Voice recorder

A Poem by Rossen

last words

I found a voice recorder while climbing over rocks
Dented and scratched I wonder if it talks
Tiny little buttons which one will it be
When I tried the power one It said these things to me
"This is not your voice recorder you should let me go
Climb to the highest rock aim for the sea and throw"
I found a voice recorder while climbing over rocks
Put it in my pocket now It's muffled when It talks
I climb to the highest one and look down at the sea
I catch my breath... I look at the last there is of me
I turn around to go down and hear these words
This is not your voice recorder you should let me go
Climb to the highest rock aim for the sea and throw
I set it down where It was found and turned it off...

© 2012 Rossen

Author's Note

Why do you think this person is on the rocks in the first place?

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Emily B

oh, oh

Posted 12 Years Ago

John Jackson (El Juero)

An interesting poem, Rossen. The impression I had is that the recorder wants to join the voice in the sea. (suicide) The person who found the recorder was there with suicidal intentions, but the recorder scared him/her away.
A clever and compelling write.

Posted 13 Years Ago

Sel Whiteley

This seemed metaphorical to me. That their life was on the rocks. That they felt as if the voices they heard were only half-real and they had no real connection with the world. At the same tile, the voice recorder could have been their inner-voice. Definitely reflects someone contemplating suicide.
Love the structure, the repetition really helps to build suspense and the omission of punctuation reinforces the sense of confusion.

Posted 13 Years Ago

hannahspelledbackwards

I had to read this poem twice, and i'm so glad I did because it makes much more sense now! i love this poem, very mysterious and mind-pondering. There could be so many different reasons why this person was on the rocks. Perhaps trying to be alone from the world, just walking and thinking. It may sound lame, but I would give anything just to do that if only time stood still.