Collision with Previously Blown Off Steam
A poem about blowing off steam and sometimes that steam comes back or never really left. Just something that I was thinking about a while back and had been dealing with, a steam cycle. This is a poem I still think about now and then. Originally posted in April 2022.
Collision With Previously Blown Off Steam
By: A.X. Bueno
You never really expect to run into the steam you blew off in the past
Steam is supposed to be something that comes and goes not something that actually lasts
But sometimes it will linger when the environment for it is just right
When that happens it doesn't really go away but stays around merely out of front facing sight
When that happens as new steam builds and there's preparation to billow out some more
You bump right into the reheated steam from before
Not as hot as it would have been if it was fresh but still not a pleasant experience regardless
Knowing when you'll collide into this past steam is difficult to say though for steam is chartless
It can be interesting and bittersweet to run into though
For steam when blown off can take many shapes and vary wildly in how it looks if you didn't already know
There is both a sense of satisfaction and annoyance as it surrounds you getting in the way
Present melding and floating around with the past as you struggle to keep either at bay
Steam can take many forms as mentioned but sometimes it's best to just leave it be
You already put it out there to linger on past your initial feelings
It'll be there to look back on and let it go on as you sit back and let yourself try to be free