Andrew John Poet Sonnet

That Thing

There is a thing we never talk about
and try to push it from our minds each day.
Yes, push it, shove it, try to force it out
though if we fail we know that thing will stay.

It's in that empty chair that's in our sight.
We want to push it, shove it, even kick.
Yes, that could snap its legs, and hope we might
shove down that thing, forbid the sight to stick.

Each day we shut our eyes, but yet that thing
remains within our mental sights, is then
consistent, leaving such a pain, a sting -
a sting that's like an echo. There again!

That thing we never talk about remains.
It will not let us go. Remove its chains!


(29 Jun 2023)

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Sara Kendrick June 29, 2023 at 3:34 AM Sad to let something get us down but sometimes happenings in life get us down. Thanks for sharing. I hope by writing about this topic you are free..Sara Andrew John July 1, 2023 at 4:10 AM Thank you very much, Sara. I don't do sonnets very often, but there are four or five on my Poetry Soup collection.