1. Many emotions Such little time to find out Please just pause my life 2. Be careful with words Words can be used as bullets Don’t pull the trigger 3. Little boys and girls scream Teenagers will just fight Elders spread wisdom 4. Too many options Look deep into your future Things will be okay 5. Some thoughts come and go Too many to clarify Wait and let it go 6. Souls will leave bodies Look there goes one of those souls Don’t panic, just breath 7. You can’t control things Let nature do its thing Just let it be done 8. Life won’t be easy Concentrate on yourself Take it very slow 9. School is difficult At the end it is worth it Just focus on it 10. Take a breath and think Just imagine yourself in years It will be worth it
1. Do not be so sad Listen to what I have said It will be okay 2. Believe in yourself Life the life you want to live Make yourself happy 3. The snow was falling The ground was so white with snow So peaceful it is 4. The sounds fill her hand Lost in all the thoughts she was The pain was too much 5. There was a little duck The little duck was so cute So fuzzy it was 6. Free is what you fell You feel so free at night time Sleep is what you do 7. They are black and white They are so pretty to see I like to see them 8. Time to go to sleep We are so tired right now But it is day time
9. The sun is rising So bright the ball of fire It is a new day 10. Pretty are the leaves I like to see the big trees In the time of fall
1.) She demands silence While we finish our exams. I feel I must laugh. 2.) Outer space is vast. Yet so much remains empty. Let’s go and fill it. 3.) It’s noise-infested, Dark, dank, and sprayed with glitter. But where’s the music? 4.) With hair like Tina And moves like Jagger, she’s a Walking fiesta. 5.) They teeter downward Like feathers from a pillow, Kissing the cold ground. 6.) Fedoras look great On you; but this sombrero? Nope. Please take it off. 7.) Would you quit asking? Everything appears gray! Dog life is tragic. 8.) My wooden canoe Is gliding on the surface Like a hawk in flight. 9.) Race down the aisle On top of pasta and wheels. Go-cart shopping cart. 10.) Journeying through sand. A miniature desert. Typical beach day.
1. Cameras flashing people moving all around unsure were to look 2. The stage lights go down the adrenaline from the people can be felt 3. Music is the thing that is there for you when no one else will be there 4. Flipping through pictures looking at the memories missing the old times 5. Different places every night, getting to meet different people 6. Hearing the click of lets you know that you captured simple memories 7. Sleepless nights never end, always on the go not knowing when it ends 8. A picture is worth a thousand words to some but to some its nothing 9. There heads turn and talk as you walk by they say how you are not like them 10. They hate you because you're different from the rest but they are jealous
1) Yellow and a fruit Potassium enriched, ew One thing I can’t have 2) What to do with this? This mess that sits on my head Maybe make it red 3) Those final moments That last breath before the end My final wishes 4) Live life in the now Don’t think about the what if’s They just don’t matter 5) People will talk bad Just ignore them and push on It’s just jealousy 6) Hello, who are you? Do you want to best friends? No? Oh well goodbye 7) Tell me a story Something sweet before I sleep Maybe a fable 8) Rock a bye baby High in the soft comfy clouds Dream of pretty things 9) Music inspires It can build up a nation And build the people 10) Don’t forget about… You know that thing that happened.. Yeah, that, remember?
Innocence is ? What? Bliss? Innocence, Is not bliss.
Church, payers, god I do the right thing Doesn’t feel right
Sad morbid death Blackberry-picking Same idea.
Shots fired People run, friends die People mourn.
Lacking words. Reaching for the right ones. Just explain.
Cinquains: 2-4-6-8-2
Midterms Wow what a waste Of time and effort. Wow It does not matter they still won’t Accept you
Timing Is everything. If you apply your self At just the right time, they might let You win.
Birds are Beautiful they Fly wherever they want. And sometimes they choose to put. Blue Jays.
Wishing She makes her wish Hoping, for an A+ Lets hope for her sake she gets it Grading
Sleeping She snors loudly But that is okay, because her face is peaceful and blissful dreaming
Nighttime Darkness surrounds, The world is silent now. Children dream tonight, peacefully Kids hope
Sunrise. Makes me speechless. How can it be so bright? How can it be so wonderful? It can’t.
Fly bird. Fairly simple Now you will fly freely. You can, I cannot, but what if? What if?
Tall build Shiny silver. This beauty inside you Open arms, a welcoming soul. New York
Long day. The bakery. Looking for something more. He will stand strong, but exhausted. Short night.
