FROM THE POET

This is a series of poems written by John Svododa over a number of years. There are times of peak-where numerous poems were written & there are also times of lows where there are long periods between each poem. As the author is trying to reach a goal of 1001 (and then retire!!) it was never envisaged that this would be done over a short period of time. Poems can be humorous, ridiculing someone or something, show a meaning of hurt or love or even project feelings that not necessarily be directed to the same person/thing, can be a reflection of life or to be life. Most poems are trying to send a message to the reader be it not understandable or nonsense.

The idea of this poet is not to have any ill feelings against anyone but to be read by young whom can learn about life – and by the elderly look back at what could have been. Some are very personal- but who cares when you are currently living in a life that has total enjoyment. Suggestion is not to criticize but to take in the enjoyment of creative poetry make it meaningful and thus may be you can be an author.

SO NOW:

Please Read On!

Sunday, 8 January 1984

Poem Number 34 - Way Out! - 9/1/1984

It was time. Something was going wrong.
A phone call made to ask us to come, to dinner.
Being cheerful as I usually was, on that next night,
I tried to really make the conversation.

My mother hardly saying a good word to her and me,
She was trying to put us through, a lot of hell.
She wasn’t there, for just a short moment,
So this gave me the chance to go through the cement.

Mother was giving her reasons of being upset,
It was New Year’s Eve and she, was asleep in bed.
Michelle had only been drinking for a short while ago,
And at Mum’s, she wasn’t feeling to bloody very well!
She had to have some rest,
And she wasn’t feeling the very best!

More French, then Czech or Australian friends had attended.
I was all right as I was used to this.
But Michelle was quite bored,
And I felt the same, bored.
With only one Australian couple there,
Who of which were the only ones who were sane.

Because She did not mingle with the crowd,
Because she was too tired to stay up,
Because while asleep, Michelle hit my mother in the face,
There were reasons: mum was very tired that night.

According to my sister (Who has yet, has not been through life),
My conversation was sick and irrelevant to her.
As I cut her with words, like an imaginary knife,
And the topic of marriage was discussed with videos, as well.
I only made a suggestion to her,
About our marriage being videotaped.

Her voice raised up,
Like a thunder of lightening.
I stood up, immediately,
As I could not take ant more!

While side comments were being made,
By a junior professor, Anne-Marie.
Her hand, pointing only in one direction, all the time,
As we, ourselves, knew which way was the “Way Out!”




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