Caffeinated Conundrum

Maybe too much coffee,

maybe not enough -

 

My fingers poke at these

stupid little letters

as if they understand,

know what it is I am feeling as I type

 

Can they tell from the weight, the force I use?

Happy poems, light and airy tapings

Pain induced phrases,

slammed hard against tiny

plastic squares

 

Go ahead, correct my spelling,

underline those words in red,

tell me to capitalize when I don’t want to

I don’t care

 

What is it with you, all of you

embossed alphabetic characters, numbers

and some other crap I don’t get -

can you feel this?

Do you know what is going on inside of me,

what I am thinking, how much I hurt?

 

Then stop!

Stop making me hit you,

day after day, spilling everything

for total strangers to see

Stop making me think, dream and desire,

because none of this helps.

 

What if I push delete,

what would you think of me then?

 

I wish my heart had a delete key

I wish I had more coffee

Reviews

[Rita L. Sev]

An eloquent rant, Will - yes, hitting these keys we wonder how much they understand until we remember that they are inanimate, and we are left to keep living with our heartache...

[willweb]

You are correct. Thank you so much Rita.

[Alfred Kukitz]

I'll have a second cup too along with beautiful anger, imagined syntax and a friend like you.

[willweb]

Thanks so very much Alfred. Glad you liked this one.

[Kelly Scheppers]

I have learned in life, that with coffee....all things are possible!
Your conversation was engaging, endearing...
I loved it!

[willweb]

Thank you so very much Kelly for taking the time to read and review my poem. Yes, I think you are correct, the stronger the better.

[Frieda P]

Ha, you had me at the title, it's a frenetic read....a feeling most poets can identify with!

[willweb]

Thank you so much for this nice review Frieda P. I am glad you liked this one.

[Frieda P]

I did so much, I can relate, and there's no such thing as 'too much coffee'. ;)

[willweb]

I agree

[Einstein Noodle]

oh my goodness .. the morning musings of a poet .. such an addiction ... baring it all ... you hit all the nails willweb .. pretty sure we all hear you! :)
E.

[willweb]

Thank you so very much Einstein Noodle. Just a conversation with my keyboard. I am happy you enjoyed this.

[MsJewel]

I wish my heart had a delete key - love that line! - Wouldn't that be lovely, or at least a rewind.
I can feel the emotion, the frustation in your words. Another amazing poem.

:) Julie

[willweb]

Thank you so much Julie for this nice review. I am happy you liked this one.

[Lyn Anderson]

Hmmm. Two different themes running simultaneously, fueled by coffee. What I like about this is its frustration, what I don't like is its frustration. Keep spilling those words for us, please.

[willweb]

Thank you KLGoode for you continuing support of my poetry. It can be very frustrating at times. I am happy you liked this one.

[Matching Socks]

This is great, I love it!
Oh I know this feeling! I really do.
I wish my heart had at least a rewind key or 'undo'.
Ice cream helps too I find.

[willweb]

Ok, that made me laugh. Ice cream - only you Ance. Thanks so very much.

[Kieta!]

This is very good!! My favorite line was the last one, I love how the words have a punchy quality that seems to come from caffeine... great job!!!!

[willweb]

That's funny, it was my favorite line too. :) Thank you so much Kieta for this nice review today. I am happy you enjoyed this.