1 Sestina I grab my bag I am excited to see my friend I am thirsty so I get some water And I grab an apple for the road I realize it is late when I look at the clock Then I look at my car warming up outside from the window
It’s frosted so I cannot see much out the window But I know I need to pack my bag Time is running out and lock eyes with the clock She has not arrived, my friend I worry. I pack the apple And I drink more water.
I finish the water By the time she arrives. I see her pull up through the window I accidentally drop the bag and bruise the apple I grab my bag And pass it to my friend I know we are late when I look at the clock
In the car there is a clock And I feel forced to watch it as I drink more water I have trouble making conversation with my friend So I just look out the car window. And subconsciously pull at my bag. Finally I go into my bag and offer her the apple.
She doesnt take the apple Probably better she didn’t since it is bruised. I stare at the clock. I place it back in my bag Soon we are in sight of the water I can see it out the front window. I know that soon I will be able to converse with my friend.
We have a lot of memories at this Warf, myself and my friend I eat the apple, And look out the window. I also look back at the clock We have made good time, getting to the water I get out of the car and grab my bag
With my bag, my friend And I go out to the water, with the apple We don’t have much time says the clock, don’t get too close says the window.
1 Pantoum: I feel like curling up into a ball. I can’t believe I didn’t get in I feel like an idiot. I can’t believe they don’t want me.
I can’t believe I didn’t get in. I worked so hard. I can’t believe they don’t want me. No one understands how I fell.
I worked so hard. I don’t feel like trying for the rest of the year No one understands how I feel I feel cheated.
I don’t feel like trying for the rest of the year. Nothing matters anymore. I feel cheated. I wonder what it feels like to cheat.
Nothing matters any more. I feel a bit like cheating, learning how it feels. I wonder what it feels like to cheat. I guess I will find out.
I feel a bit like cheating, learning how it feels. Everyone gets away with it, so what’s the harm? I guess I will find out. But what if I crush someone’s hopes? What if I disappoint someone? I guess I will just have to disappoint a stranger, that way I can live with disappointing them.
1 Ottava Rima The waves create a sound, “peaceful” I say. I sit and think on the beach about love. I know that I must go back home today. And then I see a beautiful white dove. Followed by a sparrow and a blue jay. They fly west towards the water, a cay, Appears. It is a beautiful island. It makes me sad, I am stuck on dry land
Eventually it is time to go. I pack up my things and head for the street. I must go back to my world of cold snow. Before I depart I will get to meet My friends, I haven’t seen them since long ago I have trouble standing on my wet feet. I feel the hot sand run between my toes. I hope that I won’t have to face my foes.
I walk over to the board walk in time To catch the very last bus into town A place, a city full of love and rhyme I find my home so full of noise, I frown There’s a new normal here, one full of crime. I don’t like this place. Is that water brown? I hope my city is not all like this I want to go back to my beach of bliss.
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ReplyDeleteThere’s always something,
ReplyDeleteSomeone getting in the way;
When will it all end?
If I called your name,
Would you come running back home?
Please don’t go away.
My birthday is Friday
I’m going to be eighteen.
Yay for adulthood.
Pictures hold moments
Capture endless memories
Worth one thousand words
In absence of light,
A flashlight or lantern can help,
Don’t get stuck in dark.
The song Clairvoyant
by The Story So Far, is
such a pretty song.
In sixteen more days
I get to go snowboarding
And I’m excited.
Peach Arizona
Is such an amazing drink
I love it so much
If these are not new,
Nor written from our own self,
Failure’s guaranteed.
It’s never enough
To give all that you have got,
If you’re not happy.
As the clouds go past
ReplyDeleteThe bright sun shines through the school
And makes everyone hot
As the computer sits on the desk
Everyone walks past it and lets it sit there and collect dust
Waiting for it to be cleaned
Walking through the door
You feel cold and then it switches to hot
As the room temperature changes
I type on the keyboard
And see dust everywhere
Places it isn’t supposed to be in
The sun shines through the window
As I look out the window I see the sun shining on the trees
And the building up for summer
The kids walk in the hallway
It is crowded with everyone going to class
Must means everyone arrives late
Walking through the halls
Shoes are getting stepped on , people are getting yelled at
Others are confused
At this desk
I phone here I phone there in phone everywhere
I phones all around this room
One day school feels long
Next day time flies by classes move faster
And months get shorter
Voices in the air
Headphones in your ear
And people talking about others
Smiles and sadness
ReplyDeletethe world is filled with both things
it makes us human
The happiness is
filling this room and the world
the joy is the best
The ocean waves roar
the fill the air with loud noise
which is somehow peaceful
Music is the key
it creates great ideas
and puts them to work
Music is my world
Writing is my great escape
the world is my cage
Hot sand under his feet
open space all around him
there is no escape
The girl who waited
for the man in the blue box
but he never came
Typing typing, what?
