Yup

“Things” by Fleur Adcock

There are worse things than having behaved foolishly in public.
There are worse things than these miniature betrayals,
committed or endured or suspected; there are worse things
than not being able to sleep for thinking about them.
It is 5 a.m. All the worse things come stalking in
and stand icily about the bed looking worse and worse
and worse.

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2 Responses to Yup

  1. That poem brilliantly states what I have felt so many times. And 5 a.m. or 3 or 2 – how many times have I not been able to stop myself from thinking about some problem over and over and over. I love the way he takes these “things” and turns them into the monster under the bed for adults.

  2. Brendan says:

    Things by Paul Westerberg from the album 14 Songs

    Things I wanna tell you
    How you make me feel
    How you look to me
    And how good it feels
    Things I don’t wanna tell you
    Every little thing’s all right
    What I was before
    And where I was last night

    Always things
    All these things
    Always things

    Things I try to tell you but come out oh so wrong
    Seem to feel pretty good, seem to last pretty long
    Things I don’t wanna tell you
    Now there ain’t no doubt
    You lit a fire in me
    Can’t seem to put out

    Always things
    All these things

    Things I long to tell you but I don’t know how
    Things I don’t wanna tell you but I have to now
    Packed my things

    Things I’m bound to tell you like that dress looks great on ya
    I could use some breathing room but I’m still in love with you
    Things I’d never tell you, down the line someday
    You’ll be a song I sing, a thing I give away
    Pack my things today, I packed my things today

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