Sleep For Your Dream

 

People are so cruel

They make you feel like crap

They tell you that they love you

And then they take it back

 

I’ve known so many

Who take their pain away

Suicidal tendencies

They bleed for one more day

 

Dirt poor and no one to hold

You say you’ve had enough

Your parents won’t support your dreams

The times today are rough

 

I write for these kids

Who don’t have a thing

Hanging onto a dream

And a wish that they’ll be free

A simple “Hello” just to make them smile

And a hug for those whose mother

Hasn’t been there in a while

 

I write for anyone

Who’s ever died a thousand times

Who lays in the floor at night

Wishing they’d never been born

 

Keep holding on to that dream

Fall asleep

Nothing matters at all

We’re all here for a reason

Keep searching for yours

This life is never over.

Reviews

[Sam]

I like this poem although its rather sad, the lines:

"They tell you that they love you

And then they take it back "

are very poignant for me. There is a definite sense of time within the poem, especially at the end with "This life is never over", I'm not sure whether to take that literally or as a metaphor for the feelings of depression you describe. Sometimes a little ambiguity goes a long way.

[melancholia skies]

Omgs! Gawd, if you keep writing so like this, I swear, I've fallen in love! XDD (>//////////////////

[Rachael]

This is a really great poem
=o
Very moving, I must say.
=D
The lines:
"I write for anyone

Who's ever died a thousand times

Who lays in the floor at night

Wishing they'd never been born"
...I could really relate to that. :P And you know what I did. o_O
With y'know the wrist and the yeah. :] Won't go on.
Bahaha. Great poem though, hun. I love you! ^__^

[xlynne]

i love this, especially the lines

"They tell you that they love you

And then they take it back "
you sound like you've gone through this personally or something

[dread or dismay.]

Shane. You have an excellent point and moral in this poem. Its really good! :D (( My New Fave! :D) Good job!