What exactly is typed?
What is the story?
The girl is different
Colors beyond imagine
Synesthesia
The world spins and spins
it goes on and on and on
but we don’t feel it
1. Many emotions
ReplyDeleteSuch little time to find out
Please just pause my life
2. Be careful with words
Words can be used as bullets
Don’t pull the trigger
3. Little boys and girls scream
Teenagers will just fight
Elders spread wisdom
4. Too many options
Look deep into your future
Things will be okay
5. Some thoughts come and go
Too many to clarify
Wait and let it go
6. Souls will leave bodies
Look there goes one of those souls
Don’t panic, just breath
7. You can’t control things
Let nature do its thing
Just let it be done
8. Life won’t be easy
Concentrate on yourself
Take it very slow
9. School is difficult
At the end it is worth it
Just focus on it
10. Take a breath and think
Just imagine yourself in years
It will be worth it
1. Do not be so sad
ReplyDeleteListen to what I have said
It will be okay
2. Believe in yourself
Life the life you want to live
Make yourself happy
3. The snow was falling
The ground was so white with snow
So peaceful it is
4. The sounds fill her hand
Lost in all the thoughts she was
The pain was too much
5. There was a little duck
The little duck was so cute
So fuzzy it was
6. Free is what you fell
You feel so free at night time
Sleep is what you do
7. They are black and white
They are so pretty to see
I like to see them
8. Time to go to sleep
We are so tired right now
But it is day time
9. The sun is rising
So bright the ball of fire
It is a new day
10. Pretty are the leaves
I like to see the big trees
In the time of fall
Music speaks out loud
ReplyDeleteThe words I fail to speak out
Music speaks for me
I’m waiting for you
Waiting for something from you
Things I’ll never get
It will fade away
It will leave my soul and mind
Memories of you
Ignorance is bliss
You don’t have to know it all
Reality hurts
This pain makes me feel
I finally feel alive
Make it last forever
Unexpected love
Eventually it goes
Making you heartless
Experience taught
She taught me how to trust her
Then that I should not
Look at how she goes
Leaves without a good bye
Look at how I stay
Irreplaceable
I’ll never find one like her
I’ll try but I won’t
Intimidating
Miniscule compared to you
The script will flip though
Our time is fleeting
ReplyDeleteLike a dream that’s just ended
Soon, just memories
Is it hard to see
through the fog of misleading
tales and of deceit?
Words roll of the page
Interpretation unique
To each pair of eyes
Emptiness is not
something to fear or shy from
It should be embraced
Crying children are
actually the worst thing
mines not even real
Society falls
Crumbling around us
Falling to the norm
Step one, frosted tips
Step two, learn cheesy dance moves
Step three, be in sync
Seeing fire from space
Would be totally awesome
Too bad it’s not real
Lies, they are the key
The key that opens all doors
But they never close
Stairway to heaven
Jay can play the beginning
Are you that cool? No.
Out of all people,
ReplyDeleteOf course it has to be me.
Life is never fair
Midterms really suck
Sitting in class for so long,
Is really torture.
It is hot in here.
I cannot wait to go home.
I am so tired.
I do not like this
I cannot write ten of these
This is annoying.
That is so stupid
This fake baby is so dumb
It is distracting.
This scary place,
Makes me want to go back home.
I am so freaked out.
By the time I leave,
I will be tired.
School is very long.
I cannot think right
I don’t know what else to write
I have two more though.
Ten more minutes left.
Till I get to go back home
I am so happy
This is the last one
I am going to post this
I am complete now.
It’s so difficult
ReplyDeleteTo understand how it feels
To lose who you love
The words are out there
I finally let him know
Ill love him always
Life isn’t easy
A simple statement, but true
Just have to get through
Buds become roses
And babies become humans
The circle of life
You aren’t Spiderman?
Who do you think you’re fooling?
