Wondering.......

I wake up in the middle of the night

Wondering .......

Wondering if I caused their fight

I hear the yelling that gave me a fright

Yet again….I hear her say “GET THE HELL OUT”

This time it’s different

He listens….. silence takes over

Foot steps down the hall

He goes in each room and wakes us all

He gives me a kiss on the forehead and says “I love you forever and always”

I say “daddy why you leaving”

He chokes up and says “I’ll see you next season”

Wondering if he’ll come back cause now I see in the door way he has a trash bag packed

Wondering as a little girl when will he reappear because all I see right now is his back getting inside the driver’s seat

I haven’t seen him in many years

I say all this to say be grateful for whom you have because you never know when that person will always be in your past.....

-E' Von Lewis

My original poem centered upon the style of "Poems for Women" by Sonia Sanchez. In her poem she specifically targeted imagery in my opinion. For "Wondering......" I did the same for the style. Hope you enjoy. 


My Interpretation of "Wondering......"
Tone - Veneration, Solemn
Imagery - "I hear her say “GET THE HELL OUT”" / "Foot steps down the hall" / "He gives me a kiss on the forehead" / "I see in the door way he has a trash bag packed" / "Wondering as a little girl when will he reappear" / "all I see right now is his back getting inside the driver’s seat" 
Repetition - "Wondering"