Different Slants

Seeing the World from a New Angle

Waiting For Our Own Personal Andrew…by Robert M. Katzman

Filed under: Philosophy,Poetry & Prose,Uncategorized — Bob at 3:43 pm on Sunday, April 11, 2010

April 2010 (revised 7/25/10

 

Yeah

They say you’ll be fine

They always say that

‘Fine’

 

But where are you, Andrew?

Where are you

Now?

 

We are waiting for you

Waiting for you…

Waiting for the Andrew

Each of us

Knows

 

You are so

Faceted

You know

So many people

Individually

There is no ‘collective’

Andrew

 

To me, you embody

One-on-one

You seem so

Unusually

Able

 

To focus on

Right now

And the

Person

Who

Is with you

In that

Moment

 

You will be fine?

What about all the rest

Of us?

 

There is no singularity in our waiting

 

We

Are many strangers

United

In hopeful

anticipation

 

Marcia,

Your wife

and now

Guardian

 

Your sisters

Your children

Your friends

 

We

Are all

Waiting for you

Andrew

 

We will be fine

Just fine

When you return

 

Come back to us

 

About the writer and his other life in Skokie, Illinois:

Bob Katzman’s Magazine Museum: 100,000 periodicals back to 1576!
Wall of Rock: 50 years of cool Rock periodicals on display & for sale
4906 Oakton St. (8000 north and 4900 west) Skokie, Ill 60077
(847)677-9444 Mon-Fri: 10 am to 5 pm / Weekends: 10 am to 2 pm

Katzman’s Publishing Company site: www.FightingWordsPubco.com
Katzman’s online non-fiction stories: www.DifferentSlants.com

Poetry? For me, writing poetry is not an option.
It’s a response to emotion. Like cigarette smoke,
it’s fast-flowing, shapeless and with little time to capture it.
Writing poetry in an imperative. I say what I feel compelled to say.

I sell my five published books via mail order and accept major credit cards.
I don’t use PayPal. I just talk to people on the phone.
Fast, reliable service. Read my stories and see what you think.
I’m also available for hire to read my true Chicago stories to organizations
and answer all questions. I autograph my books when I sell them.

I am currently seeking an agent to do more readings.
Feel free to call me at the number above.

 

 

 

 

 

1 Comment »

Comment by Adrienne

June 13, 2011 @ 7:45 pm

Bob…

Lovely words & I read Romance after 60 along with along with mom I didn’t know..just beautiful.
Thanks for sharing.
Adrienne

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