I take off my shoes everyday
smile to the camera everyday
but today will be a special one
so hi there friends
today i’d like to talk about feelings
and not the ones we’re used to
happiness, amusement, love
no, I’m talking about the ones we hide away
because it’s too scary for society
for example
I have a friend named Daniel
some days I… I mean Daniel
fantasizes of hurting someone
there’s this jerk at work
always saying mean things
and most days Daniel just walks away
but let’s say one day he didn’t
what if one day he turned around
and started hitting
what if he didn’t stop?
just kept on and on
here’s another point to ponder
I know a man who is royalty
most days he is delighted to see his queen
but he recently found out she’s been cheating
a hard pill to swallow for a man of his stature
so one day as they’re making love
he starts to get rather aggressive
she’s into it because most times it’s vanilla
same old missionary
with a kiss and thank you at the end
but it gets to a point where it’s a little bit scary
during this moment he starts thinking
what if he wraps his hands around her throat?
what if he tightens them more and more
looking her in the eyes the whole time
one last example for you
there’s this lady that I know
always sassy
a bit of a trouble maker
the people in town are indifferent to her
you either love her or you don’t
but she does have a big heart
volunteering at the church whenever
that’s till one day her husband dies
she loses her house
her job
and all her friends just disappear
years go by and things get worse
so she does tricks to be able to pay for a motel
but as much as she tried to stay positive
she just couldn’t
and well, the cops found her body
that’s our stories for today
hope you learned a lesson or two
now time to sign off
… it’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood
a beautiful day for a neighbor
would you be mine? could you be mine?
won’t you be my neighbor?
Use to watch Mr. Rogers when I was a kid. Great flow on this piece. Love the Crimson Ghost images in picture. GREAT!
I used to watch him too. Originally I wrote this poem as a what if but felt it came off like I wanted to do that stuff. So I felt a bit of fiction would be good and Mr Rogers popped in my head. Thanks for reading. Much appreciated.
Cleverly penned, Nick. This would be a hardcore Mr. Rodgers, always telling the truth about society and its flaws. Great write my friend. Appreciate you.
Damian
Once and awhile I get in the mood to write something dark. I actually wanted to write a few more scenarios but was kinda getting long.
Thanks for the read. I very much appreciate it.