Suppose I could sleep standing up
as if everything was on the straights
and I would let the feeling start in my toenails
and go all the way up here
Suppose I had big blue eyes that were worth you saving
and mending with your needle and thread
Suppose I stopped seeing inkblots that were the apparation
of something and someone I never knew
and I could rinse off all the sheets of white
to show you that I wasn't so ashamed of the patchwork
Suppose I could raise my arms on the cross
and have permission to point my fingers
and to be the voyeur I knew myself to be
Maybe now you would let me be the bystander I was destined to be
and you would allow for the passersby
and the peace of mind
and the piece of my mind
Just suppose---
The pleas in this piece are very real as they deftly call on the reader to receive you once more. It is in your use of repetition (suppose) that the audience feels an underlying tinge of hostility, perhaps sarcasm. By constantly stating the word "suppose" at the heads of your stanzas, you are imploring the reader to listen - as if asking a question - but it is clear that you don't have much faith in them actually responding beyond that.
ReplyDeleteI hope the suppose can turn into action and one step closer to a very likeable state of mind!!!!!!
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