I remember
all burnt dinners and skipped breakfasts,
because you couldn’t face us
being in separate places,
so we stayed in bed instead,
counting.
You calculated days
that
we still have left
and I
summed up echoes
of those memories we had.
Numbers didn’t match,
but I knew it was because
our minds
were so pathetically different.
They still are.
– Chatty Owl –
CHATTYOWL 
My first thoughts were of children seeing their parents divorce (or living separate lives but putting on a show for the kids), then it turned more towards lovers (???) on different paths. Or perhaps grown up the child still struggles with their parents??
I guess poetry can mean different things to different people … thanks for sharing.
Now that you mentioned it, I read it again and yes, I can see why one would have thought that. Thats the beauty of poetry – people can understand that in many different ways. Thanks for stopping by though and taking time to read this!
.. Minds pathetically different and still are? My pragmatic approach is move on, but rarely is it about pragmatism.
The thing is, my way of seeing things would be move on as well, but so very often, other factors influence our decisions of how to act that you just swallow and carry on with “pathetically different minds”…
True, but there’s often a price to pay with that approach. The question then becomes, is the price acceptable?
In my case, yes.
The numbers have a great chance of matching – if we try hard enough, I suppose —
And be willing to continue trying too 🙂
Comparing what remains versus what was… Never going to match, no matter the number of attempts … Echoes don’t look for dancing partners… I suppose it’s pathetic for any mind to hope otherwise.
Sarcastic Michelle served well in this post…
Sarcastic Michelle shown me that going back and re-doing SOMETIMES is a good thing. What’s that saying.. Rome wasn’t built in a day? 😉
I think that was the saying… But perhaps even that could be reworded… Lol… Even Rome could use some redesigning.
Dont cuss Rome lol
Haha finally Michelle is resurrected! A few subtle changes made such a big difference, very glad to see this one again!!
Thanks! Yes, the old version was somewhat bothering me, had to edit, haha!
Oh I know the feeling all too well! I like the new version, I think it was wise to take a second look and take your time to edit!
Thanks!
You’re welcome!
poor michelle 😛
i guess we all keep trying…to make those numbers match..to find something that still keeps us together…
Yes, its all in the matching numbers and understanding of one another. 🙂