Before it All Began to Go Wrong

Before it All Began to Go Wrong

A Poem by Neville

Before it All Began to Go Wrong




If I could go back in time,


or even dare ..


I would go back to those


pre Helen days ..


Those filled with laughter,


three square meals


and all made by my mother ..


To tie dye tee shirt days,


with patched jeans,


patchouli oil


and of course, long hair ..


To when my father


could make, or do anything ..


To those days


when me and my brother


were both strong


and our little sister had curls ..


When Kitch was a pup


and the Abbey


called to us both most days,


after school ..


And we used to carry bows


in the woods


for no reason at all,


but we did, because it made


us feel big ..


Just like choking on roll ups


and pinching mams


packs of ten cork tipped f**s ..


And I wonder,


if we could go back in time,


whether you might


choose to come back with me ..


 


 


 

© 2024 Neville


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Wow this takes me back....
I am still the long hair and the ideals of then.
Those will never leave me, or perhaps it is that I will never leave them.

I really like the ending...I would imagine the subject of the poem would definitely come back with the speaker....Yes, I do think so.

Posted 6 Months Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Neville

6 Months Ago


thanks for the thumbs up jacob, much appreciated. N



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Neville,
There was a time when everything was as you described, a time when we lived in the real world and any place else, was never more than a passing interest... now the paradigm has lipped, and, at least in America,
Strawberry Fields where nothing is real is where we have lost ourselves. But like Tolkien says, we are born to the times we live in...
Vol

Posted 6 Months Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Neville

6 Months Ago


I'll take that as a yes then .. perhaps .. but I shall thank you most assuredly .. thank you.. read more
Vol

6 Months Ago

You Bet! .....
I don't know, N. Sometimes I too wax nostalgic, but more often now I am willing to let the dead bury the dead.

Posted 6 Months Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Neville

6 Months Ago


while those resurrected, shall one day inherit the earth .. perhaps .. I shall keep on diggi.. read more
Great poem and yes I would!

Posted 6 Months Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Neville

6 Months Ago


You are far too kind and welcome back any time .. Thank you & truly .. Neville
remarkable poem neville. absolutely smashing cadence draws reader into the poem. Nostalgia without being treacly is a very difficult operation. You sir have shown yourself to be a master surgeon.

Posted 6 Months Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Neville

6 Months Ago


my goodness, I am so much more than adequately indulged .. I am indeed brimming .. Neville
Wow this takes me back....
I am still the long hair and the ideals of then.
Those will never leave me, or perhaps it is that I will never leave them.

I really like the ending...I would imagine the subject of the poem would definitely come back with the speaker....Yes, I do think so.

Posted 6 Months Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Neville

6 Months Ago


thanks for the thumbs up jacob, much appreciated. N
One of your best posts ever, gentle, memorable and more. There's something precious and special surrounding a person when he or she feels totally hugged by memories of mother and father, memories of a past that more than likely made you .. ..

Posted 6 Months Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Neville

6 Months Ago


my word, what a delightfully, heart-warming, elsewise encouraging, yet equally unexpected vi.. read more
emmajoygreen

6 Months Ago

I meant what I wrote, your words are kind and gentle as they always should be. Parents are special .. read more
I’m guessing Helen was a bit difficult or heartbreaking; either way being at home with mom and dad when I kid is something special. I love the details of tie dye and long hair.

Posted 6 Months Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Neville

6 Months Ago


many thanks for stopping by and considering my little scribble PB .. Yes, long ago, H was he.. read more
Poetic Beauty

6 Months Ago

Hearing the passing of an ex always has an array of emotions even if the relationship ended long ago
I'd go back in a heartbeat, to before it all went wrong.
This burst of nostalgia has me longing for once upon a time, long long ago.
Love this.

Posted 6 Months Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Neville

6 Months Ago


I would be more than happy to have you tag along any day of the week ..
and with kin.. read more
Safe in the arms of mum and dad. I know that special feeling that will never be replaced by anything else. Then along came Helen. Well, I’ll come back with ya providing it was pre Helen because I had an unhappy spell after leaving home and fending for myself in the big wide world. You have such delightful memories of being out of doors and with your siblings. Simple, carefree times. Look what kids have got today. Half of them seem to have mental health problems and spend too much time on their phones. Thank God I was born when I was. A gift. Bet your mum gave you a clout round the ear when she found out you nicked her ciggies:) This poem is so nostalgic it makes me both smile and shed a tear for good things lost. Lovely work Neville. Happy Tuesday.

Chris

Posted 6 Months Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

hiren1234

6 Months Ago

i was so upset, not my brain working to do anything, many happy memories and happy birthday to your .. read more
hiren1234

6 Months Ago

i had to leave this current city, but somehow managed to get two more months wfh here, but need to l.. read more
Chris Shaw

6 Months Ago

Thank you for lighting a candle. So thoughtful :)

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