Almost Barely Nothing

If I ever drive from Northampton to Derby which is not very often these days, I always try to avoid Daventry if I can... but one day, I swear I will leave you flowers...

Almost Barely Nothing

 

I never once thought

I would dance with you in shadows

 

Not in a million years

Despite a span of only several dozen miles

 

I never once thought

That I could count on you

 

In spite of all your promises

Not in several dozen million smiles

 

I always knew one day

You would end up pushing me away

 

In spite of all my insights

You knew how to turn me off and on

 

Always full of clichés

You used ignorance as a currency

 

Now though you are little more than an 

Afterthought and hardly even that these days

Author's Note

dont ask......

Reviews

[Vivian Gospel]

Nice touch by a jilted love. But there are women like this everywhere. Make your heart skip a beat many times but they don't quite realize or care about the effect they have on men.

[Neville]

Wish someone had told me sooner... thank you Vivian.. a much appreciated visit my friend.. thank you.. Neville

[barleygirl]

I love this poem! I love the haunting tones of love & longing while denying. This throws me back to a few of my own memories . . . the kind you avoid yet love to finally immerse into once our will becomes weak *sigh!* fondly, Margie

[Neville]

Hey BG.. thanks so much, I almost never posted these words which go back to around the turn of the century.. funny some of the clutter we keep but hide away innit......... Nev nug on its way to ya x

[Ken Simm.]

!0cc I'm not in Love. Nuff said. (perhaps). And for all that well written irony.

[Neville]

She was hit by a couple on a motorbike just outside Long Buckby, we had argued earlier that day.. afterwards, I went to my digs, she got drunk.. only the one up front survived...After the eventual inquest, her dad hit me so hard, I lost a tooth and for a while, a lot of self respect...

[Ken Simm.]

Ah I was totally wrong. I'm sorry Neville.

[Neville]

You have absolutely nothing to be sorry about & true.. so there.. okay. Neville

[Ken Simm.]

Good of you to say Neville. Still irritates that I got it so wrong. I will see myself after class.

[Neville]

we all get it wrong occasionally, no worries.. never did like that particular 10cc song tho...