Got the Blues, Baby
Got the blues, Baby
I have got the blues, baby
and they just won’t go away
I got them bad
these god damn blues
of mine
I just finished working out.
..and while resting
I realized
that I can never
recover
from my mistakes in life..
..the end of my marriage ..
.the death of my son …
.nothing can ever
nothing can ever
replace what I have lost..
..yes I am healthy.
..I have options ..
..but the health
and options
are subsumed
by a monstrous vacuity..
..an abysmal emptiness .
an hole in my soul
...the realization
that the most precious things
are gone forever
and that I am
and that I am
just biding time..
..there is no good thing
to look forward to..
except for meeting
the grim reaper
when he comes for me
I will be ready to go
until then
these blues
will remain
my only friend
until the end
my time is done
another poetic found poem thanks to William Walton
Copyright © Jake Aller | Year Posted 2020
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