two poems

here are two poems that i wrote for school

start.day.end

open. close. open. start suddenly.
blinding brilliantly bright lights
nothing is familiar to you
for that split second.
that split second of unknown.

whirr. click. familiar.
your preparation commences
going through the daily routine
you are so used to it.
so used to it every day of the week.

ring. ring. chaos.
a sea of unknown familiar faces
a stream of figures flowing in all directions
fight it, swim against the current.
swim against the rest of the world.

wait. flag. alight.
you pay your bail, breaking out
all alone, sitting among elderly souls,
you think about the familiar end.
another end which comes again.

up. in. over. down.
you are drowning in the familiar silence
nothing is everywhere
you end it for the day
close. open. close. stop slowly...

return

she waited,
longingly, hopefully,
for the return,
the inevitable

he promised
faithfully, dutifully,
he would return
the deception

she believed
foolishly, lovingly,
in his return
the fantasy

he fought
valiantly, bravely,
so he could return
the endeavor

she accepted
begrudgingly, sadly
he wouldn’t return
the resignation

he returned
amazingly, surprisingly
he had returned!
the miracle

she ignored
blindly, painfully
his return
the betrayal

he waited
longingly, hopefully,
for her return,
the end