What a Dramatic Time It Has Been - A Poem
This poem is about contemplating on trying to overcome dark days in relationships.
What a Dramatic Time It Has Been – A Poem
What a Dramatic Time It Has Been – A Poem
What a dramatic time it has been for us.
How could I have said all of those
terrible things to you?
I am so very sorry!
What about all of the terrible things
that you said to me too.
Aren’t you sorry?
No you are not?
That is certainly not
what I wanted to hear.
Where do we go from here?
This horrible rift has lasted all year.
What a dramatic time it has been for us.
Sometimes, I am just in a daze.
Feeling a dreary haze
surrounding me.
Longing for your gaze
attentive to me and
you looking at me lovingly
rather than resentfully.
Where do we go from here?
What a dramatic time it has been
for us.
How can we ever reconcile
when your attitude is just so vile,
haughty and unapologetic?
Oh, am I saying terrible things again?
Perhaps I should stop myself but
to me, it is just the truth.
You have been acting so uncouth
and I will call you out.
I will say it like I see it.
What has happened between us
is feeling very tragic
for me, at least.
Devastating.
What a dramatic time it has been
for us.
For someone like me who tries
very hard to avoid drama,
all of this has been rather extreme.
I am ready to wake up
from the bad dream.
What a dramatic time it has been
for us.
Why can’t we have
more unity and solidarity.
Why can’t you just care?
Are we really all that different?
Or are you just indifferent?
What a dramatic time it has been
for us.
When the outside observer
sees all of the intense drama.
When the outside observer
sees things falling apart,
and wants to contribute his
two cents
by saying,
“Maybe you two just did
not have much in common
and that could be why things
are not working out.”
I just want to scream –
“but we do, but we do
have quite a lot in common!”
I just want to shout.
None of this was
about a lack of compatibility.
I loved you so very dearly
And I still do
but how about an
attitude adjustment please?
That would be nothing
To sneeze
at.
Indeed, I need an attitude
adjustment too.
What a dramatic time it has been
for us.
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© 2018 Nyesha Pagnou MPH
