No Need to Go

Sonnet

I feel I'm half a different person now,

and cringe at what I said a year ago.

So did I really say all that, and row?

But surely not, not that, oh no, oh no.

Yet how can I not know that such a feeling

had caused a type of strangeness with another?

And was it such a deal that had me reeling

with friend or mum or dad or sister, brother?

But surely no, not that, but boundless leisure:

I stroke a cat, I c**k my hat, I chat.

I know this life can bring delightful pleasure:

a joyous mood that is an acrobat.

I'm feeling different, yes, but will not go.

No wish to leave you, no - oh no, oh no.

(Feb 2022)

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

There are some that you can be better off without. They can have such a negative effect on your mind. They always seem to be the clingy ones that stick around, not inclined to let go.

Chris

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I am feeling these exact words towards someone in my life....

just let me go, I have let you go...and what has been said cannot be retracted, on either side.
j.