Today my application to the MA program for Creative Writing in Poetry at Northern Arizona University was rejected. A bit despondent to say the least, I am resolved to publish my poems here instead of exposing them to academic scrutiny. Like them or not, here they come.
Having killed my gods
My mind is stunned
to see I am alone
to see I am alone
walking sleepless
desolate
I'd hitch a thousand miles
to find one who feels this
a companion in the great erosion
of the past into the future
a fine and beautiful lot
the friendships I've bought and sold
left for dead or killed outright
to appease my cowardice
how befitting this loneliness
a worry to none but me
silently sulking
unattended
melancholic
neurotic
impotent
defeated
2 comments:
Sorry to hear about your application being rejected, Eugene.
I'm looking forward to reading more of your work. Their loss is our gain, I guess.
Thanks for the kind words, Del. Enjoy the holiday break!
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