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The Newest Equation
by Alison McKenzieI once had a vision
Transposed into nightmare
I swore on my own life
Id never go back there
The harsh words, the screaming
The drinking, the violence
The gambling addiction
To me it made no sense
And so Ive gone forward
So much time without you
These injuries healing
The pain that I once knew
You signing the papers
The last event needed
For peace, oh the peace now
The chaos receded
But gradually from the
Corner of my eye
I catch just a glimpse
Of a crack in the sky
The fissure is widening
The stifled imploding
The memories of yesteryear
Simply exploding
Yet vaguely familiar
I watch as you kneel
Look there, even tempered
And there, even keel
Im sure I dont know you
I would have remembered
For that man was willful
But you are surrendered
Foundation of chaos
Rebuilt now of peace?
Where once trouble triumphed
Now dwells sweet release?
Im sure I dont know you
That man was self-serving
I find Im off-kilter
Its shocking, un-nerving
My eyes drink it in
How the storybook turns
One fire is extinguished
Now a new fire burns
How the love lingers, patient
And the broken heart yearns
For the dance of tomorrow
While a new journey churns
I will not be turning
But pause in my stance
Observe evolution
Consider the chance
07/18/2004 Posted on 07/18/2004
Copyright © 2025 Alison McKenzie
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 07/20/04 at 03:21 AM I really like the open heartedness of this piece, of which the non-forced rhyming I hadn't noticed at first really helps with the flow and subject, full of thought provoking wondering in its clarity. Kudos! |
| Posted by Leslie Ann Eisenberg on 07/20/04 at 07:44 PM i agree with chris that the rhyming is natural, not at all forced. the fissure image is a beautiful description of that crack in the earth moment as a wound that could any moment swallow you up, like that one sip of alcohol that sends you on a bender or even kills you. this kind of clarity spoken in poetic language is a delight. a triumph. well done. |
| Posted by Mo Couts on 07/01/11 at 05:46 PM Ali, this is PHENOMENAL! Sassy, naturally flowing and honest--well done =) |
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