Jake Aller Poet Crown of Sonnets

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

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