Pigeonholed

or; Only remembered

Published on September 15, 2006 By SanChonino In Poetry

Writhing, twisting,
contorted and pretzeled
accordioned into my
pigeonhole.

Once upon a time I was a man -
now I'm a hollow shell,
a quiet memory of
"what's-his-name" and
"who's his face" -
I changed to try and find myself
but lost my identity.

I fit the mold
(my pigeonhole)
because, in the end,
I'm not present -
only remembered.

© 2006 Braeden Jones

Comments

jennifer1

on Sep 15, 2006

foreverserenity

on Sep 15, 2006

Hopefully this is not autobiographical right? If you're feeling this way after your job change Braeden time to go elsewhere. This will dappen your spirit too much!

OK, preaching over, I liked it though. It was pretty insightful in the description and how the person is feeling.

SanChonino

on Sep 16, 2006

Hopefully this is not autobiographical right?

Nope. Not usually . . . there's always a sense of autobiography in a poem, but I really do love my job. Thanks for the words of support, though, Donna.

Heavens above, very inward looking!

Thanks, Jenny.

foreverserenity

on Sep 17, 2006

Nope.

but I really do love my job.

Good! I'm glad!

Not usually . . . there's always a sense of autobiography in a poem

You know, you're right in a sense!

Thanks for the words of support, though, Donna.

You're welcome!

Zoologist03

on Sep 19, 2006

Huh...wonder how I missed this....

Good writing, if rather sad...and I must admit, I don't hear the term "pigeonhole" very often.

~Zoo

SanChonino

on Sep 20, 2006

I must admit, I don't hear the term "pigeonhole" very often.

You know it, man! Thanks.

dynamaso

on Oct 05, 2006

Nice writing, mate. I can't stand the idea of being pigeonholed, yet I spend most of my working week confined to a cubicle, surrounded by other cubicles. Did your new job as a bank johnny inspire this poem?

SanChonino

on Oct 16, 2006

Did your new job as a bank johnny inspire this poem?

Inspire it, yes. Is this my job? No. But I did write this sucker in a white heat on a lunch break one day . . .

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