Just tell me straight
why are your poems so hard, so abstract.
Well, I certainly can't say I don't have a past.
A hairbush on the table
the couple parting
specifics laid out sadly as cliches
the state of the sky in the evening
all your anecdotes more and more burdensome
No. I'm stuck with my style
and when my rocket-fuel runs low
I'll be writing about another side of the universe
in a different language
Sorry.
Hi Colin,
Thanks for your considered comments, I'm glad you like the poem and I love your line:
"Poems are born to seek expression and interpretation in equal measure imo."
I couldn't agree more.
<Deleted User> (13762)
Sat 17th Mar 2018 09:19
your poems Adam are always a little hard to pin down - abstract as you say - but I genuinely like them for being so. You could be talking to yourself here or with someone close to you. Either way it's an interesting conversation and one which appears to question your repeated use of certain imagery. I might be wrong of course but the interpretation I have works brilliantly for me. Poems are born to seek expression and interpretation in equal measure imo. I love the rocket-fuel verse. I can't help but think of Mr Hawking and maybe the whole thing is about him. Whichever, I like this lots. Thanks for posting. Colin.
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<Deleted User> (18118)
Sat 17th Mar 2018 14:41
I was reading an article 'Why is Poetry so sad?'
I think the author thought it's more interesting sad but I think the poet probes deeper, beneath the surface.
I am glad you write as you feel.
Enjoyed reading it.
Hannah