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!

Tuesday, 2 February 1988

Poem Number 246 - Await The Moment Of Truth And Thankfulness - 2/2/1988

As the hourglass is imagined into realism,
The sands of fine grain fall endless movements of time,
This becomes the mountain of time, of which is put into life,
Then life that goes on and on, until a heartbeat, stops to death.

Yet, for life to live forever more,
There has to be complete trust and love between two people.
The walls must be thick so no accusation is made,
To accuse me of being at our home, with someone else.

To be questioned as to why and how do I know of two plastic containers?
Appearing in cupboards that have just been cleaned.
To be called a liar because I replied, ‘I don’t know!’
Not even to be asked nicely, ‘What Happened while was gone?’

‘No’, not a kind word, so she not received one from me,
Although temper of one kind was followed by silentness.
Just about two lines were said in that time,
Where I was accused of a liar. She didn’t want to talk too.

 As I am asked not to touch her,
As I am asked not to kiss her,
As I am the one who is supposed to suffer!

Suffer the pain of my life ignoring me,
Yet I awake in the morn to have a cup of coffee,
To be asked who was with m, yesterday morn,
I walked away in disgust, not to be trusted.

Especially when she finds a receipt, which shocks what I bought,
Of which I have nothing to hide in these items,
To which she went through my wallet and our desk,
Without asking me what had happened, did I go shopping?

I know something, I am wrong with things I’ve done,
I also know that this time is not my entire fault,
I will take the blame for not answering properly back to Nirmala’,
But there’s a reason behind reason, of doing what I’ve done.

And for once, I will not apologize first,
Like I always have been doing to her,
I will wait until she apologizes to me,
And then it will be for me to apologize to her.

We may seem like we are playing childish games,
But these are early days of our happy marriage years,
To be quiet and shameful of sudden silentness,
To wait the moment of truthfulness and thankfulness.

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