January 10

January 10, 2015
by C
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What you want,
and what you get–

During Friday’s
commute the fog

obscured all,
no notion

of a lake
under the bridge

just strings
of brake lights

and headlights
connecting

through
the damp,

the freeway
blocked,

and I thought
of course it’s a wreck,

but no, someone
jumped

into the stream
of cars.

Later I heard
a guy ask

for his legs back,
he was leaving

that day,
he was ready

to move on, now,
a sea change,

a discharge,
and after

this week
I realize gravity

has more
of an effect

than I previously
acknowledged,

that is, just
about anyone

can get stuck
in a rut,

and water
never does

run uphill,
at least not

without
some help.

4 Comments

  1. sarasallydavis's avatar
    sarasallydavis says

    Again this is a wonderful poem. Lovely and intriguing. I don’t know if you’d even be interested in this, and it’s hard to have a conversation online that can’t be misinterpreted sometimes. But are you considering putting about 20 pages of your poetry into a collection to sometime, if you ever feel ready and want to give it a go, submit to a small literary press? One of those publishers who do support poetry, not self-publishing which in and of itself is a wonderful way of publishing. We may not as writers ever want to try because rejection is a reality .Grueling. And to be brutally honest, it is not a source of income, just of reaching out and sharing. I just wanted to let you know that I see that potential in your work, whether you ever want to try. Or at some point have you considered eventually doing so self-publishing. But I also love sharing as we all do here online, and that, in and of itself, is a joy. A type of publishing that is really liberating and supportive. Take care.
    Sally

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      C says

      Thanks Sally! It’s something I’m considering but not anytime soon, with everything going on right now I’m happy to aim for a poem/sketch a day and occasional submissions to journals. I agree, wordpress has been a great way to share and get feedback!

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