Reason A. Poteet Poet Ghazal

You Can Understand

a ghazal

She needs a separation, you can understand,
it involves subjugation, you can understand.

Her boss at work chooses only female colleagues, 
some may be a temptation, you can understand.

On break, his frequent jokes border on harassment, 
it is only flirtation, you can understand.

Often we see him out in public with his wife
in pleasant conversation you can understand.

But when he’s at work, he’s much too touchy-feely; 
it’s not imagination, you can understand.

Quitting her job, she proceeds on to better things;
though he’s the aggravation, you can understand.

Relief is coming to her senses, she proclaims
her self-emancipation, you can understand.

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Mark Martin February 12, 2017 at 11:18 AM Like it. Perhaps all exit interviews with human resources should be in poetic form. Congratulations! :-)

Constance La France February 11, 2017 at 7:42 PM Reason congratulations on your win in my contest with this wonderful write ~

Darren White February 11, 2017 at 3:56 AM I was so surprised a ghazal form even existed in English (I am used to the form in Arabic), and I am pleased to see your interpretation. It's great, powerful, congratulations :) Reason A. Poteet February 11, 2017 at 12:44 PM How does the English form compare to the Arabic? It has always fascinated me, the repeat and the rhyme before. I have done only 3 or 4; but have been pleased with the results for the most part. Thanks for your comment. It encourages me to write another.

James Horn February 10, 2017 at 8:40 PM You completed it like a smoothly flowing gazelle. Jim Horn Reason A. Poteet February 10, 2017 at 9:34 PM Thank you, Jim. Am getting attached to the form; it is built for emphasis and the middle rhyming word is most unique. Appreciate the comment.

Kim Rodrigues February 8, 2017 at 8:17 AM Congrats, Reason! Great content! Reason A. Poteet February 8, 2017 at 8:38 PM thank you, Kim. I'm smiling at the placement. Ghazals are a complex write; hard to achieve a flow.

Joanna Daniel February 7, 2017 at 8:55 AM Glad it's fiction, Reason:) well written:) Reason A. Poteet February 8, 2017 at 8:40 PM Thank you, Jo. Appreciate the read and remark.

Phillip Garcia February 5, 2017 at 10:11 PM Very glad it's a fictional account and it's a great ghazal. Flows very well. It's a surprisingly difficult form to write in. It's difficult to maintain the reprise without saying the same thing over and over again but you did a super job Phillip Garcia February 6, 2017 at 7:31 AM Not a cop out at all. It's a wise course of action Reason A. Poteet February 6, 2017 at 7:01 AM Thank you Phillip. I appreciate the read and encouraging remarks. The theme is current and my solution is not a cop out; it's reality. You can't change people but you can get out of their reach.

Rhonda Johnson-Saunders February 5, 2017 at 3:00 PM Yes, I can understand! A great fictional piece that many women can relate to, Reason. This is the second wonderful ghazal I've read from you. Both would be great entries! L&B, Rhonda Reason A. Poteet February 5, 2017 at 6:47 PM thank you, Rhonda, I appreciate the supportive remarks. Wasn't sure about the placement of the rhyming words on The Train.