Spidey-wannabe
Growing up is hard
But we all have to pull through
That’s the way life works
New game plan for life
Start band with Chuck called in sync
Josh gets frosted tips
Sometimes I miss you
Even though it has been months
You’re still on my mind
I can’t make you change
I don’t really want you to
I just wish you cared
I know you love me
I just wish you could show it
Maybe we’ll get there
I’m about to dive
ReplyDeleteDeeper and deeper I go
I’ve hit the bottom
There is something out
Something that is much bigger
Bigger then all us
We live in ruins
There is not a palace here
That’s all a dream
I am not scared
I’ll fight hard through the fall
I’ll get back up
I’ve been here before
It is all so familiar
I just want to stay
Soft skin, so smooth
Hair is so long and silky
She is what they want
Come with me they say
Destination is unknown
I go and follow
I sit and wonder
When will this come to an end?
I will never know
You don’t need to go
Just stay as long as you can
Just sit down and stay
Hope this never goes
I am in love with the thrill
Nothing feels this real
There are the flowers
ReplyDeleteThey bloom from the putrid soil.
Something beautiful
An assassin comes
Sneaks through the dark, sealed fortress
But questions himself
Stealthy as he is,
There’s no hiding from himself
The beast he’s become.
I close weary eyes
The burning overtakes them
And seals them away.
The morning arrives
The seal breaks, and I, in my
Weariness, must wake.
A word typed on a screen
Carries so much, but of what?
Weight? Life? Even Death?
Why the strange gesture?
Aren’t fingers supposed to be
Friendly?—I guess not.
Syllables are weird
Who knew they could mean so much?
Certainly not me.
“Get out of this room,”
“Why?” he asks, “What have I done?”
“Your life’s not with mine.”
“Make a wish,” he says
There’s no one around to hear,
“To be like myself.”
1.) She demands silence
ReplyDeleteWhile we finish our exams.
I feel I must laugh.
2.) Outer space is vast.
Yet so much remains empty.
Let’s go and fill it.
3.) It’s noise-infested,
Dark, dank, and sprayed with glitter.
But where’s the music?
4.) With hair like Tina
And moves like Jagger, she’s a
Walking fiesta.
5.) They teeter downward
Like feathers from a pillow,
Kissing the cold ground.
6.) Fedoras look great
On you; but this sombrero?
Nope. Please take it off.
7.) Would you quit asking?
Everything appears gray!
Dog life is tragic.
8.) My wooden canoe
Is gliding on the surface
Like a hawk in flight.
9.) Race down the aisle
On top of pasta and wheels.
Go-cart shopping cart.
10.) Journeying through sand.
A miniature desert.
Typical beach day.
This is my man Vance
ReplyDeleteHe will put you in a trance
With his little dance
Where is my man Vance
He is changing his pants now
He spilled juice again
Remember no man
Is a failure who always
Has his friends with him
Koop Dogg is the man
He had brought me a bagel
A man of his word
I must follow the plan
Or else Koop will be upset
I do not want that
B Buns always yelling
Really Dave, Really, come on
He is not happy
Jay bird is the man
He gets all of the rebounds
He leads us in that
Ashley and Michelle
They do our basketball stats
They are so awesome
I love English class
Koop makes it enjoyable
Every single day
During the morning,
ReplyDeleteWe do not think what we should.
Instead, we forget
To thank God, our lord,
For waking us up again,
To the gift of life.
In a split second,
The unexpected occurs,
Nothing stays the same
As long as we wish,
Leaving us vulnerable
With pain in our hearts.
All innocence lost
Without considering age
It attacks blindly.
Our foolish actions
Castigated unfairly
Can’t be lessons learned
Only for others
Not understanding lessons
Might take the wrong path.
If only you saw
As the family tightens
To honor your life
A heartwarming smile
That touched our hearts and our lives
Never forgotten.
Haiku I
ReplyDeleteEver in romance
Does he fail to prove his all,
Now daft in value.
Haiku II
Little can she know
Of the toil spent over;
Always a heart t’ shield.
Haiku III
Love as disaster
Can never fail in amends,
Attempt to master.
Haiku IV
To destroy a love,
Yet not to exist it was,
But still t’ be weighted.
Haiku V
Morals bar the soul
For She has Her lover now
And I remain still
Haiku VI
Age does not block me
In both you and of myself
Do not censor love
Haiku VII
Silence still as time
Passing you by in each stride
Nevermore again
Haiku VIII
Haikus sanction mind,
When in sonnets one could find
Creativity.
Haiku IX
Power to engulf,
Ever to destroy all love
Otherwise to yearn.
