Graveyard (There, She Was Standing) Poem by Rijad Islamovic

I presume you have been influenced by horror films because there are certain elements that correspond with the iconography of the genre. The threat posed by ‘the writing on the walls’ which you ignored and the portrayal of the girl as an omniscient figure is quite sinister. I thought the writing on the wall was a metaphor linking in with the lack of feelings the girl has for you and how you fail to see this which inhibits the possibility of a relationship. The other images in the poem were interesting, such as: ‘the falling leaves’, which links in with the theme of death therefore obscuring your positive outlook (again linked with the mysterious girl) . The negative connotations with death are subverted here where you write: ‘in death we’ll be together always and forever’- but it will be an uneventful relationship if you don’t believe in the afterlife! !