Are You Going to Stay?
Published in Poem Of The Day
What was it I was going to say?
Slipped away probably because
it needn't be said. At that edge
almost not knowing but second
guessing the gain, loss, or effect
of an otherwise hesitant remark.
Slant of light on a brass box. The way
a passing thought knots the heart.
There's nothing, nothing to say.
About this poem
"Why not take a reflective, little lyric moment, a sort of 'negative capability' sigh, and ignite it with a title (question) that demands a 'yes' or 'no,' not a 'maybe'? The result struck me as oddly erotic."
-Thomas Meyer
About Thomas Meyer
Thomas Meyer is the author of "Essay Stanzas" (The Song Cave, 2014). He lives in the mountains of western North Carolina.
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