30 Poems for National Poetry Month: Day 13
April 13, 2013
Here is my poem for Day 13, written at 1:30 AM, proving I’m not always happy:
1:30 AM. Can’t sleep.
I don’t like when we fight,
Especially via text, and
Especially about being apart,
Which neither of us enjoys.
I distract myself with old movies
On TCM, and try to forget
There’s still two days to go.
Even Selznick’s “Since You
Went Away,” can’t take me away.
With its sentiment and sorrow,
And the hint of a sappy ending.
Jennifer Jones, whose affair
With Selznick led to husband
Robert Walker’s breakdown,
Playing a teen (at 25), having
To pretend she’s in love
With her ex-husband, not
Her director. (Ah, back story!)
Joseph Cotten’s Virginia
Gentleman not sinister at all,
Showing his range as well as
Limitations. My limitations
Stare me in the face
From the screen —
And from this empty bottle.
While you steam and fume
And try to sleep,
100 miles north.
–Scott Edward Anderson
Scott Edward Anderson
Scott Edward Anderson's Poetry Blog 
April 13, 2013 at 10:10 am
Shows the depth of your love and vulnerability….nights are the worst! Stick with your and Sammi’s mantra…. Time and Patience.. it’s served you well!! Xoxo
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April 13, 2013 at 10:41 am
Thank you, Lee, for that reminder and for all your support of what Sammi and I are building. XO
April 14, 2013 at 10:18 am
Upfront.raw…and very human..thank you for your art..xod
April 15, 2013 at 11:31 am
Thank you, Diane. I am trying to be more free with my poetry. To not constrain my true feelings for the sake of appearances. These may not be “finished” poems in a traditional sense, but they are some if the most honest, heartfelt, and true writing I’ve ever done.
Thank you for being such a great reader!
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