And Let me
(My Fault again)
Mistakes,
Are tangible.
Errors,
Understandable.
But I fail to comprehend,
Our scars that fail to mend.
And,
I know we lost,
I lost,
Nonstop,
Coins were tossed,
Always face down.
Yet we drown.
And when everyone saw, but I was blind,
To the thoughts,
That were too hard to hide.
Everyone heard, but I was deaf,
To the voices,
Of regret and feelings spent.
And,
Everyone felt, but I was numb,
To the fists and kicks,
Were finished and done.
Everyone left, but I just stayed,
In the dirt,
Still thinking of better days.
Greenlight.
Red light.
Passenger seat.
2-way street?
Guess it doesn’t work both ways.
Acceptable when you make the rules?
Costed more than I could pay.
Drugs and parties?
Rather,
Mugs and Poetry.
Cars and sports?
Rather,
Arts and thoughts.
Acceptable acceptance,
Self-centred vengeance? Nah
Just Let me
Stay out
Stay weird
Stay silent
Stay Near
Go far
Go further
Go past
And veer
To the verge
When only it lasts
In long term memory
And in
The Fish of the Sea.
Thank you, Shaun.
For helping me find my voice.
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Comments
Amazing piece of work so descriptive
Awww thanks so much Kieran!
Love that you also rather have mugs and poetry over drugs and other shit🤗
True that Jhon! A good mug goes a long way! But then again I prefer cup of soups ;). Thanks to you my friend.
Aye, soup is even better. We finally got 15 centimeters of snow this winter here in The Netherlands and it is still falling🌨️ The wife is going to stew some meat to warm us up🍖 have fun
Very true, but thata crazy cold John! Keep warm my friend, jealous of your lifestyle, perhaps a bit too much XD
Don't worry, worked from home today, 2nite temp is xpected to drop to minus 11 centigrade, long time ago for us here. It is very beautiful, though our cat is definitely NOT 😂amused
That's hilarious John!
Oh I love this, Max. This is up there with your very best! Well done. And, by the way, nothing really beats mugs (of tea for me) and poetry. Great poem x
Awww thanks so much Tina, it took more time to get out this one that most. XD, perhaps we should start a writing competition "what's your favorite mug?" Hahaha I reckon that would go down well with the poets! Kind regards to you my friend, cant wait for your next write.
Sheer brilliance my lil pretty Fishy flippin’ fantastically in that deep blue sea & I ouchy pinned your shiney scales 💙💕🐠
Ouch Jill! But thanks so much my friend. Really glad you enjoyed it!
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Good afternoon Max and well done on a cracking poem , I think we've all been there when we blame ourselves and you put this beautifully in your lyrics , Kudo's on a cracking write and hoping you're keeping well , Chris :)
Awww really, thanks so much Chris. It seems so long since I have last posted. I really want to get back into it. And in about an hour I shall post once again. I know my name hasn't been showing up on the feed so really Thanks so much for taking the time to find my account and comment directly. Very very kind of you. I'm touched my friend. Hope you are well also! Kind regards. Your friend Max
Wow max, you really outdid yourself this time! I couldnt take my eyes off the page. A brilliant write with such a soft tone yet a solid undertone of truth! Good job!
Thanks so much, Bell! This one took more effort than most! Glad you liked it, my friend. More coming very shortly XD.
Max, it flows, beats and reads brilliantly and must have missed this gem a week ago, but glad I've found it now and thank you for your thank you.
Do you remember We Didn't Start The Fire by Billy Joel, short , snappy and punchy and straight to the point and heart of the matter. A song hitting the ground running, taking no prisoners and where no word is wasted.
That is what your more than well written poem echoes. And echoes more than well.
Like overlapping waves of words crashing down on a reader. Loved it!
Full marks my friend and stay poetically frosty.
What an outstanding comment my friend, truly, thank you. My days have been filled to the brim with work at the moment, but it's not much excuse for not commenting on Cosmo. I really enjoy attempting to wrote in the style your talking about. Practice makes perfect am I right? Again thanks so much. Looking forward to reading over all the work that I have missed. Peace and smiles to you. Your friend Max
Oh Max this one hit home for me. I felt like I was reading about myself. I can’t pick a single line because all of it shines to me. We March to a different beat and that is fine. I prefer it that way. We might burden the weight of life for longer, because we muse on things much more deeply. I can also relate to that numbness you speak of. Watching everyone else move forward. A wonderful read and definitely one of my favourites of yours
Gwen :) x
Ahhh, thanks Gwen!! To be honest, my intention was to create a sense of sympathy, so glad it hit the mark ;). You know, your words bring me comfort... I am not alone... you know, because of my youth, I thought that the poetry world would not understand me and my thoughts and perspectives... I'm so happy that I found a space where i feel truely comfortable. Gosh. I'm so sorry for making it about me again... I have a habit for that. What I really wanted to say is thank you so much for your kind support. I dont normally dedicate my writes to other poets. But we'll see about the next one Eh? ;) again thanks so much for comment Gwen. Peace to you. Your friend Max
Max talk away, I am all ears and heart. We poets get deep seeded on a subject, even if that subject becomes ourselves. We are like rhythmic philosophers of this life. We express that thinking with the interlacing of words. Always beautiful to me. No matter the subject. How you feel and how the world effects you is important. So never mind splashing out on the subject of you. You are too kind wanting to dedicate a poem to me. My face will burn up :D
Forever your poetic friend
Gwen :) x
That's really... quite generous and kind of you Gwen! Haha, you know, people and comments like that remind me that in the world, for every bad person there's 2 good. Please, be advised, if you ever write a book, hell no matter the topic, I'm hella buying that!!! Haha ;) but seriously, you're and have been an awesome contributor and supporter of my work!! Peace and smiles from Aus. Sincerely, your friend Max