July 17, 2010
More takes my hands
All gentle.
I get ready.
Brace myself.
Know what’s coming.
I think.
“RP,” she says,
“I love us.
Love us being together.”
But?
“That joke?
The one you and Hambone?”
Yeah, I know the joke.
Was a good one.
Had the whole crew howling.
Except,
I’m guessing,
More.
“RP,” she says,
“It was vulgar.
Beneath you.
All that praise you got?
A waste of breath.”
Ouch.
I pull my hands away.
Try to jam them in
my back pockets.
There’s stuff in them.
A sharpie.
Random plastic wrappers.
A straw.
More garbage.
A candy bar that’s melted.
It’s squishy against
my
fingertip.
I know she’s right.
Knew it at the time.
But that didn’t stop me
from doing it.
Worst of all,
it may not stop me
next time.
***
Yep, some Three Word Wednesday, some Weekend Writer’s Retreat, and it’s a stretch, but maybe some reunion going on here, too (finger and candy bar, RP and More — in a sense), thanks to the Writer’s Island. You decide. And check out some other writers, too, if you’ve got the time.
Weasel
July 17, 2010 12:45 pm
Wonderfully written! Reunions come in all forms, even if they are foreseen in the future. Great post!
-Weasel
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brenda w
July 17, 2010 12:58 pm
Ha! Living the unfortunate life of a blurter, I know the feeling. Great piece…I love the exploration of the pocket’s contents.
RiikaInfinityy
July 17, 2010 1:44 pm
Cute and funny, totally love this poem, thank for sharing^^~
ThomG
July 17, 2010 2:32 pm
This is a great poem, like a slice of real life, but in stanza form.
Elizabeth
July 17, 2010 3:09 pm
Been there, done that: both voices at one time or another. Wonderful feel to this piece, can see faces, hear tones of voice, and feel the emotions. Strong sense imagery.
Elizabeth
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Ann (bunnygirl)
July 17, 2010 4:08 pm
I so love Roadie Poet. Now that we’ve got Trevor, is an RP collection next?
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Jingle
July 17, 2010 4:36 pm
at times, we simply want to taste bitterness along with risks, after everything, no more regrets…
very live and lovely story.
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Julia Smith
July 17, 2010 8:20 pm
This is great:
‘I pull my hands away.
Try to jam them in
my back pockets.
There’s stuff in them.’
Foiled again!
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Alice Audrey
July 18, 2010 12:39 am
Whooohooo Roadie!!!
Now I want to hear the joke.
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Janet
July 18, 2010 10:45 am
I like this – emotional and real. And I love the pocket stuff – gives us a really great sense of who he is without going the ‘tell’ route.
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vivienne blake
July 18, 2010 12:21 pm
I like the pace of this, and I, too, want to hear the joke (vulgarity if often fun).
Thomma Lyn
July 18, 2010 6:54 pm
Wonderful — I love RP. You do a great job of showing his feelings through well-chosen detail.
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Thomma Lyn
July 18, 2010 6:58 pm
Wonderful, evocative. I love how you show RP’s feelings through carefully chosen detail.
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Dee
July 18, 2010 10:29 pm
oh a blurter – ya been there too 🙂
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K
July 19, 2010 12:51 pm
Ouch is right!
I liked this. It felt real.
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K
July 19, 2010 12:54 pm
Ouch is right! I liked this a lot. It felt very real and in the moment.
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Bobkat
July 19, 2010 12:57 pm
There is so much in that poem! I love RP : )
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