A woman came in my sleep
and now my child is gone.
Once a month my sheets stain red.
No longer, dreams pop up in my head.
I can no longer imagine.
I have to know it all.
This woman has come
and the child is gone.
To where i do not know.
No longer can i have fun.
No longer can i have joy.
I soon will become some man's wife.
A woman came in my sleep.
In the child's eyes
we are everything-
hate, happiness, joy,
crime, love, fear, guilt,
shame, hope...
they look at us with gentle eyes,
sad eyes, crying eyes, laughing eyes
hopeful eyes...
they look to us for hope
but often times only find the hate.
we are the family they fear.
we are the sister they dread.
we are the brother they angst.
we are the mother and father they look to
and but find not what needed.
they look to us the world
and find contradictions at every glance.
they look to the policemen
and find felony.
they look to the church
and find sin.
they look to the government
and find corruption.
and sooner or later they'll figure out
joy isn't anywhere but on tv.
so today i found some poetry i wrote in middle school some of it was pretty cheesy and sweet. others still touch me to this day i thought i'd share.
The lids of your eyes close so gently
as the night grows long.
The only time i see you smile
is while you sleep.
Everlasting beauty in a second.
The curves of your body seem to fit
so perfectly with mine.
be my blanket
i'll be your pillow.
be my drink
i'll be your glass.
we seem to fit.
I see the ways you sleep
every waking moment.
your breath strong and steady
like a freight train into the night,
i need it when i can't sleep.
I grow cold at night
you have no pillow.
my mouth is dry
you need a glass.
i want the train to turn its tracks.
the lids of your eyes close so gently
as the night grows long.
COMMENTS
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TheArtistRose
23:02 May 09 2010
nice poem!