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Mar 15, 2026
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questions i ask myself
Is it distasteful for me to watch intently as you take your leave
Waltzing with your arms swinging surely by your side
I hope to accrue whatever I may from the direction they sway
The jump in your step
though now this seems disingenuous
The sounds of your steps, the pace at which each boot is laid
The way you hold your head high
What a fool of me you’ve made
I watch until you are out of sight
And there is no more of you I can gather
Is it distasteful to watch with such disillusioned optimism that even as you put more distance between us I could get to know you still
From over here without fear of what you would say/do
If I were to follow your tracks in the snow
A part of me lingers there
Hesitant to replace your prints with my own
For what if this is the last evidence I have of our proximity?
What if this is the last time I see you walk away
About This Poem
Last Few Words: found from a year ago
Style/Type: Free verse
Review Request Direction: How does this theme appeal to you?
Editing Stage: Not actively editing
Comments
Džein
1 month 1 week ago
Nicely written, it is…
Nicely written, it is possible to feel it clearly while reading. It touches deeper parts of people or consciousness...
Lavender
1 month 1 week ago
questions I ask myself
Hello!
Read this a few times, and liked it more each time. At first, it felt a bit too formal. Then, it began to reveal the narrator's character and deeper feelings - such observation, and so much cautious adoration. "Hesitant to replace your prints with my own..." I really enjoyed the lack of punctuation, but do appreciate the question mark at the end of the second to last line, and wonder if the final line should also have a question mark, too.
Thank you!
L