Placeholder (13 Novembre 2005)

trappedinmyradio

a stain on the stairs leading to nowhere
makes you want to walk that way down the line
i'm a nice beard, a great kiss, and a good guy
but it's in the walk away that you lick the letter
and close the flap and press it down with your thumbs
you asked me to pay the postage on your note
stamped for somewhere other than here
even though you're the one that said to stay
it's a black coat buttoned down with one undone
at the bottom so you can walk more briskly
across the bridge over the river where the men live
underneath in their rags and their torn mocassins
i want to smoke a black cigarette...with a carling
you know, the ones that smell like incense
and the beer's a dollar a can and easy to tip back
you looked away and found another lighted window
for which you smiled a lie and said, "i love you"
just a placeholder for the wrong way sign

justam

Wow, this really expresses that feeling of being undervalued or used by someone.

twin1

Very good poem.

twin2

Very well written, very expressive.

coachchris

Very impressive. I love the way it's written where one thought carries into the next. Thanks for sharing

trappedinmyradio

thanks for reading and responding. i appreciate it a lot. not hardly a catharsis, but it's getting there...i hope.

depopulationINC

justam wrote:

Wow, this really expresses that feeling of being undervalued or used by someone.

agreed...great poem