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The Corner
by Alisa JsI stare at this screen for hours sometimes
Wondering to myself
Asking my lonesome
‘Could I ever get the nerve to get on that plane?’
‘Do I still have what it takes to put your mind at ease
or maybe not at ease
but affect you in some other wayÂ….
And I run back to what I know
Numbers donÂ’t lie
Ink doesnÂ’t tear off oneÂ’s clothes as they run out of space
On the page in my mind
And IÂ’m back to where I began
Staring at this screen for hours on end
Gone to some place to hide
Screaming inside as itÂ’s all I can do
To maintain some degree of sanityÂ’s breath
Whatever that means
Or will I continue to write about anything but
The truth of my heart and wretched soul
How IÂ’ve longed for so long
Yet, not moved a step
Towards that which IÂ’m certain
Ok, maybe not certain
But hopefully,
Waits around that cornerÂ….
06/21/2007 Posted on 06/22/2007
Copyright © 2025 Alisa Js
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Genevieve Sturrock on 06/22/07 at 11:34 AM i like how most of your poetry expresses and deep longing for....if not someone specific then just someone. this one is particularly poignant to me. |
| Posted by Charlie Morgan on 06/22/07 at 03:58 PM ...alisajs...i echo genevieve...poignant...yeah, we [i] want recognition as speeeshul!, and so i yearn too, but i smile as you do too...buddhists' say living is hell, so? nahhahaha, anyway good word linkage and twisting the worth out of a word...:-) peace, chaz |
| Posted by Tony Whitaker on 06/23/07 at 08:56 AM "And I run back to what I know
Numbers don’t lie
Ink doesn’t tear off one’s clothes as they run out of space
On the page in my mind
And I’m back to where I began"
One of the best stanzas I can recall of yours and so evocative. This one is so much of extreme longing for another... Very nice sweet Alisa!
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| Posted by A. Paige White on 06/30/07 at 01:31 AM Beautiful, Alisa. I know I can certainly relate to it, so many times and about so many things in my life... I too stare at this screen for hours... |
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