Best meanings that are never realized because other things take over.


I Was Going To

I was going to
I was going to ring you
I was going to but the weather changed and the dog barked and the skylark flew
I was going to but as you know
I didn't

I was going to
I was going to call in
See how you were but I went to work, swept the floor, lost a day, took out the bin
I was going to but as you know
I didn't

I passed your window in a rush of family and saw Apollo still in the window
So I knew you were there
The light was on and the curtain drawn, the silhouette in the lamp glow
So I knew you were there

Then today I did ring
I suddenly looked forward to what we might catch up on
Memories of conversation
Your impeccable wishes to my good lady wife
Your eternal gratitude for my attempts to sort out your PC

So today I did ring
And you were not there
Apollo has gone
The curtain no longer frames the window to our friendship
I am too late
And I am sorry



Poetry by Adrian Wood
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Written on 2015-08-18 at 01:50

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Jamsbo Rockda The PoetBay support member heart!
How sad. I suppose it is a lesson to us all that we should not put off letting people know we are thinking of them. A very nice piece.
2015-08-21