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I was asked

April 30, 2015

I do not read minds

but have paid others

to tell me where my jacket is,

the size of the sword

above my shoulder,

the scent of the candle

you lit in my absence. When I die

I will come back, I know I am

one of those that linger, watch,

observe the present

for signs of the past,

think of the future

for split seconds.

I can be such a tart, a well-balanced

meal,

a sour drink

your favorite slice of cheesecake-

you be the warm apples

and I will be the pie.

Top us off with the universe’s ice

cream and dabble in bizarre

metaphors

while I am drunk off caffeine.

Yes, too much of it

and hence the trivia questions,

the sleeves of tattoos

with no meanings.

Angels have no wings

even if you call me one

I know you poke fun

with your poker face. Lies

are convincing,

deceit a shaded charcoal

of my first art class. Yes,

I rode a motorcycle

and was that girl, with a sketchpad

and a journal.

I was asked to write

a poem

about myself

where

nothing is true

I do that already,

I replied.

I lectured on Canadian Literature

I have done more

than you googled

or is written

so much goes unwritten

unsaid

announced

so much is detached

from this microscopic world

of fine hairs.

I leave mine messy

and forget my brush

on purpose.

What happened

to all those questions

you never asked?

Christina Strigas

Comments:

15

  1. dertalmid says:

    Awesome, as usual 🙂

    1. Chrissy says:

      thanks & curtsy 🙂

      1. dertalmid says:

        You are welcome, taking my hat off, nodding 🙂

  2. bowmanauthor says:

    Great poetic passage. I am enjoying your novel too!

    1. Chrissy says:

      Wow thank you, I’m so excited you like it. You’re amazing. Please let me know which novel of yours I should start reading first…you have so many! send me link please.

      1. bowmanauthor says:

        Thank you, Chrissy. I really think you would like my contemporary romance/psychological suspense LIVING IN A SHADOW. www.amazon.com/dp/B00AP68CUO I would really appreciate your opinion.

        1. Chrissy says:

          Ok thanks! That’s the one! X:)

          1. bowmanauthor says:

            I think it will resonate with your strong, sensitive poetry. It also has an undercurrent of the writing industry. Oh, btw, love the new picture on your blog. It’s perfect!

          2. Chrissy says:

            Sounds like it’s right up my alley. Thank you!

    1. Chrissy says:

      Looks like a place the gossip girls hang out

  3. quiall says:

    Thanks for the follow

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