Commentary and Philosophy Poetry posted November 11, 2019 Chapters:  ...19 20 -21- 22 


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A chapter in the book Word Games

Silence

by estory

Everyone has their hands in their pockets.
Nobody turns their back.
Nobody sits down.
Nobody asks where you came from.

Instead, you stand under a streetlight
Until its late
Enough
And listen.

No stopping. No standing.
Do not disturb.
Closed.
Keep off the grass.

What's next? I don't know.
Sit tight.
Light a cigarette.
Write on the windows.




This is another poem from Word Games, one of the earliest pieces I wrote while I was still in college. It was inspired from moments spent waiting in cues for the bus to school, those moments when we keep to ourselves and fail to make connections to the people around us, keeping to the societal protocols of 'mind your business' that leads to the frustration with sharing your feelings. Structurally, it was influenced by poetry of DH Lawrence and the modernists I was studying at the time. estory
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