Move On
Jasper Ballard's poem Childhood Lost appeared here in January and was picked up by Lisa Marie Basile for inclusion in her anthology VWA: Poems for Haiti,
now on sale, proceeds to be donated to charities benefiting those
suffering in the aftermath of the earthquake. This is a different poem
today, one about lost love. This is a popular poetic theme, a
near-universal experience. The cadence of this poem suggests anger,
sadness, and longing, all the component emotions that go with the
territory.
Move On
By Jasper Ballard
OK, let's try again.
Try again to move on.
Seemingly impossible
but it's all I've got left.
Move on.
Simple words, simple idea.
Impossible task.
Easy for you to say.
Did you ever meet her?
Speak with her?
Hear her laugh?
I thought not.
Then who are you to tell me to
move on.
I can't turn back time.
I can't make it right.
I can't get back all she offered
and I foolishly declined.
I lost true love.
Ah yes, I hear it
again ... move on.
Move On
By Jasper Ballard
OK, let's try again.
Try again to move on.
Seemingly impossible
but it's all I've got left.
Move on.
Simple words, simple idea.
Impossible task.
Easy for you to say.
Did you ever meet her?
Speak with her?
Hear her laugh?
I thought not.
Then who are you to tell me to
move on.
I can't turn back time.
I can't make it right.
I can't get back all she offered
and I foolishly declined.
I lost true love.
Ah yes, I hear it
again ... move on.
Posted by Annmarie at 3/22/2010 11:25 PM 
Categories: today's words
Tags: lost move on love Jasper Ballard
Categories: today's words
Tags: lost move on love Jasper Ballard
Sad and vivid. No one understands the depth of his love.
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