-From another thread by Sylvia:
Hi Lori!
I did nominate John McLeod's poem, http://forums.mosaicmusings.net/index.php?showtopic=15929 a long time ago.
Hugs to all!
Psyche
Tom
Tom, trapped in a world of smug acceptance.
The illiterate soul waiting
for Saturday and yester-years cartoons.
Tom, neurons strained by dim voltage,
pressured and screwed down to acceptance of no acceptance.
Existence is a blank page.
Institutional remedies reflect featured smiles,
and pats of good boy sentiments.
Good for whom?
Not for Tom.
Tom is an alcoholic—wants out for a drink.
Pressure—pressure—pressure.
He sits in the foyer… helping out where he can.
He craves a schooner.
He can see in his “minds-eye” the grey misty glass and the frothy head.
“No, Tom you cannot go out—no bus trips for you”.
“You sit in your chair and do something.”
He gives a smirk; can’t wait for Saturday.
John Macleod © 2012
G'day All
Nah.
I have decided not to nominate.
I don't think this poem should be a public offering.
Tom was someone I shared with friends not with others.
Sorry about that.
This is the way I feel.
Regards, to everyone.
John
G'day John!
No worries - we'll not forward this poem along as your wish.
What a fun read nonetheless!
Cheers,
~Cleo
I understand, Arnie. I nominated Tom because it touched me a lot. You painted such a good picture of him. I could see him in my mind's eye.
Perhaps you'd feel you were using him for a competition. Not right, I agree there.
What a kind person you are! Maybe you might feel like writing poems about the places and people you visit, but in a more anonymous fashion. Sometimes I mix characters up to form a new one. Not purposely, my rambled memories just glue together on their own, or maybe my Muse intervenes. She's not being helpful lately...hmmm....I think it's because I feel depressed due to it's being my own husband whom I accompany such a lot. The weight of it all seems to have knocked me out. Too much...
Love to all,
Syl***
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