TO BE MISSED 1974A Poem by Terry CollettA BOY AND GIRL IN AMSTERDAM IN 1974We'd been to the Van Gogh museum and Dalya said let's go get coffee so we did and talked of what we'd seen the paintings and the books and the prints there for sale I've got a large print of Sunflowers I told her bought it last year at some small art shop then she talked about the Yank woman whom she shared her tent with back at base all she talks about is whom she's fucked and who she'd nearly did every night the same thing I am not in the least concerned about her sexual life such as it may be all I want is to sleep but she yaks in that drawl on and on Dalya said and I guessed I wasn't on the list of names the Yank woman talked about wanting to have sex with which was good because I don't think that Dalya would have liked that but Van Gogh's Sunflowers was liked by both of us even if I wasn't on the list sometimes it's just good not to be named and be missed. © 2016 Terry Collett |
StatsAuthorTerry CollettUnited KingdomAboutTerry Collett has been writing since 1971 and published on and off since 1972. He has written poems, plays, and short stories. He is married with eight children and eight grandchildren. on January 27t.. more..Writing
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