Window Pain

Thoughts from an aged man who lost his only love.

Sitting at my desk, staring out the dusty old window pane.

The wind is blowing, clouds are dark, I can smell the incoming rain.

 

Subtle thoughts of her, flow through my withered brain,

I'm still sitting, staring out the dusty old window pane.

 

I make a wish upon the wind, to blow these memories away,

I see her face upon the glass, of this dusty old window pane.

 

"Pane", I laugh, poking fun at only my bitter old self.

"It should be pain", I mumble, taking her picture off the shelf.

 

I stare at her for what seems like days, losing my train of thought.

I blame myself for losing a war, that she would have never fought.

 

She gave up on me long ago for giving up on myself.

So I dust the antique picture off and sit her back on the shelf.

 

I sit back down at my desk, returning to the dusty old window pane.

How could it bring back her memories, my reflection full of pain.

 

Maybe I should clean it off, and then it will just be an old window pane.

Then it will be much clearer and it will stop this painful game.

 

Taking apart my bleeding heart, filling it full of shame.

I never should have settled here, behind this dusty old window pane.

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

he has let his ambitions and dreams get as cloudy as the dirty window...and now he can't see out...

she didn't want to be enclosed with that frame of mind.

so she opened the window and flew away, leaving him to grow old on his own.

nicely written poem.

[Shawna]

Thank you!

[zainul]

Wonderful piece.
Enjoyed reading.

[Shawna]

Thank you so much!

[zainul]

You are most welcome!

[Fabian G. Franklin]

I really like this. I wrote a country song about this...not your poem but the idea behind it...wish I could play it for you. Maybe I can...I'll see if I can't get a podcast to work...enjoyed the read...great minds think alike...(smile)

[Shawna]

Lol that sounds great! I would just love to hear it! And yes, they do, and we do seem to think alike quite often. Therefore, we MUST have great minds. ;)

[Tex]

very nice. I too have written from the other sex's prospective. It is a different take on things isn't it (see my "Jonathan My True Love" don't worry it's not kinky). very nice job on this btw. I like the looking back aspect and the repeat of the window pain theme.

[Shawna]

I did check it out, very clever and funny! I never fathomed it would lead to a bird. Thank you so much for reviewing and suggesting that read, it was great! :)

[Tex]

np... be well.