Undo the Darkness

Here is a link to my you tube channel where I read my poetry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICWIGqf62Kw

Tonight, I lie in bed and
scribble in a black spiral
notebook.
Why is cruelty easy for
some? Like laying down
a card.

One of my three cats,
Mojo
sits sleepily on
my old maple desk.
She is all black.
The computer screen is
black.
So are the speakers,
microphone,
and a coffee cup that
sits on the desk.

Above my dresser is a
quote by Hemingway.

"There is nothing to writing.
All you have to do is sit down
at a typewriter and bleed."

It's on black paper.

I've had the room set up
this way for over a year.
I'm just noticing all the
blackness.
Midnight in Nod.
It could be because I miss
my daughter.  She's seven.
All the black fades away when
I think about her smile
and those eyes that laugh at the
rain.

I notice that my shirt
is emerald green, with a
few drops of red.

Plop
Plop

Plop.

Author's Note

www.thomaswcase.com is my website where you can find info on my latest books, available on Amazon.com

Reviews

[Beren]

Unbelievable! I feel like I walked around your room and saw these details myself. What an explanation!

There are perfect lines made me think like:
"Why is cruelty easy for
some? Like laying down
a card."
Hemingway quote.

And there are greatest lines from your life
"It could be because I miss
my daughter. She's seven.
All the black fades away when
I think about her smile
and those eyes that laugh at the
rain."
I just need to noted this ones to read all over again.

The way you describe the bleeding at the end is so poetic

[Thomas W Case]

Thank you. Much appreciated.

[Michael Sun Bear]

Another great poem! Was it as easy as laying down a card or did you need to bleed? I feel for you and your relationship with your seven year old daughter. By a strange coincidence meaningful only to me, not long ago today I posted a poem about a daughter. Thomas I think you are my favorite poet in the Cafe, I love your work!

[Thomas W Case]

Thank you, my friend. I truly appreciate it.

[red93]

Beautuful work Thomas - some special magic happens when we write about those we are closest to. Really Excellent ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

[Thomas W Case]

Thank you. I appreciate it, my friend.

[Dylan Macadham]

Ah, Yes, Middle-of-the-Night Thoughts, so often dark, mercifully offset by sweet thoughts, a daughter's smile. ...Re Cruelty, empire builders like Alexander, Putin, Trump, equate it with 'Greatness'!

[Thomas W Case]

Thank you so much.

[keith]

well pal you have used your inspiration from papa well
i find the tone and candor much like his writes ... truly a 'here it iz'
if you haven't read his 'hills like white elephants' i strongly suggest it
blood is symbolic of much darkness yet it has the magjc qualities of 'life giving'

ya done good friend

[Thomas W Case]

Thank you, Keith. I appreciate it. I have read it—tremendous work.

[Relic]

All you have to do is bleed. :) This is one of the reasons I like your writing. It's simple language minus all the figurative language.

Nice one, Thomas.

[Thomas W Case]

I appreciate it.