I'm so glad,
Strange to say, but I'm glad.
I'm glad for leaving our baggage in a ditch on the roadside,
I'm glad for choosing the fork in the road that leads
Away from the circle we've traversed for months;
For the new fuel, and the new sense of purpose -
I am glad,
I'm Glad.
Now I don't know what to do,
(I should know what to do),
But this fork has brought me to a highway
Open, wide, dusty, and with far too many options
That I was deprived of for far too long.
So I don't know where to go,
Know if someone will send a chariot to swing low;
Know who to befriend,
Know how I should reach my destination
(If indeed I have one),
I don't know what to do.
But I'm so tired -
Yes I am tired,
Made weary by dragging that now forsaken baggage
Down our potholed and broken road.
You've exhausted me with misdirections,
Detours and false starts;
And all the time you knew.
I'm tired of weeping,
Tired of mourning,
Tired of groaning for you.
Author notes
Inspired by the quote
"I'm so glad, and I am glad, I'm glad, I'm glad, I'm glad.
I don't know what to do, know what to do, I don't know what to do
Tired of weeping, tired of mourning, I'm tired of groaning for you."
- Taken from 'I'm So Glad' by Skip James (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWLycl7q9XU)
A contest entry
- I reached 5 years, and forgot. by Beautiful Irony.
400 points, ended December 21, 2008, 13 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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nice, I like the quote, and the poem you wrote from it
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You have created a brilliant poem based on the quote you chose. I love the way you've used the entire quote, but have interspersed it among your own work. It's a very, very clever poem, with a good flow.
I love the form you've used, it's brilliantly set out, and punctuated, with a great use of bracketed clauses.
I like this a lot.
Thank you for entering my contest.
Sarah
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