Stranger

I’ve been up all night thinking I’m a stranger to who I wished to be.

Strange times, strange words make for strange fates even under sympathetic stars.

I scream out the questions that she’d never have had it in her to ask.



Song Choice: Nobody Told Me by John Lennon 

Liner Notes for this Groove: I decided that I needed three American sentences to make one whole response to the prompt given at Poets and Storytellers United's Weekly Scribblings Prompt: Something About Mary. I riffed off the phrase, 'all night they had thought of what they would like their lives to be'.

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44 comments:

  1. Rosemary Nissen-WadeJanuary 12, 2021 at 10:16 PM

    Wonderful combination / progression of sentences.

    I think these strange times have faced many of us with unrecognisable aspects of ourselves. I can certainly relate!

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    1. RommyJanuary 18, 2021 at 6:09 PM

      It really is something that's surprised me in quiet moments

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  2. HelenJanuary 12, 2021 at 10:21 PM

    I enjoy the challenge of writing American Sentence poems! Yours are wonderful ....

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    1. RommyJanuary 18, 2021 at 6:10 PM

      Thanks! I'm enjoying seeing what I can do with these.

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  3. Kim M. RussellJanuary 13, 2021 at 4:46 AM

    I love the way you riffed off the phrase you chose, Rommy, and chased the idea across American sentences. Late night musing can be painful.

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    1. RommyJanuary 18, 2021 at 6:10 PM

      I had the one and decided that I really wanted to see what would develop if I played with a couple more.

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  4. Ron. LavaletteJanuary 13, 2021 at 7:44 AM

    I loved it, even before I realized the American Sentence factor. And anything that reconnects me to Mr Lennon is a blessing. Thanks.

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    1. RommyJanuary 18, 2021 at 6:12 PM

      That song has been floating in and out of my mind... strange days indeed.

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  5. Magaly GuerreroJanuary 13, 2021 at 10:18 AM

    I love every bit. I love the progression from line to line, the way the speaker grows, the final revelation... Yay, for her!

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    1. RommyJanuary 18, 2021 at 6:15 PM

      Thanks! LOL, I felt frustrated at first when I couldn't quite say what I wanted in the form. But I kept playing and the next two came out, so I'm rather pleased with it.

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  6. Debra She Who SeeksJanuary 13, 2021 at 11:06 AM

    I especially like the final line.

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  7. Gillena CoxJanuary 13, 2021 at 12:23 PM

    I used to be an ardent Beetle fan, but, this one is new to me. Enjoyed the music
    Nice poem. Happy Wednesday

    Much💝love

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  8. LisaJanuary 13, 2021 at 12:58 PM

    "... a strange to who I wished to be." I don't know if this is your personal feeling, but I so relate to that lately. It's sad, but beautiful. Not feeling it, reading it!

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  9. Magic Love CrowJanuary 13, 2021 at 10:14 PM

    It's important to ask those questions! Great write!!! So much feeling in this! Big Hugs!

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    1. RommyJanuary 18, 2021 at 6:20 PM

      I've always been happier for the asking... LOL, not always at the moment the answer comes through, but hindsight has a way of making one grateful.

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  10. J CJanuary 14, 2021 at 11:42 AM

    Oh scream. Scream loud and all night. Scream until she finds herself. The ultimate peace in the soul will be worth it.

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  11. Magical Mystical TeacherJanuary 14, 2021 at 9:25 PM

    As a young person, I too had dreams. Now? Well, those dreams are strangers to me, and it's a strange pathway that I follow. Yet all is well (in some convoluted, indescribable way).

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    1. RommyJanuary 18, 2021 at 6:21 PM

      There are quite a few things that went better than expected

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  12. Khaya RonkainenJanuary 17, 2021 at 4:42 AM

    I truly love your American Sentences, Rommy. They are punchy, vivid and full of wisdom. I've been swallowing my screams but now the time is ripe to ask those questions.

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    1. RommyJanuary 18, 2021 at 7:34 PM

      I hope that you will get all the answers you seek <3

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  13. HazelJanuary 17, 2021 at 7:33 AM

    Sweet words.

    This pandemic is making my dreams even more vivid. I don't have many things to think of nowadays.

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  14. Magical Mystical TeacherJanuary 17, 2021 at 8:36 AM

    Sometimes the screamed questions are the ones that get the answers, but sometimes not...

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  15. dsnake1January 17, 2021 at 9:35 AM

    yeah, sometimes i don't know what i am doing.
    that's cool, writing in American Sentences. really cool! :)

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  16. colleenJanuary 17, 2021 at 9:52 AM

    Right on. Sometimes I wake up and can't believe I'm still me and that's it. How to change and be more strange?

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    1. RommyJanuary 19, 2021 at 6:53 PM

      Being more strange comes naturally to me :D

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  17. Audrey Howitt aka DivaloungerJanuary 17, 2021 at 1:07 PM

    Love, love sympathetic stars!

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  18. indybevJanuary 17, 2021 at 1:25 PM

    Brilliant example of the American sentence. Sleepless nights and strangers ....

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  19. Gillena CoxJanuary 17, 2021 at 1:42 PM

    Happy Sunday Rommy

    Much💖love

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  20. Joel (@Stranded Tree)January 17, 2021 at 11:23 PM

    "I’m a stranger to who I wished to be" - seems familiar.
    Thanks for giving that thought.

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  21. robkistnerJanuary 18, 2021 at 9:08 AM

    Excellent writing Rommy. Engages one to think. I am pleased to join in at P&SU in this new year. Hope it’s a good one for all.

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  22. Old EggJanuary 18, 2021 at 7:46 PM

    I think it is good a become the alter ego to question oneself.

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