Those Moments

haven't posted in a while

Those Moments

I remember exactly back to that one Fourth of July

Shivering on a blanket and taking warmth from your bright eyes

And every time I see those stars exploding in the sky

I think back to what you said to me that summer night

"I've never seen the fireworks before this time with you."

I looked at him beyond the surface and for once I knew

You'll never know those moments unless you're living for today
Yesterday won't come back and tomorrow may be far away

 

It takes me back to New York City up at the Top of the Rock

Hyped on four cans of Monster, sixty eight stories up

Feeling like a daredevil, ignoring my friends' "no!"s and calls

Leaning on a panel of glass was all that kept me from that fall

Adrenaline rush peaking, you'd think I'd had no sense at all

But the risk was worth taking with the Empire State rising

And even on my possible verge of death with everything I saw

Not every moment will be the safest one you've ever lived

But enjoy them anyways, I had nothing to lose, nothing to give

 

Not every moment you recollect is sure to be a good one

Sometimes things come to mind and you wished you'd had forgotten

The times I knew my friends were moving and the times I did, too

Leaving can be the hardest thing when I have to say "Good bye" to you

That person never really leaves you no matter what you do

There are some things time cannot erase completely from the truth

Like the first time you were given back shards from your broken heart

And you cried and told yourself, "I knew he was wrong from the start"

But deep down you knew you could never tell his promises and lies apart

 

Those moments are a part of who you are as a person

Don't be scared to take what is and never to regret them

Some will be loved, some won't be, but all are to be taken

Author's Note

hm.. haven't posted in a while, been forming ideas but kept them in my mind for a bit before posting. please review this and tell me what you think. the first stanza never actually happened... but the second one did. haha, sadly

Reviews

[Muhammad Qasim]

exceptionally great poem with indeed a different point of view... without risk there is nothing and those who don't take any risks are cowards!!!

[RachelReaper]

agreed

[Muhammad Qasim]

the feeling is mutual :D

[Mark Anthony Games (Hum..]

(Review for Change the World Comp)
I should have know this work was by you when I read it, you always have such reflection and contemplation in your style. There are some fantastic messages in this work. To exist is to see oppertunities and recoil in fear, to live is to take the oppertunities and bare the consequence, good or bad. Great work.

[RachelReaper]

thank you so much!

[Brielle Cartny]

Reminds me of a few circumstances i have had in my life. I love your writing, it just really connects with me.

[RachelReaper]

thank you for that.

[sheila.j]

Great write I love the way it made me think about my own life. I'm sure everyone could relate to this in some way

[Lonely Islander]

Life is so eventful...its like a movie and all you can do is sit back and watch the scenes go by....a great one reaper:):):D.

[MOON]

Good or bad experiences are all lessons to be learnt , they make us who we are . Lovely thoughtful write.

[Ohhhwillow]

You have a well establish concept here and I can sense your desire to share it with the rest of us which makes it a really engaging piece, I get a deeply sentimental but still light and soft tone from this poem, and considering you are so young your ability to connect intimately with ideas is phenomenal! Well done. :)

[RachelReaper]

...wow, seriously thank you.

[LunarSong]

I love the part "Not every moment you recollect is sure to be a good one Sometimes things come to mind and you wished you'd had forgotten The times I knew my friends were moving and the times I did, too Leaving can be the hardest thing when I have to say 'Good bye'..." so true.

[de_maruf]

ohm

[Zeph]

Really cool, nice concept and thought behind it. Enjoyed every line of it, though the middle paragraph confused me a little, but regardless, it's very well written :D Keep up the good work!

[RachelReaper]

thank you!

[RachelReaper]

oh! and as for the middle paragraph, Top of the Rock is Rockefeller Center in NYC. On the very top, on the roof, there are glass panels around so that people can't jump off of it and commit suicide, but I decided it would be a good idea to lean on a particularly thin glass panel that was keeping me from falling 68 stories. It was fun, though!