Mars
He said, "No."
"Imagine that," I say.
I say, "It’s for your own good."
But you go your own way.
Get use to disappointment
Even perfect people are disappointed
Try again. Maybe rearrange
Your approach.
Sometimes I wish Mattie, Johnnie, and Luke
Would have said more about the bad times
The ones where people said, "No."
Because down here
I can’t see the big picture
Like one could see from the future or from afar
Standing in a tower on Mars.
About the author
I live with my wife, an artist, in Indianapolis. Besides poetry, I like to take photographs, read books, travel overseas, and listen to news/political podcasts, college lectures and classic literature. You can read about my approach to poetry on my poetics page. To stay in touch, follow me on Twitter or connect on a variety of other social networks.
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