2/2/2019 3 Comments Poetry by John HomanFan Girls Standing outside the theater on a spring day. Girls lining up before the show. Young women in all manner of cute outfits. The lights dim after the warm up band, Three singers eventually appear on stage, Welcomed by a monstrous squeal. Excitement rising through the night. Jumping together to the kick drum. Screaming the lyrics. Hands in the air. Humans believe themselves advanced, Rejecting superstition for logic. Replacing myths with reason. Certain ancient things remain. A proper tribal rite, Moving to the rhythms, In that place, Between darkness and light. Chanting the holy words. Trances giving way to ecstasy. Collecting graven images, On tiny rectangles of light. Why Don't You Like Me? There is no way to know for sure. Moving through your day doing the best you know how, fighting the usual demons: lack of motivation, selfishness. You thought you were raised well. You thought you played well with others. You thought you were sensitive. Somewhere, someone can't stand you; in the very room where you sit today entering numbers and words into the black keyboard with white letters. Your actions annoy them. They silently judge you, just like you have done to others. I'm sorry to break it to you but it can't be fixed. What endears you to some, irritates others. The whole world will never like you no matter how hard you try. Embrace the fact you will only be loved by part of the world. Making those who truly love you even dearer. John Homan is a poet and percussionist from the small town of Bend, Oregon. A graduate of Indiana University, John's work has appeared in Chiron Review, Mojave Heart Review, and Misfit Magazine among others. John lives in Elkhart Indiana with his wife, daughter and two cats.
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Donna Smith
2/3/2019 09:05:26 am
This poem truly relates to life. Great job John.
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Cynthia Davis
5/29/2020 11:14:38 am
I love these two poems. Deep and insightful.
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