Freewrite Poem: Mixed Signals

poetrybyjeremy (58)in #freewrite • 4 years ago

Today I decided to do The Single Weekend Freewrite Prompt, of which I chose Parking Ticket. This time around, I decided to write poetry, as it's what I want to reconnect with the most and push myself more into. I wrote the poem in 5-minute freewrite without any edits.

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Mixed Signals

I thought you wanted me as much as I wanted you.
My heart ran away from its home town
and sped through highways across the world
just to find yours,
hiding, not wanting to be found,
disconnected from any radar.

I've parked my love outside your childhood house
and waited for you, night & day.
You were never ready
but the warden did not care.
I got a parking ticket cause I stayed there too long
& the neighbours thought I was being creepy.

But you're the one who asked me over,
dancing around with my feelings
but never ready to commit.

I've been here, waiting
for you to let me in. So,
shall I knock one last time?

Another nightfall is upon us
and I would like to sleep on a bed tonight.
I could find a cheap motel on my way back home,
somewhere were alone does not hurt
as much as being rejected -
or rather, played with.

See, I have no problem with rejection.
But I feel lied to - the way you made me believe
that you were my future,
the goal, the thing I need to survive.
I was set on you & I would still like to give you that chance.

Perhaps I am dousing my heart in more fuel
for you to burn it while it is alive & beating.
I knew you liked your food crispy-burnt,
but never knew you were a carnivore too.

Freewrite Poem: Mixed Signals

Mixed Signals

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