Did I Or Did I Knot
DID I OR DID I KNOT?
DID I OR DID I KNOT?
Upon this day I proclaim
Nothing about this day should be the same
Birds should not be singing
Church bells should not be ringing
Doves should not be cooing
lovers should cease their wooing
And as for me I don’t know what I should be doing
Do I celebrate having an alliance with a woman for 63 years
Or do I sit here and cry sixty-three thousand tears
Worst of all is that since her breath came to halt
Everyone thinks the thing’s I’ve done killed her early and it’s all my fault
The sky is still blue, the sun is still bright
But what agonizes me most is what if they’re right?
If I hadn’t sliced off another piece of her heart would she still be here?
And I cannot repent because why ask for forgiveness for something I cannot bear?
I can’t say I’m sorry, but I’ve said it time and time again
And now I feel as though I’m a pariah and the worst of all men
Did I really kill my mother with my actions, desperate as they were?
The only recompense and sense is that the only one who would say no was her
© 2011.……Phreepoetree ~free cee!~
D. of all the condolences your’s was the sweetest and most considerate! Thanks
Copyright © Jeffry Cohan | Year Posted 2011
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