It's nearly 11:00 PM and I'm tired and delirious but I still need to do work so here's a poem from my procrastination that I wrote last summer while talking to a friend and procrastinating studying for something-or-other. I also performed it last weekend at my school's annual poetry jam! Goodnight and I hope you're having a better night than me!
New Year’s Eve
I hosted a party tonight, in June, months from New Year’s Eve
For one, and now two, eyeless wanderers.
I remember I thought twice when I first saw him at the door,
The bespectacled vagabond who dared step foot into my life again.
And now, at dawn, I’m so glad I let him in.
We ate with our fictional ham each other’s worries
And washed down our laughter with wine from fear of being caught.
Who knew he has the most contagious smile? And the most wonderful stories.
I’m surprised so much has changed since we last met.
We counted to midnight, that wanderer and I
The one who I should have let starve in the night.
Except it came and there was no applause.
There was no passing of drinks.
No hugs and kisses were exchanged.
It was two people staring first into a clock, and then each other’s eyes
I found it difficult to say goodbye, once the sun rose.
He assured me that we would meet again, but I was not completely sure.
He had wronged me in the past, but now I saw forgiveness
And I felt a sort of love that I’d never felt before-
Now after the party, I gathered my things and put the plates in the sink
Then I set off, no longer alone in the new year, on the adventure of a lifetime
