If I Went Away Poem by Justin Tallman

If I Went Away

Rating: 4.0


If I went away
to an island with coconuts
listening to the sea shells
singing the ocean's secrets
to me

If I went away
deep underground
digging holes with the moles
tunneling all the way
to Chinatown

If I went away
high in the sky
dancing with seagulls
from the puffy white clouds
casting a shadow
saying hello

If I went away
in a tin can through space
sniffing the stars
and tasting the milky way
lips pinching
The nurturing teat
of God

Oh if I went away
if I went anywhere at all
would you miss me?

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Inspired by the song Dark Globe by Syd Barrett
(sadly, I don't think I did his beautiful song any justice)
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Gajanan Mishra 04 February 2013

Singing the ocean's secrets. I like it.

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Hardik Vaidya 04 February 2013

I loved going to china town by tunnelling through your poem.

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