This Poem was Submitted By: O. Michael Patton On Date: 2000-08-26 13:56:44 . . . Click Here To Mail this Poem to a Friend!

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What Was That?

I had a thought, but left the room It didn’t follow to the hall And when I reached the living room It wasn’t there at all I turned back toward the bedroom And caught a furtive move away I stepped in its direction But it didn’t want to stay The chase was on and round about  I charged from room to room At times I almost caught it Or hit it with the broom No matter where I went  No matter what I thought It only left me glimpses Of matters I forgot I don’t believe I need this  Or deserve this petulance What thoughts reside to go forth Should be there moments hence I slumped upon the sofa So troubled and bereft But found my thought beneath me ...Grabbed my car keys and I left.

Copyright © August 2000 O. Michael Patton

Additional Notes:
An elegy to forgetfulness or a paean to the heroism of remembering (especially as we get older). :)


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