unimportant

Capitalization (or lack thereof) is intentional.
This was about an ex who decided that the best way to get rid of me would be to ignore me until I broke up with him. Thanks a bunch -- I would have preferred it if you'd just been honest, hun.

unimportant

check your phone, will you?
nothing there –
that’s okay!
turn it off
turn it on
it might be something silly.

wait for it, alright?
just wait
it’ll buzz
give it a sec,
you know technology
something’ll come in a minute.

flip it open,
maybe you missed it –
nope!
that’s okay,
He’ll text in a minute
He loves you, you know…

-Carlin

Slow

Finally, a poem that isn't sad, and wasn't prompted by much of anything except a beautiful line someone sent me on Facebook!
The line was, "The birds go flying at the speed of sound." I hadn't heard Coldplay's song with that lyric, so I decided to write a poem around that line. I learned of its origin before I put the line in, though, so while that was my inspiration, this poem is entirely my own.

Slow

Breathe deeply
Move slowly
Pick yourself up off the ground.

Watch the people scurry past
Live your secret life
Never lie.

Truth shall be sacred
Revere silence
An ephemeral life is waste.

So stand
Breathe in
Stand witness to the world.

Watch time go by
At the speed of song
Live without regret
See yourself belong.

-Carlin