It Wasn'T Me

It wasn’t me
it really wasn’t
not like me at all
and come to think of it
It wasn’t you
Either

We were in a kind of
war zone
and people do
strange things
in times of war

Strange things like
lashing out
at the one person
who has your back

Strange things like
questioning
the loyalty of
everyone you know

Under siege for so long
hard to remember
sometimes-
we are not
at war with each other
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018


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Date: 7/26/2018 10:47:00 AM
Wow, love this, Rhona, interesting how you created this.
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Rhona Mcferran
Date: 7/26/2018 8:24:00 PM
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!
Date: 7/25/2018 4:04:00 PM
The last stanza summarizes this poem so nicely, and you are right, when in a war, or even a battle, we are not ourselves, and neither is our loved one aka opponent.
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Rhona Mcferran
Date: 7/26/2018 8:30:00 PM
Thank you, my friend! I saw an old movie ("Gaby" with Leslie Caron) a while back and the ending just stayed on my mind... how they made choices during the war that were nothing at all like their normal character- & this poem just flowed from that (and my own past behavior under extreme stress!).
Date: 7/25/2018 2:11:00 PM
Good one...especially when survival is all...All the best Rhona
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Rhona Mcferran
Date: 7/26/2018 8:33:00 PM
Thank you so much for the encouragement!
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