Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

Should I Please Her Or Myself

Should I please her or me?
Should I try to outguess her wishes and maybe miss the mark?
If I called, would she be honest anyway? She never was.
Would she tell me what she thinks I want her to say? Probably...

Spring break is right around the corner.
I could go visit and sleep on their couch, pushing her old dog off.
My flatulence filling their living room in the morning,
Embarrassing her prissiness, amusing the dog, maybe.

Or I could stay here, write my poetry, paint my pictures,
Relax, and not visit at all. She left me, remember?
I have been apologizing for her misbehaviors since I was eight.
What do I know of her anyway? My teachers despised her.

They kept prodding me, wanting more details.
I was the only kindergartener they knew whose mother had run off
With her minister, a man of God. Oh, please!
I will stay here and paint. Saving myself. She does not care anyway.

♡Like0

Share Poem

---

Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment

Panagiota Romios April 1, 2019 at 6:25 AM Good write, Caren Pansgiota Caren Krutsinger April 1, 2019 at 8:43 AM Thank you my friend.

Nette Onclaud March 31, 2019 at 4:51 PM hard choice but a remarkable plea to come to a decision, caren... huggs Caren Krutsinger March 31, 2019 at 5:02 PM Thank you Nette. I always choose me now; realizing I can never fully please anyone else.

Caren Krutsinger March 31, 2019 at 3:59 PM Before you think this was written for my life, know it was actually written for a friend, showing her life.