Love Poem: Question Exclamation
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Written by: Simon Cooper

Question Exclamation

?/!

Why?
What for?
Please explain,
Tell me more.

Why now?
What’s changed?
How did it happen?
Who’s to blame?

What did I do?
Where’ve you gone?
Why can’t we talk?
Are we really done?

I don’t understand,
Nothing seemed wrong!
Why’s she not here?
Am I really alone?

What should I do?
Where can I go?
I hate this shell
That once was home.

I’ll eat too much!
I’ll have a drink!
I’ll watch T.V.!
Try not to think!

I’ll wander around!
Ignore my friends!
I’ll hide away!
‘Til this all ends.

I’ll play with the cat!
I’ll fix the car!
Maintain the garden!
Re-stock the bar!

I’ll tidy the house!
I’ll write a poem!
I’ll paint the walls!
Where the hell am I going?

I’ll go for a walk!
I’ll go to the pub!
I’ll get more desperate,
Take some drugs!

I’ll dance all night!
Patronise clubs!
I’ll do too much!
I’ll give up drugs!

I’ll get along!
I’ll be fine!
I’ll be OK!
Just give it time!

I’ll get a new job!
I’ll change my life!
I’ll do something new!
Who needs a wife?

I’ll walk to the park!
Enjoy the trees!
I’ll contemplate!
I’ll do as I please!

I’ll get out of the house!
I’ll visit some friends!
Apologise!
I’ll make amends!

I’ll invite them around!
I’ll make some food!
Re-acquaint!
But not intrude!

I’ll do it again!
And again! And again!
Restart my life!
It’s good to have friends!

The house is a mess!
The cars off the road!
The gardens a state!
The cats ignored!

I’m really happy!
I’ve lots to do!
I’m bouncing along!
I’ve found someone new!

Why?