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Don't Ignore Me, I'm Scared MAG
October 1, 2016
I nearly walked by you in the hallway, then
I turned around, who knows, I maybe forgot
a binder by the lockers, maybe when
I fall apart I want to not be caught.
I’m in a room with you, can hear your voice –
it’s louder than the pretty girls who yell
obscenities at their cool-funny boys.
I speak, but don’t think anyone can tell.
I managed looking at you; to make
this contact (they have said it made the stars
turn inside out) made even molecules break.
I cannot speak. I hide; pretend it’s Mars.
You’re drifting out the doorway – small, okay.
You bump my bag, my life and yours colliding – “hey.”
© Halsey S., Marblehead, MA
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Writing a sonnet was really challenging. I had a draft I was really happy with before I realized it wasn't metered and had to change the content. Initially, I was pretty upset, but wound up working my way through to find a copy I was happy with. I think rather than being about any specific person, this is about feeling a disconnect from others but also wanting to maintain the disconnect. When the narrator tries, it brings far more disappointment than just avoidance.