Haiku X
Blather seen as fact,
With all other harm t’ enact,
Yet slow is your tact.
My mind draws a blank
ReplyDeleteWhenever he walks my way
I can’t help blushing
Summer is the best
The hot sun relaxes me
No worries just calmness
Sometimes life isn't easy
Let go of negativity
Staying positive
Music is my home
It sets me free from reality
It can change your day
I love to read books
Whole new world and perspective
It gives you wisdom
Nutella is good
Yummy hazelnut flavour
Now I want some
The sun shines down
Waves crashing over me
The beach is awesome
These are really bad
I can’t think of good ideas
Better at stories
I have many weird dreams
Some are cool, some are scary
What if dreams are real?
We need to save earth
Throwing away our home
Where will we go?
1. Cameras flashing
ReplyDeletepeople moving all around
unsure were to look
2. The stage lights go down
the adrenaline from the
people can be felt
3. Music is the thing
that is there for you when no
one else will be there
4. Flipping through pictures
looking at the memories
missing the old times
5. Different places
every night, getting to meet
different people
6. Hearing the click of
lets you know that you captured
simple memories
7. Sleepless nights never
end, always on the go not
knowing when it ends
8. A picture is worth
a thousand words to some but
to some its nothing
9. There heads turn and talk
as you walk by they say how
you are not like them
10. They hate you because
you're different from the rest
but they are jealous
Time is running out
ReplyDeleteShe paces back and forth, tense
Scared of what’s to come
The wind blows swiftly
Taking with it all the leaves
Brushing past the trees
Azure tint in sky
Summer fills the air around
Such a lovely sight
Put on mascara,
Tall heels, and your party dress
Enjoy the moment
Focused on your eyes
I lean in closer, slowly
Your lips breathe on mine
A new year arrived
Accompanied by new goals
Chance to start over
Smiles are everywhere
Happiness felt all around
Irreplaceable
Dancing and singing
Excitement runs all through her
This is her passion
During study hall
Realized I had not finished
Such bad memory
This is tedious
I dislike writing poems
I’d much rather sleep
1) Yellow and a fruit
ReplyDeletePotassium enriched, ew
One thing I can’t have
2) What to do with this?
This mess that sits on my head
Maybe make it red
3) Those final moments
That last breath before the end
My final wishes
4) Live life in the now
Don’t think about the what if’s
They just don’t matter
5) People will talk bad
Just ignore them and push on
It’s just jealousy
6) Hello, who are you?
Do you want to best friends?
No? Oh well goodbye
7) Tell me a story
Something sweet before I sleep
Maybe a fable
8) Rock a bye baby
High in the soft comfy clouds
Dream of pretty things
9) Music inspires
It can build up a nation
And build the people
10) Don’t forget about…
You know that thing that happened..
Yeah, that, remember?
The birds fly past me
ReplyDeleteI wish I could join them all
This is getting old
So many poems
All wishing for the same thing
A tired concept
I’m too distracted
Nothing’s in the right order
I need to focus
No more silly poems
No birds or flying
It’s ridiculous
It is amateur
I once was an amateur
I don’t want to be
It is time for change
It is time for me to grow
I must change myself
Nothing too extreme
Just what I expect of me
My priorities
Is this more than one
These all combine into one
Or do they really?
That one isn’t right
There is no type of sense there
I am losing it
My sense will be found
I’ll be a better writer
The day is coming
ReplyDeleteThe beat and rhythm
These two things are amazing
They make up music
Sleep is the best thing
Doctors say get eight hours
But more is better
School place for learning
School place for socialising
School is not that bad
Don't be unhappy
Life always has something good
Therefore be happy
Home is the best thing
There is nothing like that place
It’s comfortable
I love her so much
She will be the only one
Mom you are the best
Are you a good friend?
Are you trustworthy, honest?
You are a best friend
Summer its too hot
Then comes winter its too cold
These are the seasons
Haikus are poems
They are made with syllables
They go five seven five
Creative writing
Now we are doing haikus
This class is great
ReplyDeleteWater droplets from rain
People cuddle inside
The smell of vanilla
The hum of the birds
The laughter of children fading
The smell of snow near by
Winter is coming,
Dragging the cold wind
by its tail
The sun is gone
The park is empty
No one is here
fear of loneliness
creeping behind
doors of wonder
The door that the
one dares to open
it has no choice
but to let it take
over be sacrificed or
surrender in mercy
Lunes: 3-5-3
ReplyDeleteThe warm sky
The pretty colors
Must go dark.
