Preposterous

 

Do I accept the one I am,

or have come to believe I am,

or do I just watch how I happen

from an indeterminate position;

letting me happen

as I happen?

 

If someone says they forgive me,

I will easily counter

that they're not in a position to do that;

that they are preposterous

to assume they are,

and that I will never forgive them for it

 

I'm betraying the cat

by leaving

He's only got me, in a real, communicative sense

He shows that clearely, overwhelmingly

He may not live through my absence this time

He feels I'm about to leave, observes the back pack,

sees the suitcase being loaded,

and I have no way to explain to him

 

He just feels the pain

 

There is no one like him in my life,

no one like me in his

 

The world is giving a lot of examples

Who is it trying to impress?





Poetry by Ingvar Loco Nordin The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2023-04-21 at 10:27

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Griffonner The PoetBay support member heart!
I just love your poem and especially the mental banter of the first stanza. Who do we think we are? Who we think we are is biased by our ego, maybe? I feel for the cat: One of mine continually is talking to me and sticks by my side, and I often wonder if she is actually frustrated that I don't really understand every word she says. :( (I'm frustrated by that too.) Life, eh!
Blessings, Allen
2023-04-21