In Retrospect

Thomas W Case

Maybe I'll find
a 100-dollar bill amidst
the burnt umber
maple leaves.
Maybe the ambulance will
come disguised as an
ice cream truck.
Perhaps I'll find a
warm forgotten can of
beer in the dryer.
Maybe, I'll blow
up the moon.

I'm losing it.
My pants won't
stay up, and I haven't
got a belt.
I'm being devoured by
the autumn winds and
the grackles.

Insomnia is crushing me.
Febrile and ferocious,
I stalk the university streets,
too sick to work.
Maybe this abscessed tooth
will kill me.

I used to pound out
12 hour days in the
hot July bean fields.
Farmer John always
smiling and shaking
his head.

Life is a
bologna
sandwich, and
I write these little
poems in yellow
mustard.
And I wait.

Just wait.

  • Author: Thomas W Case (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: October 20th, 2023 00:05
  • Comment from author about the poem: Check out my new book, Seedy Town Blues Collected Poems on Amazon.
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  • Parisab

    Those experiences have to be expressed and deserve to be heard-it made my heart ache but kept my eyes open-those words deserve to be written in gold (and not mustard.)
    You are a strong poet!

    • Thomas W Case

      Thank you, I've come a long way.

    • Teddy.15

      Bologna? An excellent poem, to be down and out on the streets I've never been but this poetic verse truly makes the reader see and feel the life before and after . ❤️

      • Thomas W Case

        Thank you, I've come so far.

      • 2781

        I can relate to loosing weight. If you can find a real 2nd hand leather belt you can keep knocking holes in it.
        As for all other aliments, tell them to piss off.

      • orchidee

        Good write T.

      • arqios

        This I truly get, including almost being killed by an abscessed tooth. It could be called grackle-mania. The tang of yellow mustard fills my lungs!

      • hzugman

        Very well written!



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