She has hope
He had hope for her
Her hope failed
Innocence is ?
What? Bliss? Innocence,
Is not bliss.
Church, payers, god
I do the right thing
Doesn’t feel right
Sad morbid death
Blackberry-picking
Same idea.
Shots fired
People run, friends die
People mourn.
Lacking words.
Reaching for the right ones.
Just explain.
Cinquains: 2-4-6-8-2
Midterms
Wow what a waste
Of time and effort. Wow
It does not matter they still won’t
Accept you
Timing
Is everything.
If you apply your self
At just the right time, they might let
You win.
Birds are
Beautiful they
Fly wherever they want.
And sometimes they choose to put.
Blue Jays.
Wishing
She makes her wish
Hoping, for an A+
Lets hope for her sake she gets it
Grading
Sleeping
She snors loudly
But that is okay, because
her face is peaceful and blissful
dreaming
Nighttime
Darkness surrounds,
The world is silent now.
Children dream tonight, peacefully
Kids hope
Sunrise.
Makes me speechless.
How can it be so bright?
How can it be so wonderful?
It can’t.
Fly bird.
Fairly simple
Now you will fly freely.
You can, I cannot, but what if?
What if?
Tall build
Shiny silver.
This beauty inside you
Open arms, a welcoming soul.
New York
Long day.
The bakery.
Looking for something more.
He will stand strong, but exhausted.
Short night.
1 Sestina
I grab my bag
I am excited to see my friend
I am thirsty so I get some water
And I grab an apple for the road
I realize it is late when I look at the clock
Then I look at my car warming up outside from the window
It’s frosted so I cannot see much out the window
But I know I need to pack my bag
Time is running out and lock eyes with the clock
She has not arrived, my friend
I worry. I pack the apple
And I drink more water.
I finish the water
DeleteBy the time she arrives. I see her pull up through the window
I accidentally drop the bag and bruise the apple
I grab my bag
And pass it to my friend
I know we are late when I look at the clock
In the car there is a clock
And I feel forced to watch it as I drink more water
I have trouble making conversation with my friend
So I just look out the car window.
And subconsciously pull at my bag.
Finally I go into my bag and offer her the apple.
She doesnt take the apple
Probably better she didn’t since it is bruised. I stare at the clock.
I place it back in my bag
Soon we are in sight of the water
I can see it out the front window.
I know that soon I will be able to converse with my friend.
We have a lot of memories at this Warf, myself and my friend
I eat the apple,
And look out the window.
I also look back at the clock
We have made good time, getting to the water
I get out of the car and grab my bag
With my bag, my friend
And I go out to the water, with the apple
We don’t have much time says the clock, don’t get too close says the window.
1 Pantoum:
I feel like curling up into a ball.
I can’t believe I didn’t get in
I feel like an idiot.
I can’t believe they don’t want me.
I can’t believe I didn’t get in.
I worked so hard.
I can’t believe they don’t want me.
No one understands how I fell.
I worked so hard.
I don’t feel like trying for the rest of the year
No one understands how I feel
I feel cheated.
I don’t feel like trying for the rest of the year.
Nothing matters anymore.
I feel cheated.
I wonder what it feels like to cheat.
Nothing matters any more.
I feel a bit like cheating, learning how it feels.
I wonder what it feels like to cheat.
I guess I will find out.
I feel a bit like cheating, learning how it feels.
Everyone gets away with it, so what’s the harm?
I guess I will find out.
But what if I crush someone’s hopes? What if I disappoint someone? I guess I will just have to disappoint a stranger, that way I can live with disappointing them.
1 Ottava Rima
The waves create a sound, “peaceful” I say.
I sit and think on the beach about love.
I know that I must go back home today.
And then I see a beautiful white dove.
Followed by a sparrow and a blue jay.
They fly west towards the water, a cay,
Appears. It is a beautiful island.
It makes me sad, I am stuck on dry land
Eventually it is time to go.
I pack up my things and head for the street.
I must go back to my world of cold snow.
Before I depart I will get to meet
My friends, I haven’t seen them since long ago
I have trouble standing on my wet feet.
I feel the hot sand run between my toes.
I hope that I won’t have to face my foes.
I walk over to the board walk in time
To catch the very last bus into town
A place, a city full of love and rhyme
I find my home so full of noise, I frown
There’s a new normal here, one full of crime.
I don’t like this place. Is that water brown?
I hope my city is not all like this
I want to go back to my beach of bliss.