I’ve known men like you
Heroically tolerating
My coruscating demeanour
Unamused, obligated
Resigned to the minutes
You must toil
In my presence
I’ve known women like you
Bewildered
By my asynchronous rhythm
Uncertain how anyone
This bizarre could be
An adult
Secretly pitying
My salacious narrative
Overestimating your grey-box life
I’ve known children like you
I once was one, in fact
Awestruck by existence
Imagination rampant
Fabricating new realities
Just for kicks
Making forts out of boxes
Laying in fields, naming clouds
Tall grass; a haven
For brilliant solitude
I’ve known cats like you
All claws and teeth
Pouncing on your prey
Show me your underbelly
Please may I
Stroke your soft places
Let us comfort one another
Without words
I’ve known loneliness like you
Yet here I am
Writing you a poem
Not afraid to be lonely
Though sad
At the thought
You might be lonely too
So, you see
I am someone like you
Who likes to look
At the world; meditating
On what it all could mean
And how it might end
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Aspen Marie
In love with life and all of its foibles.
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Comments (12)
Oh... I like the mystery air dressed in your prose. It's almost like you're somewhere in the background. And the main characters are the women, the men and the children — cats — loneliness. Faceless... Beautiful. 'Tall grass; a haven' Indeed Indeed. I like the last line. It ended with a tease. Your poem was alluring yet so very thought provoking. Congratulations on your top story 🎉🎉🎉
Well-deserved Top Story. A powerful, lovely poem. Subscribing now.
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Powerful poem.
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Beautifully written! Congratulations on your Top Story!
This hits quietly but deeply. It’s comforting to know that somewhere out there, someone else is reflecting on the same questions, with the same kind of wonder. Maybe we're not as alone in our thoughts as we think.
Beautiful poetry ❤️💜
My goodness, this was beautiful. I love the rhythm and the craft of your words and how they flow, and I love how you address each sector of the beings in your life only to bring it back to this gorgeous, interpersonal core, a reflection on what could only be your life. Amazing work as always!!
This was so beautifully introspective. Loved your poem and photo!
Absolutely lovely work
This felt like an intimate conversation with the self—and with all the selves we meet in others. Beautifully strange, achingly human. Your final lines linger like an echo. Thank you for this.