Sunday, August 25, 2019

The Getaway


Someone writes 
And shows you how 
To say what you’ve been 
Wanting in in every way; 
Try though you may, you will 
Never find the words 
To thank him—it’s as if 
He’s your other self now 
Lost in packing up those words 
That always want to get away. 


2 comments:

  1. This finely-tuned poem captures an experience I know I've felt too, and, in fact, I feel it about this poem (as well as other poems). The doubled "in" works mysteriously well, in the fourth line. I've read the poem maybe 10-12 times now and it stays fresh. The line breaks, rhythms, rhymes (say/way/may/away) somehow all work together to make emphases land on certain words (such as "him" in line 7) and the single instance of a word in italics also is just right. All in all, it's a tribute to other poets and a generous acknowledgment of the feeling of gratitude one poet experiences when reading another poet's superb poem.

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