Starting Over

Thank you for reading.

She threw me a
rock in a
sea of madness.
A twisted lifeline,
when I longed
for love.
Now it's just
empty space,
a knife wound to
the face,
and a new
house
that I can see
the library from.

Author's Note

Check out my you tube channel, where I read from my recent book, Seedy Town Blues Collected Poems
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY6LUlURLZs

Reviews

[IC]

I have started over like this at one point in my short life, probably hit by a rolling boulder though, rather than a rock. New beginnings can be both daunting and thrilling at the same time. At least your house is new and books and knowledge are within easy reach. Touching poem, Thomas.

[Thomas W Case]

Thank you so much, Izabella. I appreciate it.

[Sami Khalil]

This was sad with much painful undertones; your text is aligned with love lost and preserved in a library of memories.
Excellent sir.

[Thomas W Case]

I appreciate the review.

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome sir

[Soren]

Now here are lines to provoke thought in a placid mind.
"She threw me a
rock in a
sea of madness."
A really great opening. Several ways that this can be taken. A weight or a lifesaver, put out of misery or saved either works. Nisely written Thomas.

[Thomas W Case]

Thank you very much.

[Chris Shaw]

A rock in a sea of madness can be a lifesaver, but existing without love when you need it, is so hurtful. You convey that pain well in Starting Over. I felt this one Thomas.

Chris

[Thomas W Case]

Thank you so much, Chris.