A life to remember

A life to remember

A Poem by Douglas Levi Gribbins
"

A song i thought of off the top of my head, and present it, to you.

"
(Chorus)
"We live in a world of tears
A world where you live with your biggest fears.
Any day in hell, you can make a friend.
Any day aswell, it could be your end.
I can't help, i cant stay
I can't grant, but i can pray
I've did all that you told me to
Now it's my call that i'm giving up on you."
(Chorus End)
I remember as kids
We always had glitter on our lips
Pick up sticks in the yard and play like were fighting in the mist
People stared, we didn't care, It's like we weren't aware of it.
But that's the opposite for father, he'd see it as a bother. He was scared of it
It's pitiful, You know you've failed as a daddy when what people think
Is more important then what makes your kids happy.
But this song is about you, his karma will come later
If i could go back in time like i am in this rhyme
-I wouldn't of the said stuff i said, i would of never lied.
And this isn't a lie, i miss you.

(Chorus)

I remember as children
You were there before Xavier ever happend
If i was stuck, you would be the one with my back.
And we have our pinky promises, never broken, honest.
It's amazing, It's awesome, It was there before all this drama
Real smiles on our only faces, Our time was never wasted
At the time the only scars we had were from terrible accidents.
At the time, the deepest voice we had was from faked british accents.
But the past is never gone, is you remove my current face.
You'll see the smile you made when we both just 6 to 8
But i miss you.

(Chorus)

And here we are now
I'm Broken, heart to toe
Daddy splitting up with mommy every weekend, I'd hear the episodes
And today, i'm just stuck in this room, squeezing words out of my heart like orange juice
I don't care if i'm not rhyming, I'd rather die than be perfect
I wouldn't settle for the worst but i wouldn't die to be worth it.
But i am certain, that the smile i had when i was 6, will now be nonexistent
Because now YOU are nonexistent, Let this song end, but Until i quit music, I ain't finished.
But it's just that...

(Chorus)

(Talking over the ending)
I'd hate to see you see what i am now...I'm sorry joey, You may not be in this world anymore, but..you'll always be in my heart, in mommas heart, by the way, momma is doing fine, she loves you.
Farewell, old brother.

© 2014 Douglas Levi Gribbins


Author's Note

Douglas Levi Gribbins
Ignore grammar problems, please.

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Touching and enjoyable piece.................

Posted 9 Years Ago


"And today, i'm just stuck in this room, squeezing words out of my heart like orange juice"
This line realky made me smile actually. It's not happy but it's something all writers have in common and something about that is beautiful. You do great at bleeding with words.

Posted 9 Years Ago


Would totally jam, and sing along to this.

Actually laughed out of amazement. Just touched me.

'Cause...we have a thing in common.

You had Joey. I had Alma.

Now you have Xavier.

..Now I have Luna.

Posted 10 Years Ago


It was very moving, steeped with emotion. I'd love to hear it to music.

Posted 10 Years Ago


Pick up sticks in the yard and play like were fighting in the mist
People stared, we didn't care, It's like we weren't aware of it. This reminds me of my late bro. Good work

Posted 10 Years Ago


A powerful and emotional write. I could the honest emotion and thoughts in the poem. All we can do is remember the people missed and hope one day to see them. Thank you for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

Posted 10 Years Ago


Real touching. This song has so much, so many lines to fall in love with. A wonderful tribute to a brother and a great outlet for creativity. Its so cute and profound, could read/sing it over and over again. One of your bests.

Posted 10 Years Ago


We always had glitter on our lips
Pick up sticks in the yard and play like were fighting in the mist

I think those are the standout lines for me. Well penned

Posted 10 Years Ago


It's really moving good job :)

Posted 10 Years Ago


Aww it's kind of a sad poem. Nicely written

Posted 10 Years Ago



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Added on October 28, 2014
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