Poets logo

Should Have Known

should've would've couldn't didn't

By BrenPublished 3 years ago • 1 min read

i should have known something

something or anything

anything at all

instead i was fucking oblivious

trapped in and under

your wiley ways

then lost inside myself

for endless cold days

i rounded up lost thoughts

and seized upon my strays

and set the dead weight

inside alight in a fiery blaze

yes i guess i had to confess

i was not in the loop

so to speak

i was completely fucking oblivious

i’m not proud of the things

to which i succumb

i’m organically smart

emotionally dumb

doesn’t help a jot

if it’s dead mute or numb

everything is not possible

and immunity from the sun

then became when again

was i was so far behind

that i was in front

no…i was fucking oblivious

what did i hope to

or think i’d find

the things i saw

should’ve made me blind

the things i found

i hoped to never ever have to find

they took apart shook apart

they blew my mind

social commentarysurreal poetry

About the Creator

Bren

“I know what I mean it to be and respect that someone else may read something entirely different.” Me

Enjoyed the story? Support the Creator.

Subscribe for free to receive all their stories in your feed. You could also become a paid subscriber, letting them know you appreciate their work.

Subscribe For Free

Reader insights

Comments

There are no comments for this story

Be the first to respond and start the conversation.

Sign in to comment
    Written by Bren