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Remember When
by Jeffrey ParrenRemember when things were easier?
The loneliness was never there for some reason.
Now it creeps in the middle of the night
and stalks my restless body
as it lays on the couch that is my bed
since I am very nice yet incredibly stupid.
Remember when the next day
was not only anticipated
but revered?
The fear was muted by intense invincibility.
The following day is arrived upon
only after the busy mind
has finally calmed down enough
to get 4 quick hours of rest.
Remember when dreams were attainable?
The truths haunt the REM that believed in everything.
I often think of what I could be
but know myself well enough
to comprehend the likeliness is slim.
Remember when love was innocent?
I am lost in my thoughts.
Just scribbles that zig and zag
and bounce around
like a lone coin in a piggy bank.
Penny for your thoughts. 12/29/2010 Author's Note: It's rubbish.
Posted on 12/29/2010
Copyright © 2024 Jeffrey Parren
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by George Hoerner on 12/29/10 at 04:47 PM I don't know where or when it happened but I've finally gotten past loneliness I think. As long as I have myself I'll be OK. Now love is another thing. As for innocence, I've been thinking a lot about just what it is!! |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 12/29/10 at 05:36 PM I like the way this engages the reader, especially the invitation at the end to dialogue and that fine image of a piggy bank. This feels like one of my transition years where I take stock and plow forward, dragging my limitations behind me in spite of themselves. |
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