Life as I once knew it and life as I now know it (A sestina) |
My Mind I listen to the music all the time I've been listening to the music for as long as I can remember I have found it in my mind The sounds that work together are the ones that stick together Background noise heard in a grocery store Or an unspoken conversation in an elevator where we have become trapped In this monotonous reality we are trapped Our lives scheduled by the time Waking up to the music of the alarm stored Strategically on the phone as a way to remember That everyone has a place in this world together Even if we are all of a separate mind We are each our own person. Do you mind Sharing with me why is it that you feel trapped? You two belong together Why didn't you fight it? Did you forget the good times You had with him? Maybe you just chose not to remember Because you were excited to shop in a new store I was young the first time I was lost in the store I couldn't find you and it caused a panic over my mind And I checked every section that I could remember Passing by with you, but I eventually gave up, feeling trapped Behind the aisles that outstretched as long as time Before turning a corner and finding you and him standing together We were best friends, always together Laughing as we walked up and down the aisles in the store Simply just to pass the time As the woman behind the counter began to mind Our presence, but we couldn't leave because we were trapped There until your mother would take the time to remember It is becoming harder and harder for me to remember How is it that we first got together? I guess we were both feeling trapped In this world which encourages people to store Their deepest, darkest thoughts in the corners of their mind Forcing them to hide their true feelings for all of time But I am tired of being trapped and trying to remember I am running out of time that we will be able to spend together All the thoughts that I have stored, when will they be free from my mind? |