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Me on the Other Side
by Alison McKenzieMy heart and I,
We’ve had a parting of ways.
We don’t see eye to eye anymore,
And I can’t afford to listen
To the beseeching going on there.
There’s been a breech in security,
Crossed signals,
Led astray by the life-giver.
Sure, I still depend on it
To keep pumping along,
Delivering O2 and twinges,
But it needs to keep its opinions to itself,
At least for a click or two.
So I’m on to the task of
Extracting myself,
Because he’s still in everything I love –
Music and nature,
Vegetables and God,
Road trips and the ocean –
He’s still in every twitch of my heart -
Until there seems to be nowhere
That his ghost doesn’t tag along,
His vapor peers through my eyes
So I can’t even share a meal
Without wishing it was him across the table
Instead of inside me,
Tainting every breath
On the in and the out of it.
Except the tables have turned,
And now it’s me on the other side,
Looking back and listening,
Trying to figure this out at last,
How he got in so deep
And how it’s me
That has to get out of it now.
09/11/2009 Posted on 09/11/2009
Copyright © 2025 Alison McKenzie
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Elizabeth Jill on 09/11/09 at 05:12 PM Man oh man, do I understand this. If I could stop paying attntion to my heart's leanings, life would be simpler, less vulnerable and painful. I wish there was a pause button on feelings. |
| Posted by Shannon McEwen on 09/11/09 at 08:36 PM being here myself before this definatelt resonates with me. Very well done |
| Posted by Clara Mae Gregory on 09/11/09 at 09:22 PM This is a very HEART felt write, expressing this sad struggle so intense and driving your pain.I pray for your relief, Ali. I do believe you will eventually find that inner strength that will set you free. love, Mel |
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