Hopes, Dreams, Illusions.

Endless woes it is..

Sometimes..

 

I wish I were a wee kid again,

staring out of innocent eyes,

snuggling into Papa's lap,

earning love and smiles..

 

Sometimes..

 

I wish I were a 20 year old,

full and confident,

a lover's heroine,

waltzing with elegance..

 

Sometimes..

 

I wish I were a brash ol' sin,

attitude written on my face,

a heart of stone

shielded from pain..

 

Sometimes..

 

I wish I were everyone,

so I don't get so annoyed,

but the world's gone dirty,

and makes me even scared..

 

Sometimes..

 

I wish I were a dainty darling,

dancing amidst trees evergreen,

blending with the divine music,

lost in love and happiness..

 

but I always wish,

I had someone to belong to,

to be the dream I can speak to,

so I don't feel so lost..

Reviews

[Writer #00]

I loved the use of parallel counter-stanzas (young and old[er]; iniquity and innocence; and, finally, plurality and duality), it gave the poem a sense of mirror-order, shifting from one end of the spectrum to another in the realm of 'dreams' for the most part (as I saw the majority of the stanzas) and expectance...as if the 'sometimes' of wishing are more concrete and predictable than the unexpected (and I do confess that the final stanza did surprise me...pleasantly) constants of yet-to-be-fulfilled 'hope'.

I suppose the illusion I found in this is that the sometime-dreams and the always-hopes, though basely different are actually one in the same. The wishes of fantastic, wistful dreams and those of desirous hope are identical; each stemming from the same (current) nonexistence.

Thanks for the eye-opener; I learned a lot form this poem (perhaps not through an intended interpretation, but...). Wonderful writing-simplicity in this poem, conveying the longings of the hopefully (as in full of hope...not the other) lost.

[Sahar moonlight]

Thats very true.
Everyone needs someone on their side.
Wonderful piece

[Coyote Poetry]

Your wishes are the wishes of the most of us. The last lines are true. In the end we need a purpose for our life. Otherwise we can get lost. A strong ending to a excellent poem.
Coyote

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

A true piece of sheer readability, well done, great read.

[Dushyant Thadani]

This is one piece I love so much... This has got the yearning, the emotions, the love, the sadness, everything wrapped into one... This is just amazing... Great job...

[Priyankaabhilaashi]

Wonderfully written..!!!

[Sukriti Suki]

Very well written. The wishes we have...most of us. I like the honesty in this piece, it speaks to the reader.

[Kenneth The Poet]

Good work. Very nostalgic.