Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Trial. And Error.
by
Jim Wisneski
So worthless and broken
a futile experience…
Do all feel this cheated?
Perhaps a turn of
the clock.
yes
but how to measure
the turn of the paper
or the
turn of the world, life,
generations gap.
Everything that was held
spoken in tongues
in a home voicenow just rustles against
the air we breathe.
Still strangers who once
had names
all the apologies sorted on the table...
close your eyes and pick
one – any one –
just don’t tell
for the sake of stepping back to go forward
just seems plagued…
like thrusting dreams into
a star filled night sky.
And then counting them.
When innocence comes along. It’s taken
away.
Originally published on Jim's short story/poetry site Trial. And Error.
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Jim, this is a beautiful poem. It has such depth. And I love the rhythm of it. Wonderful!
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