10.19.2005

There was this one time where I was just into writing poems. Whether the poems that I wrote were about experiences of other people, trying to forget someone or simply being inspired, it made me take great appreciation for poets. With just a few but powerful words, they are able to stir your emotions. :) Although ironically, I still don't know why their books are expensive. Because of that, I always resort to bookstores or by looking it up in the net. One time i was browsing some poetry books in National, when I was able to chance upon this lovely, 'lonely' poem. I don't like sad poems but somehow, I'm drawn to them. This poem reminded me again that one of the things that i am afraid of in Life is having regrets...

Ed
Louis Simpson


Ed was in love with a cocktail waitress,
but Ed's family, and his friends,
didn't approve. So he broke it off.

He married a respectable woman
who played the piano. She played well enough
to have been a professional.

Ed's wife left him..
Years later, at a family gathering
Ed got drunk and made a fool of himself.

He said, "I should have married Doreen."
"Well,' they said, "why didn't you?"

bic walked away at 10:09 PM