Absence

Sometimes absence makes the heart grow fonder

but sometimes absence makes one wonder

why there is nothing to regret

good riddance or at least nothing lost

no gain no loss but also no cost

makes you wonder

thoughts to ponder

all things happen for a reason

that may escape you

but may make sense

in the long run

when all is said and done

after all, what was gained what was lost

and at what cost

and was it really worth it

if there was a price to pay

I highly doubt it if things didn't turn out that way

I trust things all work out in the end

in the meantime gotta just pretend

that all is right

I'll be all right

I am a survivor

life is too short

gotta stop thinking so much

just let it happen

if it does fine

if not, not gonna whine

accept things as they come

refuse to be hum drum

creative souls

have too many goals

that are too high

that is why

they are so hard to reach

even if you are tall

you feel so small

I gave it my all

Author's Notes/Comments: 

automatic writing recently...just wondering, pondering, searching for answers that aren't so clear but trying to make sense out of all of it...such is the puzzle we all have to solve...easier to solve the less you are involved in too many relationships that can get out of control...but you have to listen to your soul and sometimes it cries out louder than words or can't put into words, anyways...disappointment is a fact of life, gotta deal with it and make myself move on and stop thinking so much...it doesn't do me any good except for creating all these poetic messages that maybe helpful so there maybe a rhyme and reason and purpose after all...I am a Virgo helper so if I can help anyone out there feeling the same way am glad to do it as usual...my ever giving helper self ad infinitum...ok, whatever...had a rough day but hey, something good happened today right? I hope you like it...

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sue mceachern's picture

pam i really liked this one. it couldnt not be more truer , it is hard when one is away from someone they love. i think things are more swallowed when u see it on paper rather than pondering it in your mind. great piece.

Brent Jones's picture

Hi Pam. Sorry it took so long for me to get here, but I'm glad I finally did. You're an excellent poet. JUst read the first 7 today. Loved 57 Chevy. It put me in a good frame of mind before work begins. Would love to hear it with music. Absence has occupied much of time this morning-really makes me think. And AKA My Name Is Pam is so spriteful (is that a word?) in that it brought a smile to my face and was cutely clever. I miss you backwards map:) I'll be checking in here often. Take care and keep writing.

Mimi's picture

hey there pam, this is the first one i read lol...well hope ur days are going better now...the rhyming was good until the end it kinda lost it, i dunno if "gonna and gotta" is aprrpriate bc it does fit well, i like this poem tho it relates to how i can feel sometimes

Danielle Wagner's picture

pam, sorry it's been a while, ive been really busy with the end of the tri and what not:), but i really like this! i think that it is very relatable to.