Alone at Midnight

Melodramatic rendering of my sadness when my husband leaves for work every night.

The door closes with a whoosh,
Followed by sudden silence.
You're gone again,
And my task of whiling away the lonely hours
Has begun.
Every night, this drama.
My heart aches as you walk away.
In the quiet, I search for comfort.
Nothing is quite right when you aren't here.

Maybe I pick up a book
And slip away to another world.
Maybe I turn on the television
And just zone out.
No matter, though.
When the reading or watching is done
I find myself again facing the loss of you.

Sad, but silly,
Are the feelings haunting me.
After all,
You are only gone to work.

Reviews

[Maskedthoughts]

Wow I love this, I can feel what you feel! And I can really sympathize with the part about slipping away in a book. I really liked how you took a simple thought and emotion and turned it into something much more complex and real, filled with imagery. Great write!

[CatT]

I think that's the best part of books, just getting lost in them and being oblivious to the rest of the world. Thank you for the comment, I really appreciate it!

[Red68]

'While She is Away' by Red68

The moon can't settle to its work. Our cats
who know a thing or two
about the cyclical nature of existence
wander in and out of kitchen, follow
scents of other animals in the flower-beds.

There is a stillness that does not feel right. It feels
like imminence, like the words we should have
said last night, or not at all, and which
remain unsaid between us. This
emptiness she always leaves behind her

is all-consuming. While she is away
the minutes crumble and the hours decay.

Just to show maybe these are feelings we all have had at some point.

[CatT]

That's a lovely poem, thank you for sharing!

[Red68]

No problem, I wish you every success on your writing journey - the key, as well as writing itself, is to read as much modern Poetry as you can take on-board, whether in books or on Websites - and of course Sites like this are great for bouncing new stuff around :-)

[Frontier]

This reminds me of my mother as she does not work and sometimes wants my dad around for more time, but ends up having to let him go. I like those two first lines, it really sets the tone and theme very well.

[CatT]

I often feel ridiculous that I get so sad when it's time for my husband to go to work, but the feelings are there, like them or not. Thank you so much for the kind comment!