Obviously Oblivious Poem by Nika McGuin
Obviously Oblivious
I used to say
'I wish we could always,
get along this way'
but now, all too clearly
I can see you moving away
like tail-lights in the distance
red to pink, growing still fainter
as I stand alone on this cold sidewalk
watching our sunset fade away
And I give up
defending you, needlessly protecting you,
& and clinging to you as if you're all I have
it's clear you have so many others
& it's clear you've never
cherished me in that way
I've never, been precious to you
Hard of hearing & quick to wander off
I turn my back for a second
to find you've disappeared again
you make it so obvious
you'd rather be anywhere but here
With your headphones on
& your baggy gray shirt
I watch you trail away, into the mist
with that stupid grin on your face
oblivious & uncaring
WOW It's painful to have to confront so many bitter realizations in just about 12 lines - but what is necessary is almost always painful. Pleasant things don't stay undone long enough to get labeled - it's the tough love, the farewells, the departures that preoccupy us as you shoe in your poem. Even in the last passage you're still following after with hope and a gift of attention.
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4/25/2024 7:47:26 AM # 1.0.0.1119
there is an & clinging to and. :) favorite lines of mine; or should i say yours: I can see you moving away like tail-lights in the distance red to pink, growing still fainter if this guy is/was a real guy in your life, it sounds like you are lucky to lose him. a well-put-together 'story'. a druggie, or just stupid and oblivous? ? enjoyed. bri :)