Did you know some tree frogs are hermaphroditic? Poem, by Simple Tendencies, at My poetic side

I don't deserve to be sad

My life isn't filled with hardship

I didn't feel my uncle's hot stubble

Rough on my neck,

Nor the cool taste of his menthol cigarettes

I haven't gone without food,

And had hunger itch my eyes

Like the uncertainty of the first bite

Of frost in the fall air

I don't miss my bills

Work is over but debt is around forever

And laboring under the crack of its rawhide

Is something I can't say I recall

I don't listen to sad music anymore

Remind myself of the pain of these things with each verse

Losing myself in thorned crosses

And cigar burns

I remember being younger than everyone

With a birthday in May

And the taste of cherry wood scorching my tongue

I don't deserve to be sad

So why does it feel like the ghost of a lover,

Lost in translation,

Caresses it's muted hand across my transported mind

And that memory of shallow breaths

Is one I will hold forever

Because it was something I earned

But did not deserve

Comments +

sorenbarrett November 3rd, 2025 09:29
I love the last two lines:
Because it was something I earned
But did not deserve
How many times this is true. A very nice write in most poetic style
Paul Bell November 3rd, 2025 14:47
I sort of remember being younger than everyone too.
What happened to those days.
Doggerel Dave November 3rd, 2025 17:22
First time I've encountered you - hope it won't be the last. Collection of disjointed ideas that somehow made sense .

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