Missing 2 Poem by Glen Kappy
Missing 2
He risks a comment to her
(thinks her beautiful
with her fine features
clear skin without makeup
perfect teeth
openness and ready smile
long straight silky hair
and she's "demure"—
a word he'd use
if he knew it) .
She responds in a few words
(has noticed him
and thinks him solid
in body and confidence
intelligent
respectful and soft-spoken
and all this
without being "cocky"—
an unfamiliar word for her) .
Go ahead!
Ask her!
She wants to be asked.
She'll say "yes."
But he doesn't.
Not this time.
And she doesn't
want to take the initiative.
Not this time.
Not yet.
A wonderful write that rings true but there are still lessons to learn? Looks are not everything! Well penned Glen.
you're right, of course, tom. —looks are not everything, and even teenagers whom i've been observing closer than usual in the last two weeks can pick up on other qualities even if they can't articulate them. you call to mind one of my first girlfriends who was strikingly beautiful and liked me when i felt like i was ugly. thus she and other girlfriends helped love me to myself. thanks for your comment. good to hear from you! be well. -glen
hi, bipasha! yes, definitely different for me. basically i just followed through on the idea as it came to me. good to hear from you, and thank you for commenting. hoping you're well in all ways, glen
A very different missing... Wow, Glen, this is a new style/topic. Very subtle. Captures all the emotions and possible thoughts within the silence. The intricacies of relationships. Well written.
hey, laurie! good to see your comment—and thanks. yes, different than my usual. i've been at the same high school watching teenagers and remembering how it was for me at their age, how wide the gulf seemed between me and the girls i wanted to reach. the closest poem of mine to this one is " albuquerque scene." i've been thinking i need to check for your new postings. i'll do that soon. -glen
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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There is a big difference between Missing 1 and Missing 2 in theme and content. The picture, landscape, train and workers are replaced by romance - the boy meeting the girl and the dream and the expectations. Glen, you are a poet with a broad landscape of ideas to be put together in the large canvas of this world and life. I truly appreciate. Waiting for the next ' Missing' poem.........10
geeta, thank you for taking the time to give this feedback in which you express something i've wrestled with. the two poems are quite different, and i might change a title. no plans for more, but related to missing 2, i've thought about a conversation between two women in the harem of solomon which had 700 wives and 300 concubines. they wonder why solomon favors a woman bigger on character than physical beauty. -glen