i miss everybody

A poem by Chancellorpink. Background music "Goodbye, For Now" by Stephen Sondheim from the movie "Reds". I MISS EVERYBODY old needles in a dampened box of bulbs, i miss that ugly tree that fought the stand to fall so we tied it to the wall leaning forward, truly funny dad was singing andy williams when mom snuck a hug on me laughing, calling at the cat smoke-stained sofas where we sat visiting, the walls he punched when he had his heart attack he painted earth in jesus' eye on the velvet, took the gun and took the bus into woods that's where he made his vision die in a halloween parade where little ghosts were not afraid i miss you all there hugging me everybody, everything she died next to us, sleeping on the floor, we heard her breathing just before the holidays that's when her breathing went away that's when i snuck into depression such a cozy place to stay all the commas that extend the letting go from gone away i miss you all, yes everybody everybody, every day now look into my coffee cup even though it's 9 PM i'll tell your fortune sure enough if you will promise to pretend that you're emerging from the shadows of my imaginary friends alone, with every window open and yet nothing makes a sound silence brings the light switch down again, sweetly i roll over once more to my other side i'll flip the pillow one last time and say goodbye i miss everybody everybody, everything i miss you all goodnight the chancellor

Author: chancellorpink
Keywords: ray mclaughlin chancellorpink chancellor pink poetry nostalgia
Added: June 28, 2008