Sometimes missing in action
I’d been working on my alibi
forever and a fortnight
yet all I got is nothing
except for a few lines from
a song I used to sing in 1999
I’d been missing in action
upwards of a decade
living off the land and sea and
learning to communicate in
languages other than my own
Haphazardly discovered by an
undercover search party
I ditched the executive karaoke club
and slipped onto the next ferry
to Singapore via Batam
march two thousand seventeen
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hmm this has a Somerset Maugham feel to it. I could imagine him writing this….so lovely (and he is a favorite author of mine)
thank you for commenting on this piece and the lovely compliment….
You’ve gotta tell me what song. Can we please live in the ’90s for like EVER? 😉
oh so many good songs that year – you could pretty much take your pick!
“Back That Ass Up”? 🙂
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_1999
Perfect choice.
Poetry in motion.
Excellently penned.
Thank you, Christy!
What is your main source of inspiration for your poems? I only ask because they are all so well written that it makes me wonder if your inspiration is emotional or intellectual.
Thank you for asking, Christy. I would say language itself and the desire to create is my main source of inspiration. Most often my poems come to life from a simple thought or idea, but there are certainly times when personal emotions play a part or become interwoven.