brand new bluebird song
there was this poem I used to keep
in my back pocket
kind of like bukowski’s bluebird
only not as hopeful and
not as sad
but plenty sorrowful in its own right
one day somebody asked to borrow it
and I gave it away without even thinking
I gave it away
like it was a knee jerk reaction
like when shutting the door behind you
instantaneously realizing
you just locked yourself out
the poem lives on in somebody
else’s life now
leaving me to explore the city streets
sandals on feet and opera glasses in hand
capturing glimpses of brand new blues
june two thousand seventeen
copyright j matthew waters
all rights reserved
If the poem is happy and it keeps somebody else happy, wouldn’t it be worth the loss?
One of your best yet. Love it.
Yes, it would be worth it. Thank you, Annie, so glad you love this one.
I love this.
Thank you, I’m thrilled that you do.
this is excellent…with some of the narrative, felt like Kevin Spacey was speaking similar to this movie K-Pax, have you seen it? … http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0272152/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_45) … esp in the 2nd paragraph
no, I have not seen it but I will certainly check it out – thank you, Bonnie!
You’ll love it. Wonderful movie.
wow….
thank you
the poem lives on in somebody
else’s life now
If so even for one person only the poem and poet have been successful.
you are exactly right, Carl. thank you for reading and commenting.