I appear to have found your address
myself I have lived in the same house
for twenty-two years
I have been meaning to write
leave an ‘xo’ of my own
tomorrow I say it will happen
so you know today is not a blue day
but more of course will come
others from long ago
have blown away naturally
age will do this to us
circumstances relationships
only widen the gap
I do not converse with them anymore
they will miss my funeral instead
I search for meaning in writing
happiness comes in ****** bursts
then vacuumed back up
I can only find solace in little pleasures
why has this not happened to me
what am I missing did I lose anything
I point my finger
I sigh my fault
or so I tend to believe so it goes
I carry myself as if I am a mirror
reflection the same but looking different
every day I mean to play my guitar
in the same house I have lived in
for twenty-two years
besten wünsche mein freund
I feast on your words
a delightful banquet
and so I said your address
I will send you a letter
Feb 3, 2015
Feb 3, 2015 at 9:59 AM UTC
I appear to have found your address
myself I have lived in the same house
for twenty-two years
I have been meaning to write
leave an ‘xo’ of my own
tomorrow I say it will happen
so you know today is not a blue day
but more of course will come
others from long ago
have blown away naturally
age will do this to us
circumstances relationships
only widen the gap
I do not converse with them anymore
they will miss my funeral instead
I search for meaning in writing
happiness comes in ****** bursts
then vacuumed back up
I can only find solace in little pleasures
why has this not happened to me
what am I missing did I lose anything
I point my finger
I sigh my fault
or so I tend to believe so it goes
I carry myself as if I am a mirror
reflection the same but looking different
every day I mean to play my guitar
in the same house I have lived in
for twenty-two years
besten wünsche mein freund
I feast on your words
a delightful banquet
and so I said your address
I will send you a letter
Written: February 2014.
Explanation: A poem written relatively quickly in my own time (and as such is not quite as strong as it could be), shortly after receiving a letter. The style, structure and theme is partially influenced by a poem written by Lisa Marie Basile. The German phrase translates as 'best wishes, my friend.'
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