Friday, April 23, 2021

I am out

 






I am out



You keep changing the rules.

I have been standing here for days,

counting,

waiting for you to show yourself.


See, I am no longer playing your game.

I am not even pretending to search.

You can stay there forever,

mislaid and forgotten,

for all I care.


It takes two to play

and I am out.







A poetic response to Žmurke by Vasko Popa




3 comments:

  1. Quite right. Two can play this game, but might not.

    Please have a look at my yesterday's post, I link to one of your poems. I don't know if you got the pingback. Here it is: https://mexcessive.photo.blog/2021/04/23/day-23-let-it-bleed/

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    1. Thank you for letting me know, Manja. No, I didn't get the pingback (I don't know how to set one up, but will research it). And thank you for linking to me <3

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    2. Oh, I'm not sure if it's feasible to set it up since our blogs are on different platforms. I'm glad you saw it. All well to you.

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