That Time
January 17, 2013 9 Comments
on the turnpike
we stopped the car
after arguing
behind the rest stop
machines travelling
so fast
the end is coming
but it already passed
you confessed
those horrors
you thought it gone
did he really do that?
how can it be
sad and not surprised
heard it all before
About Sean Lynch
Like any good poem, this could be interpreted in several different ways.
Which is interesting because it is very personal.
Even better.
The last two lines give this a nicely jaded effect.
You’re right, but it is the kind of jaded that is completely void of apathy. Which might seem contradictory, but it is difficult to describe.
I think I understand – that is basically what comes across. It’s more a function of repetition.
I assume it’s a break-up…He’s cheated and you are thinking “really?” Then you understand that it’s nothing new because you’ve had this happen to you before.
I hope that’s not it because if so then it is sad. I’ve been there if that’s the case.
No, she was hurt by some one long ago, and it wasn’t new for me because of another person I’d been with that it happened to as well. That’s all I can say, really.
Ahh. Thanks. Well nice poem. It got me wondering. :)