"The Subject Matter" by Tosh Berman


Hallo, I’m facing a blank page.  
The only words I can see are the ones above this sentence. 
I’m in search of a subject matter.  Although the subject isn’t coming to me. 
The subject matter is like a lover that is kept waiting.  Eventually, won’t come along at all. 
Reservations made at 4, and here I sit here waiting for the subject to come to me.
As I put the pen on the page, I can see reflections of the subject matter, but it’s always from a side view and not straight on. 
Ten minutes later I still wait, and the subject matter is beginning to mock me. 
I’m beginning to feel like a lounge lizard, and people are noticing that I just hang around
 The word here, a word there, oh for the push to add another word!  Well, the wait ever end?
The subject matter you taunt me.   I listen to a song and read a text, in the hope of obtaining you.
I want to remember, just to remember that I should be remembering, but alas, I forgot.

- Tosh Berman, July 1, 2017
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Published on July 01, 2017 19:14
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message 1: by Edward (new)

Edward I keep a daily journal and sometimes have the same problem of elusive subject matter. But I sometimes crib stuff from e-mail that's interesting, and if I'm stuck later today I could always use your reflections on a lack of reflections.


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