Go Away Closer

Purpose, meaning in life?

If I had known when I was five

that in 50 years I would be here

wondering why I must be alive -

Just like I did when I was five -

Would I have bothered to be 55?

 

I wear mismatched patchwork cast-offs,

duck-taped boots and duck-billed hat.

Parents hide their kids. Guards

follow me, talking to their radios.

 

Society, wise in judgement -

see them diss a confused old poet.

See them welcome well-dressed, charming

Manson, Bundy, Dahmer, Bernardo, Chapman.

Such nice guys - neighbors shocked, surprised.

 

Isolated and bullied, I move

toward and away from people.

My mantra is "Go away closer."

Am I the last of my kind?

 

Author's Note

I'll be grateful for any comments.

Reviews

[Phillitup]

Very... interesting poem. Not in any bad way, it is very well-written. You have a true gift and should keep on with it. This is more of a different perspective. Most writers are to scared to write from a hurt perspective of such force and displacement. If I were you I would keep it just like this and wait for your first poem book to roll in. :) I admire your abilities.

[GypsyAlien3303]

No, you're not the last! :) It's a crazy world we live in... People care more about clothing than they do about morals.
I thought this was very well written. It's thought provoking.

[ChrisM]

Thank you for your encouraging thoughts and remarks. Do we have to accept this "crazy world"?