lament--poem

Good one!

Not to some, but that's their opinion.

A couple of times I have sat in a roadside dinner at 2A.M. and listen to a crying man (sudden break-up) say things like what you have here and else where as his father tried to comfort him. Maybe it isn't all coherent, doesn't need to be because it is all rich emotion. I wonder how many people reading what your saying and enjoying it would be worried by the young men in the dinner and move away.

That's the beauty of poetry. The emotion can be subtle or not, but the difference between a poetic lament and some poor slob weeping into his cold cup of joe is different. I think it has to do with the distance (and intellectual involvement) in the printed word. Also, women emote differently from men. Let me explain that last statement a bit. Men are often told to stuff their feelings, so when they finally come out in some emotional crisis they are incredibly uncomfortable for those used to this status quo. Women, however, are not only more comfortable emoting, but we have less social stigma attached to emotional expressions among other women. When guys emote on a regular basis, some ask if he's "queer or something."

Why is this demarcation between the emotional lives of the sexes so tangible? It's mostly cultural within Western Civilization, though other cultures also seem to teach that men channeling their emotions through violence is somehow preferable to the crying man in the diner. And I only count one person enjoying my poem, at least publicly.

Move away if you must, Lee. I don't mind all that much if you do.

I enjoyed your poem it brought up some emotions of my own I have dealt with during a 4 month break up in my marriage a few yrs ago.So I can totally understand and feel every word expressed in your poem.Thanks for sharing.Happy Holidays.

You mentiopned twice that some have not liked your work. Where can zI find this? I would be courious to see what they have said.

hatred/pity, which was written more as a venting of frustrations than anything else.

You did a wonderful job