Michigan

Just words.

 

               Michigan

Promises made and promises broken. Left me where I started. I left you in Michigan trying to find the place where I could feel alive. I found wars, new cities and drank strong drink in 40 countries. Years later I sat outside your house and I saw you and your baby girl. Dancing and so damn happy.

My regret is I never said goodbye to you. You were the girl I dreamed about for 10 years and I never stopped to appreciate your kindness given. I remembered I sat and watched you from a distance.  I left you be. Sad books and story need to be closed forever. I had no words to say to a kind woman who try to hold down a hurricane.

Today I sit in a South American tavern. I wonder did Hemingway miss anything? Did he yearn for a sweet woman somewhere? Did you wished he held on to someone?

I go outside. Allow the tropical heat to warm-up my mind and body. I tell the night stars. I'm sorry for being a man who loved no-one, who love the new cities and who wanted the sea.  He wanted the mountains and the kiss of strangers. Dear Michigan. I did not forget you.

                           John Castellenas/Coyote

Author's Note

Just words

Reviews

[Lorry]

I like the angles you used here. Firstly, the woman/city, but also the return. Most people think about the place that means most from a distance, as you did, but for the story to unfold as you being returned was a very nice touch indeed. I think Hemingway would have had his own reflections and if only's too.

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree and thank you for reading.

[Lorry]

You're very welcome.

[Adam Adams]

your poetry's are more like spoken words, & i figured out, they're usually based on ur world-war time. seems, it impacted on u badly. nicely spelled out.

[Coyote Poetry]

Been a war-like world for too long and I appreciate the comment.

[EvaThornburn]

Your story is well written and beautifully told. I found this a pleasure to read.The emotions that are spread around makes this a winning piece,Thanks, for sharing,

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Eva. I appreciate the comment.

[LM]

Wow! So beautiful!I love how you are able to capture what you've hear and create such a lovely story very well written and beautifully told. Love your ingenuity!

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you LM. Real life showed us too late. We held love and we lost her.

[mattavelli]

Hello, Coyote! :)
This is quite a story! Regrets are rough and it's too easy to collect them.
Your storytelling is very calming. The scenes and emotions are strong.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you my friend. I appreciate the comment.

[Asante]

This is a stellar piece of work, my brother.
Pieces like this, ones that tell a story and carry the reader alongside them, are some of my absolute favorites. I felt like I was riding shotgun with you, in the passenger seat to witness snapshots of your life.
Awesome writing, Coyote.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Sante. Life will teach us hard lessons.

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

A temper resides hidden in a world gone by, fabulous words, well done, good read.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Thomas. Old songs bringing back old places and faces.