The Story Behind Country Poem #9: I've Lost The Touch

The more things went on, the closer it came to the end, the more I tried to speak my thoughts to whomever was available to listen. Since I was once a disc jockey, I usually felt more comfortable speaking with radio personalities. The woman who was the talk show host in this case was once on NJ 101.5 FM. I can't quite remember her name, since we are talking about 9 years ago as I write this.
The point is, when there was no one else to vent to, I vented to who would listen. I guess I felt like I was at the point where I couldn't really say what I needed to say to my ex-wife, and I needed to say it to someone. If it flopped to a stranger, it was sure to not go over with the ex. The other part of my thinking was that I knew by this point that it was really over, and I just needed to share my story with a stranger, a woman, who could either confirm the end or show me the way to get things patched up.
Then I decided to put the experience into a song. Again, no music came to me while writing it, I just tried to keep the words close enough to rhyme so when someone would come along with the music, it would make sense. That's what I hoped for all these country poems. Without the musical knowledge, but with wanting them to be songs, I thought I'd just do the part I knew, and hoped the right musician would find their way to my lyrics. That is still my hope.