the constant traveler
When I was attending my hostile environment training in Manchester
I procured a butterfly pendant but failed to present you with the same
Due to your ludicrous inkling that gifts are off-limits in the face of true Friendship
When we first met at the coffee shop eons ago
Resulted why I resorted to writing poetry
An absurd idea on my part a misleading design to think I could woo you over
To believe in the power of creative writing carefully to fit inside a few verses
That consists of words that rhyme creating a rhythm in mid sentences
I was 20 occupied in Dubai rationalizing what adventure you might have ventured in to
Stuck in an airport in Pakistan I saw a humming bird and a blue plastic bag
Arbitrarily floating in the air; which reminded me of your indigo hair band
Which you use to wear, hopelessly on your left arm
Attending the Formula 1 race event 2008 in Bahrain
I barely had a glimpse of the race cars as they dashed past me so fast
Made me wonder how our time together also expired just as fast in the past
When I was 23 - enduring the war effort occupying ghosts of the war tore city of Baghdad
I meant to write but there was nothing worth mentioning though I spare you lives misfortunes
Thought I was protecting you when I failed to communicate the wounds I received in Ballad or
The time when I was in the opium fields in the Kanoon province in Afghanistan
I discovered that heroin is almost as intoxicating (&addictive just as close) as you
When I was in a discotheque in New Castle I saw a girl with a butterfly tattoo
Reminded me of how you spread your wings and flew away with someone more attuned to you
When I was in a seafood restaurant in Singapore I ordered a Unagisushi (I did not even eat it)
Only to induce the aroma of your favorite dish as it evoked your memory
When I was on a 15-hour layover in Male sinking my feet in the sea sand
I simply wished that you were there with me just holding my hand
When I was once stuck in a metro in London I meant to send a postcard
But got distracted by the fact that you were engaged to another hence it was hard
After a Coldplay concert ended in Liverpool I saw this little Irish lass
And thought how beautiful your children might take after your beautiful stance
When I was visiting a castle in Edinburgh oh! How I wished I have secured a castle for you
And how I should have said those 3 words more often than I ever moved around without you
About this poem
Regret is an inevitable consequence of life and betrayal is the ultimate spouse of all affairs. the poem is about bad decisions and even worse timing together with regret and betrayal.
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Written on March 29, 2023
Submitted by harshahall7 on March 29, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCDEAFFGHIJKLLMNOPGGGQEIIRRSTGG |
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Characters | 2,429 |
Words | 473 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 32 |
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