Skyscrapers

Skyscrapers.
Shining under a complacent sun.
Wind.
Blowing the petals in one direction,
Like it wants to take me somewhere.
I'm walking through the streets of skyscrapers
As the wind pleases my hair,
Giving me the chills.
Then the leaf goes in one,
A pretty big skyscraper.
I rush towards it,
Full of curiosity.
As I come in,
This strange feeling overwhelms me.
Everything seems familiar,
But I don't know how.
I look up.
I see endless number of stairs.
On the walls around me
Lays a thousands of pictures.
Thousands of things I've been through.
At some parts there's no windows,
At some parts there's no doors.
I can see a sky up there,
But there's so many stairs
I need to climb to reach it.
I'm getting exhausted, sad.
I think about giving up.
Suddenly all the windows and doors open.
And people go out,
Start pushing me up.
I finally realise,
This is the skyscraper of my life.

Author's Note

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

Good to read your words again. I like the poem. You directed the reader to the positive ending.
"Suddenly all the windows and doors open.
And people go out,
Start pushing me up.
I finally realise,
This is the skyscraper of my life.'
Life does seem like a skyscraper with too many people going in the same direction. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[R.A. Youngblood]

Indeed, thank you very much! :D

[patricia]

surreal and symbolic, atmospheric. This works. Enjoyed very much.

[A Soap Mess Stories]

I like how you related the skyscraper to events in your life. Nicely written.

[R.A. Youngblood]

Yeah, thank you. :D

[Leigh]

A Skyscraper is a hugely powerful object to use in a poem and immediately focused my mind and I don't think you wasted its properties at all, taking the subject in and being overwhelmed but not defeated. The sequence of incidents towards the end is a classic dream which I can really relate to. The open sky above inside the building representing endless possibilities in your life maybe. By the way I think the last line is immensely powerful, I didn't watch the vid, never do, prefer to comment on the words alone.

[R.A. Youngblood]

Indeed. You understand it pretty well, yep you catch it. Last line turns out everything even better. Btw, that song you didn't listen actually inspired me, but never mind, it's not so important. Thank you very much! :D

[Leigh]

Played it, love it, very soothing

[luna11]

This is a lovely poem and the song is beautiful. The two complement each other nicely :) x

[R.A. Youngblood]

Thank you very much :3