Losing, a poem
Losing
Sometimes I think I’m a sadist.
I want change, even if
it means losing blood
or sanity,
even if it means
taking my things back and
leaving or
telling you how I really feel—
because that’s how I really feel
(right now, anyway)—and leaving—leaving—
leaving.
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Emily Dickinson is known for using dashes in her poetry. I like Poe’s use better. I’ve been spending some time with Poe (with his poetry, not his ghost…), which is how this poem came into being.
February 2, 2011