Run Away With Me

Some new half love struck poetry =)

I’m beginning to think it’s time for you

                To run away

I spent all my time

Running away

And ended up way too far from

           Home

                           (you)

 

It’s true I have always said I preferred

                Blue eyes

Much like mine

                                And yours

 

But it wasn’t until you

That I truly even found someone

                Whose eyes mocked mine for

                                Color

That I so much as adored

 

And now I’m in this empty place

Surrounded by millions of people

And all I can do is long for

 

                Won’t you run away

With me?

You told me you were ready to move

But not away

 

And I told you I had these wings

I tattooed on my back

Because

                I felt destined for

 

           Great

           Things

 

But I know my blue eyes are the sky

Which encases them with

                                Wonder

And yours are the sea

With depths I’ve been trying to

                                                Explore

For decades

 

And if you’ve really met the person you’re supposed to marry by 16

Why haven’t I found someone willing

                                                    (you)

               

                To run away

                                With

                                me

Author's Note

Everything here is intentional

Reviews

[MachinaWriter]

Such a wonderful piece. It's really quite sweet in it's solemn thinking. The way you use a similarity to highlight a difference is very clever and powerful. My favourite line would have to be this, though:

And I told you I had these wings
I tattooed on my back
Because
I felt destined for

Great
Things

I'm a fool for such romantic ideals and hope, even though my life has left me appearing jaded and cynical. So when I see things like that, they really strike a chord in my heart. It's the one furthest away on the guitar, that you can only reach with your pinky finger if you really, really try.

[kera moondust]

yeah that particular line is actually talking about a tattoo I got on my back the day I turned 18. So it's a pretty close to my heart verse.

[MachinaWriter]

I love the poetic implications of tattoos. I draw a lot, and I've done some designs for a few close friends. I pour myself into that as much as I do my poetry, though with a steadier hand. That tattoo must be amazing, and it's wonderful that you were able to apply it to your poetry in such a wonderful, heartfelt way.

[kera moondust]

yep. I designed my Tattoo at 16 and got it done at 18. I draw a lot in fact I go to art college and I tend to separate my art work from my poetry on the internet primarily for a desire for separate followings but I do both a lot.

[MachinaWriter]

I can draw, but it's mainly people and I'm not consistent with it enough to make anything out of it. I have something in my mind here and there, and I draw it. Unless it's a tattoo design. I can do those all day lol