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The end of the affair

Written by on 23-05-2011

poetry and i / we broke up last week
we just kinda grew apart
it wasn’t her / it wz me

well / ok just quietly / between me and you
it wz wild while it lasted
bt poetry / she got all single white female
for the last part there on me
it’s true

she wanted to be my everything
i wasn’t sure i still loved her like that
& needed some time to think
bt poetry / she said
i am not gonna buy that let’s have a break shit
poetry knew i wanted out
& started following me / everywhere
i couldn’t work / or leak / or eat or sleep
walk without her calling on me

you know poetry
at times / she can be so fucking needy

after we split/ i’d be out somewhere
& poetry wd just happen to turn up
she’d pull that fancy meeting you here crap
as if she hadn’t been hiding outside the house
to see where i went / all that time

i never thought it wd end like this /
i cd see poetry and i / old
in rocking chairs together
hands wrapped around steaming mugs
reminiscing about the good times

when we first met i wz always thinking
now poetry / she is beautiful
you know what i mean
i mean it wz like poetry
cd have anyone she wanted
& poetry chose me
(not/you understand/ tht I have low self esteem)

people were always saying
man / you & poetry
were just meant to be together
you are so lucky to have found each other
& poetry wd smile my way / as if to say
i will never leave you / maxine
we will be together always
you & me

& now
i am starting to get
just what that might mean

First published at slam up.

7 Responses to “The end of the affair”

  1. Gabrielle Bryden says:
    May 23 2011 at 3:56 pm

    It’s on and it’s off, it’s on and it’s off – any decent relationship has it’s ups and downs – you’ll get there in the end. ps. so good to see poetry at Overland – there is a large and sorry black hole when poetry is gone – haha.

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  2. Koraly Dimitriadis says:
    May 23 2011 at 7:37 pm

    Great poem! poetry on the Overland blog? Is it back? I’m in if it is Jeff! Overland hasn’t been the same without it!

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  3. Jane GW says:
    May 23 2011 at 8:22 pm

    fantastic poem. Love it. Thanks Maxine.

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  4. Mark William Jackson says:
    May 23 2011 at 9:00 pm

    Ah Maxine, similar to the comment I wrote on your blog, poetry is such a cruel, sweet mistress. You will work it out, you have to, think of us (your children!)

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  5. Maxine says:
    May 23 2011 at 10:31 pm

    Thanks folks. Whoever said poetry can’t be amusing/entertaining? Koraly…guess I’ve been posting my poetry here for three years now…I like to slip one through the next every now and then. It’s kind of become tradition.

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    • Koraly Dimitriadis says:
      May 24 2011 at 2:25 pm

      Well I am going to try and slip one in too… :P
      by the way, maxine, i have to say I have re-read this poem a few times and I think it’s brilliant. I think it would have to be one of my favourite poems of yours, up there with mr president(that’s my fav) and i cant wait to see you perform this one!

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  6. Olga Walker says:
    May 24 2011 at 8:26 am

    Can really relate to the poem – I have had an off an of affair with poetry for years now and even when it is off the yearning doesnt go away (sigh):):)

    Great poem and I love that poetry (we’re friends at the moment) gets an airing, particularly as I am working on my first collection:):)

    Olga from http:..revedoa@blogspot.com

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