Mess around
Inspired by the classy film Planes, Trains and Automobiles. For John Candy
he did the, “mess around,”
Oh boy did he get that right
Teeter-tottering just at the brink
Can this last dance tear
Through the mind-numbing holiday Air that left me In a black hole?
Tear through the unending madness
The layered magnetic fields of our past together
That link is to mortality,
A cut off battery that makes me feel sick
Uncharged.
That mess around was
My smoothest one
Thinking about the last time I held you so excruciatingly tight
I thought I was literally falling apart
(When you fell apart)
But you taught me how to love with something deeper than myself
To share that crazy feeling of
That
Mess around
How my endless grief and my anxiety creeps in like an uncontrollable dance
How can I go on when I no longer have you?
I believe you’re always with me
Even though you are not
Now that I share our story of
Mess around
W/ someone new
A string of shower curtains
Tangled up around you, me and him
Like a Christmas wreath
I’ll make us all smooth again.
About the Creator
Melissa Ingoldsby
I am a published author on Patheos,
I am Bexley by Resurgence Novels
The Half Paper Moon on Golden Storyline Books for Kindle.
The Job, The Space between Us and Atonement published by JMS Books this year!!
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Comments (16)
Congratulations on your top story.
This is an enjoyable, flowing read. :)
I do not know where your mind goes when you write but I am so thankful you share your ideas with us Congratulations
Congrats on TS
Well done. I loved his movies. Congrats on Top Story
Melissa …this was so unique and kinda surreal! Well done! I had no idea how this connected to P T & A (which I love) then played your video and it was Ted so I got more confused.😅 then the song came on and I remembered the scene in Planes! I love John Candy too. I also like Only Lonely and Uncle Buck. There’s a bunch more but they are a few favs. Anyway rambling tonight, but hope things feel smoother for you soon. Congrats on top story!! 😊 🎉 🎉
Congratulations on your top story! This was so much fun to read.
Marvelous!!! Congratulations on the Top Story!!!❤️❤️💕
. Kudos! Keep excelling in your work—congratulations!
That was awesome. Not what i was expecting when I saw Ted in the pic. Amazing poetry. So good.
Yayyyyyy you got a Top Story! Congratulations Merly!
This is a beautiful mess, and I mean that in the most complimentary way.
How my endless grief and my anxiety creeps in like an uncontrollable dance That line resonated very deeply with me. It indeed does feel like an uncontrollable dance. Loved your poem, Merly!
We just finished watching "Planes, Trains & Automobiles" (a Thanksgiving tradition of ours). I can't believe how much "Ted 2" copied from it, lol. Blessed Thanksgiving to you, Melissa. May it all be smooth sailing from here on out.
I really loved your poem.
When I saw your title, I immediately thought of the movie scene. Great stuff from you, as always! Happy Thanksgiving! 🍁🦃