Instability
keep the sound out
keep your hands to yourself
let me think on my own
loneliness does not
faze me at all
companionship is the
root of all my problems
wait for me to come to you
or else I will shatter at your feet
GOING BACKWARDS
today
caffeine lacks its usual potency
I am out of my body
a hollow chalky sound
bouncing off a long hallway
stumbling further and further from
where i belong
after you left
I fell into a sinkhole
where i started beating
myself up over losing you
Twitter: @_strathman
Samuel Strathman is a Jewish/Canadian poet, author, and educator who was diagnosed with a non-verbal learning disability at the age of seven. Some of his poems have appeared in Half a Grapefruit Magazine, Montreal Writes, Peeking Cat Poetry, and Anti-Heroin Chic, with more to come later this year. His book “The Radical Dreams” became available on Amazon back in April of 2018. He lives in Toronto, Ontario
