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Did you notice
I was standing there,
with my face pressed to the glass.
 

Distorting features
splitting hairs,
slow down… you move too fast.
 

Behind the pane
I’m not the same,
I’m looking through glass eyes.

Pressing into
mixing time,
did you see me, hear my cries.
 

As I was standing there
in the glass’s glare,
I saw you how you are.

I’ll probably bust my ass
on all this broken glass,
I can’t stand it in your jar.

I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back
3.5
Average: 3.5 (2 votes)
Submitted by barbsdad2003 on 14 December 2007 - 1:51pm.
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Love This!

Clever. A delight to read. Funky. Perceptive. Nicely nuanced re the pains to be found in a sort of relationship claustrophobia. Especially a union with someone who is perhaps a control freak who can’t see or hear you. Or some such.

Full of fun surprises for such a short piece.

Thanx,
Chuck

Submitted by themoonman on 14 December 2007 - 4:07pm.
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Thank you for reading

And for your great comments…..

Submitted by poewriter58 on 11 May 2008 - 9:27am.
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Richard

this is incredible I don’t know whether to laugh or cry
absolutely love that last stanza
Only one tiny tiny suggestion
try this
with my face pressed to the glass
instead of in
see what you think
Chrys

Submitted by themoonman on 12 May 2008 - 11:15am.
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Hi Chrys..

thanks for stopping and taking time to read and comment..
you are right I’ll be achanging that in ..
have a great day..
Richard

Submitted by Janice Pearce on 11 May 2008 - 10:10am.
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The Bug

Richard thank you for bringing a smile to my face. you reinforced
my position on capturing bugs when I was a kid

Submitted by themoonman on 12 May 2008 - 11:17am.
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Hi Janice..

glad this one made you smile..
Richard

Submitted by rider68 on 11 May 2008 - 5:11pm.
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Hi Richard

This is great imagination,
What got you to thinking alone these lines?
Very clever,
Loved the read

Peter
~~~~~~~~~Creativity Is to think more efficiently~~~~~~~~~~

Submitted by themoonman on 12 May 2008 - 11:26am.
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Hi Peter...

glad you stopped by.. there are really a lot of good poems on
the board right now.. thanks for your comments..
this was written about a relationship.. not a good one..
Richard