It Was How I Remember And That’s Not How It Was Poem by Oni Hayes

It Was How I Remember And That’s Not How It Was

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It may have been Classic, yet not elegant
It may have been Love, yet not romantic
It may have been hidden, yet not unforeseen
Yet none came to you

It was my brother’s irreplaceable companion and his little sister
It was my brother’s incredulity and his greatest suspicion
It was my brother’s settlement and his authorization
Yet none came to you

It wasn’t my dream and it wasn’t my fantasy
It wasn’t my concern and it wasn’t my guarantee
It wasn’t my content and it wasn’t my sorrow

It may have been my mother’s hope, yet not her premonition
And now its my animosity

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Stug Jordan 19 March 2007

What to say? You know that this is one of those poems that simply hits the page (or screen?) running. Completely natural, obviously true, brilliantly crafted and simply intelligent.

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Aldo Kraas 14 March 2007

This poem is excelent

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Oni Hayes

Oni Hayes

Long Island, New York
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