Stuck

 

Stuck

 

I am stuck

Stuck here

Like one of those

Now extinct blue butterflies

I distinctly recall

Pinned

Through the middle

And hung

In the showcase of some

Obscene un-natural history display

 

I am stuck

Stuck here

Like a medal pinned

Posthumously to the breast

Of some fallen warrior or hero in No Mans land

 

I am stuck

Stuck here

Transfixed and beginning to fray

Compelled to be as still as museum air

And

Inadvertently providing theatre

For unsuspecting voyeurs  

 

 

 

 

Reviews

[Kathy Van Kurin]

'Stuck'
Neville,
Mistakes within our human frame, life playing out in a challenging way, etc. and etc.
.. A person can feel kind of silly and left a sail on waves of life. Your poem came
like that to me. But to have come this far is really kind of a miracle because
people try and some not so well. You wrote about challenge we all know
what that is....smile.
"I am stuck
Stuck here
Transfixed and beginning to fray
Compelled to be as still as museum air
Inadvertently providing theatre
For unsuspecting voyeurs'"
Bless you in this beautiful thanksgiving into Christmas!
Kathy

[Neville]

I really cant thank you enough for this heart-warming visit and review Kathy .. kindest regards and seasonal bests from me to thee my friend .. Neville

[Fran Marie]

We all get stuck occasionally in sticky situations /places where we feel hopelessly unable to escape..nice poem here

[Neville]

Thank you so very much my dear Fran for visiting these words, I truly appreciate your time and consideration of them... All Good Things... Neville

[Ardra]

The stuck feeling can't be described better than this .... :)
Can't say I enjoy being stuck...
The blue butterfly situation made me smile....
Don't want to end up like that....not in a collector's case....

[Neville]

thank you my friend.... if ya dont want to get stuck.. make sure ya don't get caught.... N

[Ardra]

Lol I guess the blue butterflies have a thing ....they make us chase them...and when we are about to catch them they vanish....and then we are stuck...:)

[Neville]

You could be right... just like dreams, maybe.. N

[Chris Shaw]

This poem makes me feel uneasy. It is telling me the author of these words was in a place where he did not want to be. I sense more than frustration, almost a desperation to be out of there. Written a while ago Neville.

Good morning

Chris

[Neville]

wow.. that was never my intention.. honest.. and yes, originally penned many years ago... N

[lightsong]

I believe You are an ancient "extinct" butterfly here on our site, sometimes it feels like You are stuck, and You need a break from all of this... and then comes this force over You, compelling You to add another airy travel from Your own world for us the "voyeurs" to enjoy.

This piece is so You my friend. it's passionate and despaired like all of us feel at one point or another.

[Neville]

and he thanks you for such a glowing fluttery report... Neville

[lightsong]

He is warmly welcome, I think I should have been more praising to His words than to be a reporter lol

[Neville]

your words were perfect.. thank you

[R J Askew]

I think this is cracking. It gets stronger as it goes along. I like the two similies but the conclusion is the best part, capturing the sense of total frustration. I related to it also. It moved me more than made me think. A fine piece of art.

[Neville]

Bless ya my Friend

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Yet another dark and depressing piece sung in the voice of disappointment. Well penned.

[Neville]

Cheers, N