He does not read

He does not read

He hears not a word

Steps on and on and on

Pacing feet with a charmless rhythm

Ignorance in blissful form

For this, I suffer, For this, I weep

Incident plays on a loop

Life in re-play, an endless game

Pain enters with each roll of the dice

 

He does not read

Because he does not care?

Because he does not love?

Because he is not there?

 

Reviews

[emmajoy]

This poem has a very specific meter.. almost lyrical.. and, is very lovely. Like the reader below I'm not sure of what your words mean but, maybe that's the hub of it.. a puzzle that makes one want to read at least twice

' He does not read / Because he does not care? / Because he does not love? / Because he is not there? ' - these are very sad lines, but I feel the questions mean something quite special, sad or otherwise.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts and fine poem.

[Nancy Lee Shrader]

I hope this poem doen't mean that you the author have lost a child. If so a beautiful tribute and if not a beautiful poem.

[Wondering Mind]

Nicely penned.
Incident plays on a loop-Life in re-play, an endless game-Pain enters with each roll of the dice" I found this to be very powerfull to express the traumas of ill fortune and life.