POETRY FORUM

CHASING THE FUTURE

by Mel Waldman June 10, 2025 0 comments

Chasing
the future

like
mustangs of fury galloping into a terrible nothingness

but
returning to yesterday, the unholy, haunting home of

yearlings
in the wild, darting & bolting across dark pastures

barren & unadorned, vast & bleak, bereft of beauty,
without

a
fuchsia flower to adorn & fill the harrowing Void,

covered
with Cimmerian emptiness, unblessed in the whirling wild

Chasing
the future

but
returning to yesterday, an eerie realm of unfathomable mystery

forever
seducing me into a vastness of death ineffable & unforgiving

whispering
softly like a lost lover, smothering me with her succulent breasts

as we plummet & vanish into nowhere

editors note:

In every moment, the future is now! – mh clay

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A bit about Mel: Dr. Mel Waldman is a licensed New York State psychologist and a candidate in Psychoanalysis at the Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies (CMPS). He is also a poet, writer, artist, and singer/songwriter. After 9/11, he wrote 4 songs, including “Our Song,” which addresses the tragedy. His stories have appeared in numerous literary reviews and commercial magazines including AUDIENCE, HAPPY, SWEET ANNIE PRESS, POETICA, CHILDREN, CHURCHES AND DADDIES and DOWN IN THE DIRT (SCARS PUBLICATIONS), PBW, NEW THOUGHT JOURNAL, THE BROOKLYN LITERARY REVIEW, HARDBOILED, HARDBOILED DETECTIVE, DETECTIVE STORY MAGAZINE, ESPIONAGE, and THE SAINT. He is a past winner of the literary GRADIVA AWARD in Psychoanalysis and was nominated for a PUSHCART PRIZE in literature. Periodically, he has given poetry and prose readings and has appeared on national T.V. and cable T.V. He is a member of Mystery Writers of America, Private Eye Writers of America, American Mensa, Ltd., and the American Psychological Association. He is currently working on a mystery novel inspired by Freud’s case studies. Who Killed the Heartbreak Kid?, a mystery novel, was published by iUniverse in February 2006. It can be purchased at iuniverse.com, bn.com, at amazon.com, and other online bookstores or through local bookstores. Some of his poems have appeared online in THE JERUSALEM POST. Dark Soul of the Millennium, a collection of plays and poetry, was published by World Audience, Inc. in January 2007. It can be purchased at worldaudience.org, bn.com, at amazon.com, and other online bookstores or through local bookstores. A 7-volume short story collection was published by World Audience, Inc. in May 2007 and can also be purchased online at the above-mentioned sites. I AM A JEW, a book in which Dr. Waldman examines his Jewish identity through memoir, essays, short stories, poetry, and plays, was published by World Audience, Inc. in January 2008.

Contact Mel:
mwaldman18@earthlink.net