somewhere in his closet he does have an umbrella! So, "poor lyric subject in Michael's poem... he has a life he can't afford". That is terribly sad.
(I am a poet myself, a bit too shy to show my work, but this particular confusion definitely draws me back... when i write sad poetry I can't make people understand it doesn't mean I am depressed or anything, it's just poetry!)
I like the power of the "void" implied in the last stanza. Nice work.
That Is A Great Poem But Very Sad
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