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divorce and the big bay boom
by Maria Francescait was a boom
like no boom
that ever came before it -
bigger than the thunder
that my mom told us
was the noise from God's bowling night;
bigger than a car crash.
and so beautiful
it was -
lights shooting out
like a thousand stars being born at once
and I knew right away
that this fireworks display
had not gone off as planned.
after awhile
everyone realized
there would be no further show -
nothing left to see -
so they turned away
and left,
awash in disappointment
and my mind drifted
back some years
to the end of you and me
and I thought
this end was much better
no slow, agonizing decline here -
just a beautiful, painless bang.
yeah,
this was much better.
07/07/2012 Author's Note: I attended the non-fireworks display here in San Diego this year; got me thinking...
Posted on 07/08/2012
Copyright © 2024 Maria Francesca
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by George Hoerner on 07/08/12 at 08:58 PM Yes, I saw pictures on the news. And here I thought they set them off just for you, a birthday, or some such celebration!! |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 07/10/12 at 06:34 PM What a great vehicle for a poem; using it as a contrast to a relationship's slow ending works very well. |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 07/13/12 at 12:05 PM I like this very much in how it brings closure to a relationship, but in a positive way. Sorry for my ignorance, Maria, but what's a non-fireworks display? |
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