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Thank You Letters In The Dark
by Olivia Weinkeinthis is a thank you letter of sorts though
i'm not quite sure of why i should be thanking
you. perhaps because after the smokescreen
disappeared, i woke up and realized you were
never who you claimed to be even though
you never claimed to be anything. what startling
monsters we create in our sleep when we're
pretending not to care anymore. you kept me
warm & safe and i'm through wishing it had been
different, i'm through claiming that it was
all your fault. my hands are just as dirty by my
always trying to appear so clean & i can be
mean just as good as you can but i only nodded
and smiled shyly, stared at you adoringly, held
onto your belongings and your hands and
undressed casually. it could have all meant
something more, i can count the moments
that mattered on my teeth, it could have all
meant something less had you not probed
so deep into the heart of a thousand excuses
and one hundred and one lies, you, with
your beautiful eyes and your head always
looking back over your shoulder.
06/05/2008 Posted on 06/05/2008
Copyright © 2024 Olivia Weinkein
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Nanette Bellman on 06/05/08 at 07:07 PM WOW. This hits home for me right now. You don't even know. Can I send this to my ex? LOL! Thanks for a great read and great understanding, even though you don't realize it. |
| Posted by Keith McFarlane on 06/06/08 at 04:16 AM This is very nice -- a very complex expression of sobriety and regret. I like this especially: "what startling / monsters we create in our sleep when we're / pretending not to care anymore." maybe an expression of suppressed feelings arriving in wrenching dreams/nightmares? Very deep read. |
| Posted by Mo Couts on 08/26/11 at 06:39 PM The words in this are beautifully arranged but the form also captured me. The last 3 lines are my ex and last relationship to a t! |
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