{"product_id":"the-impossible-exit-ben-wilson-9798338800829","title":"The Impossible Exit: 33 Poems Of Heartache And Hope","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the literal sense, The Impossible Exit is a left turn on the A303. However, it's also representative of a state of mind: the place where so many of us become stuck after a relationship ends. That brain-breaking stage when the head knows you need to move on, but the heart can't let go of your previous partner. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBen Wilson's latest compendium examines this all-too-human condition by splitting its contents in half, combining a selection of poems about heartache with a suite of pieces focussed on hope. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is Wilson's second poetry collection, following 'life. love. other.'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe title poem is included below: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Impossible Exit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's there every time I drive east.\u003cbr\u003eBlack on white. Eight letters. Two syllables.\u003cbr\u003eA left turn and I could be with you in ten.\u003cbr\u003eAnd every time, it's tempting.\u003cbr\u003eAnd every time, scenarios dance through my brain. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJust drive. Park outside. Beep the horn.\u003cbr\u003eStop next to Co-op. Buy a bottle, a desperation bouquet.\u003cbr\u003eGet halfway there and phone. Do you need a rescue?\u003cbr\u003eKnock with no warning. Have you fall into my arms.\u003cbr\u003eThrow stones at your window. Hope it doesn't crack before I do.\u003cbr\u003ePost a card through the letterbox. \u003ci\u003eMeet me here in ten.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat's the one. And you meet me there in ten, \u003cbr\u003eAnd we walk through the verdant woodlands, \u003cbr\u003eAnd meander through our memories on replay.\u003cbr\u003eFour legs splashing in the shallows, \u003cbr\u003eStolen pecks tip-toeing over fallen trunks, \u003cbr\u003eEchoing our names off the tall pines, \u003cbr\u003eTaking your hand to help you across the stream -\u003cbr\u003eYou interlocking my fingers, \u003cbr\u003eAsking me not to let go, \u003cbr\u003ePleading with me not to let go.\u003cbr\u003eThe walnut bench, your head nestled into my chest, \u003cbr\u003ePalm to palm, brown hair intertwined with my collar.\u003cbr\u003eThe goodbye kiss we never got to share. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's there every time I drive east.\u003cbr\u003eBlack on white. Eight letters. Two syllables.\u003cbr\u003eA left turn and I could be with you in ten.\u003cbr\u003eAnd every time, it's tempting.\u003cbr\u003eAnd every time, I drive on by.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ben Wilson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798338800829\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.14d","brand":"Ben Wilson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49167276278015,"sku":"9798338800829","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-impossible-exit-ben-wilson-9798338800829","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}