Flip Flops at 4am

A jealous boyfriend loses his temper over a suspicious phone call.

It’s amazing how peaceful our lives can be

The daily dull of nothing happening

We complain about it

We fight against it

 

It only takes one moment for that dull to blaze away

The strange phone call at 2am

Her voice on another man’s phone

Your heart sinking

 

She’s been drinking with friends

It’s no big deal she assures you

They have to eat themselves sober

She’ll be home soon

 

Two hours pass with no word

The restaurant is twenty minutes away

You buzz the strange cell number

His number

No answer

 

You call again and he picks up

Is she there?

Yes, close by her voice echoes

She says she’s buying new flips flops

At four in the morning

 

The anger rises again

His phone, his voice, she’s with him

She’s out at four in the morning

While your home alone

Feeling like a jealous boyfriend

 

It’s no win really

You can be angry or disappointed

Confused or feeling mislead

All of it bullshit

 

Tiny inferences lead you to conclusions

None of which might be true

She has a friend or a crush

It’s usually simple and brief

And harmless

 

Your actions can make it worse

But only worse

Nothing can make it better

Nothing but trust

 

Flip flops at four in the morning

If that’s what she says

Then you believe her

He’s just a friend

So you believe her

 

It’s a feeling of powerlessness

The waiting, the wondering

In the end she did come home to you

And that’s all that matters

 

Besides

She has the new flip flops

To prove it

 

 

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Reviews

[April Child]

I like this way of writing about jealousy and the title is genius. It's a nicely flowing poem just carries you along with it's rhythm. However, the first 2 verses were the ones for me.... could have been the opening to many different scenarios and it is so true that we complain about boredom but it just takes that one single moment to change everything and make us realise there are worse things than being bored.

[Nancy Lee Shrader]

Now that is what I call trust. Good poem

[Jerbear The Great]

Excellent. Absolutely excellent. How you go on about how nothing but trust can make it better and everything else makes it worse is too true. A variant of this has happened to me, though it was my ex girlfriend whom I was trying to get to date me again. Turns out in that case, I was right to be suspicious, she ended up dating him. Women are too confusing. I take my hat off to your ability to trust. And I am glad that you had no reason to be suspicious. Good Write. Keep up the good work.

[bluessadmood]

thats nice a bit different,i can feel the waiting at the late hours of night and the feeling of jealousy,and bordom,then comes all kinds of thought ,and mind will make you wonder far off and question everything,yes i liked it its different thoughtful and has its special style,i loved it..

[Rick Puetter]

Dear Alex,

Again, very nicely done. I think a lot of us have had feelings like this before. When you're anxiously waiting time slows to a painful pace. And as time slows the mind in defiance races. It jumps to conclusions, exploring all its fears and dreads. You capture this emotional state beautifully. But you also show a wise and introspective side. You understand your weakened condition and the sensitivity of your state. You recognize that you can't improve your situation but that you can make it a whole lot worse. There's experience showing here.

Best regards,

Rick

[T]

When jealousy plants a seed, our imagination just sprouts up ... Often times it's the worse case scenario we end up getting upset over it when in actuality, it is what it is ... the truth. It's all about trust and see? She came home with new flip flops :) Wonderfully written ...

[54321]

oooh... this one made me feel a whole array of emotions! loved it! amazing job!

[MY]

I really like this, shortly it describes what a lot of people, men or women can relate to. It did made me smile and reflect a bit . Great . . :)

["L" alone]

It's no win really

You can be angry or disappointed

Confused or feeling mislead

All of it bullshit

Yes, simply put, yes....life with flip flops.

[Daisha]

I love it.
Especially the last stanza. It made me smile.

[i wish to win you with ..]

wow.. i like this one... it almost describes my everyday lol