unsent

Inspired by the song 'unsent' by alanis morrisette

Dear Sam,

It might be time to break that old habit of yours

You still leave without saying goodbye

I understand you’re one of those ‘shy guys’ 

And need alcohol to free your mind.

All the hours we talked about politics and history,

I still miss that time. 

Dear  Seth,

You broke my heart that night in HK

When we were waiting for our cabs

You called me naïve and young 

Offended and embarrassed  I walked away

But you challenged all my perceptions

You made me shut up for a while

And for that I am thankful.

 
Dear Matt, 

I consider you to be my first real love,

Our memories seem far and distant now

But I do remember your smile and comforting words

And the times when you cried your heart out 

And how I held your face.

Although you ended it badly and times have changed

Every man I meet I still compare to you

 

Dear Simon,

I pushed you away every time you got too close

But you still followed me around like a lost puppy 

And I got irritated, I was acting like a b***h

Cause your behavior only reminded me of 

The insecure little girl I used to be

Please know that I never meant to hurt you in any way. 

Dear Charles, 

I haven’t talked to you in a while, 

You have your own life, on the other side of the world

And social media was never really our thing. 

But I think of you, like, all the time. 

You were a brother, a best friend, 

At the time when I needed them most. 

And I will never forget that.

Jitske Boscha  ©2012

Reviews

[Guilt]

The list. The shapely list of memories in the shape of people. It's a very down-to-earth perspective throughout, and I really liked that. It's a wisened voice of reflection, like a model for the inexperienced to see they've yet to discover just who they can be. I also liked the choice to write in short letters.

- Guilt

[Rahul]

It could be a great screen play...ddon't you think ?
yeah, you can make one screen play on it, i'd really love to read this screen play...it could really be a funny and a real one...:)
nicely penned once again in a my way if i read it and take it in a poetric way...!

[wandering daughter]

Yeah! maybe you're right... It could be in a way. Thank you for your great feedback and idea.

[TrimarcoRansome]

I love how this is laid out, different to the norm. It shows how you take something positive from each person you encounter, well written! I'm glad I stumbled across your work!

[wandering daughter]

Thank you!

[soliloquy]

this is well written. I really like that fact that this isn't written in an egotistical, self gratifying way. Sometimes a writer will brag about how desired and experienced they are....you apparently don't. That is good.

[wandering daughter]

I may be guilty of doing that in the past, but I feel a bit pathetic reading those works afterwords. But I know what you mean.

[soliloquy]

You sound wise. Its important to appeal to readers and you seem to do that. :0)

[Emily B]

llooking forward to reading more of you