Pantoum – poetry exercise
I see traces of you everywhere
the apartment holds artifacts of your daily life
So many years we've now worked opposite ends of the clock
Sometimes you reach for me at night as we both sleep
the apartment has evidence of your activities
your soccer clothes lay upon library books
sometimes we reach for each other while dreaming
I eat dinner alone every night
your dirty clothes stink up the library books
we share a marriage, but not daily life
you eat breakfast alone every morning
our friends are all strangers to each other
we are married, but don't share a daily life
post-it notes and text messages are the glue
our friends are strangers to each other
they say distance makes the heart grow fonder
sticky notes and voice mail are the glue
all these years we've lived in separate hours
distance makes the heart grow exhausted
There are traces and proof of you everywhere
"post-it notes and text messages are the glue"
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing line! This construct is such a great way to show the disconnect with the couple's marriage lives. Times feels jerky and fragmented.