I Run Away

Tis a bit bout me

I run away

now and then

like a child

I've always been

I ran away when I was ten

when I heard her wish

I'd never been

 

I run away...I run away

I run away

 

I leave behind all the woe

never think just where I'll go

Even as a man I've found

I will leave without a sound

if I feel misunderstood

made to feel I'm no good

 

I run away...I run away

I run away

 

It is no-one's fault but mine

I run away, sometimes to find

I walk the sands

near the sea

and search the waves

for why I'm me

 I run away

when I'm afraid

I'll find the answer

of what I'm made

 

I run away...I run away

I run away

 

There comes a time

each ship must shore

the anchor dropped

to sail no more

What will I do...or say...or be

when there's no way

to run from me

 

I will run away...run away

I will run away

Reviews

[Andrea A. Wentz]

I know how you feel Rain. We all want to run away now and then. I think that's where pride and stubborness can be a good thing. That's what they want, just want you to go away, submit to their pressures and attempts to break you. That's when you dont let them win, but stand up and say do your worse. I am not affraid.

I'm so glad to see you are back, and hopefully to stay. You are always missed my friend. :)

All my love dear friend

[Kenji Light]

I think that at every point in our lives we have to run from what our realities are and take time to separate ourselves from the situations that we feel will change us. To protect ourselves we have to create that sort of a distance. I was very impressed by the rhyme scheme you used here. The rhyme scheme was impressive because it did not seem forced at all, but more like a relaxed flow washed over the poem. I enjoyed how this piece seemed to flow in and out like waves on the shore, which was doubly impressive because of the fact that a great deal of what you discussed was nautical. There was only one spot where the flow seemed a little off. The lines "if I feel misunderstood/made to feel I'm no good" is just not the same number of syllables. The second like can be fixed to better the flow if you put the one syllable in. I suggest the word that between feel and I'm. That may help. Otherwise, I enjoyed your piece a lot. Keep sending read requests!

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Hi Ray, yes I agree you can't run away from yourself and your thoughts. Your work is psychologically sound, I hope you realise that. You have the ability to help many by telling your stories.
Cheers, I hope you are well?
Helen :-)

[Fabian G. Franklin]

i completely understand this, i never hang around where im not wanted or if i feel im misunderstood... like saying what is the f%#kin use of trying to explain myself to someone who does not care anyway, pointless...great write here rain.

[Jennifer]

good write, I feel like that all the time

[Brianna Brie]

Awesome write with the font and all...the simpleness of words it has the feel of a child. Especially since right off the bat you talk about ten years old. The depth of emotion...fear, longing for acceptance, and wanting to be understood well these are things that carry over into adulthood. Yes, we all want to run away at times, but most of us don't actually pick up and create new identities somewhere else. The piece gives the feel that when the man runs away it is for short periods of time. Perhaps to reflect on life and gain perspective. In which case, this could actually be something healthy. Love the originality in this poem.

[BrightEyes]

I've been running and hiding for weeks now - glad to see that you've returned. I had been gone for awhile, to return and see you'd left. Sometimes we need a break from life - or from the routine we've turned life into. I agree that this seems like a song - complete with chorus! It's true as you've written - in the end, we can't run from ourselves.

laura

[Kelly Scheppers]

I felt much like this, earlier this week. Sometimes, I really feel alone...like I want someone else, other than God, to listen. We each need that, don't we?

You pen some of the most inspiring pieces...some of the best on this venue! What a pleasure to be among the many you call "friends"!

My best,
Kelly

[Jayne Ann Saporito]

Written like a child, with the eyes of an adult, this is so very moving, mesmerizing with the repetition of the stanza run away. Thank you for posting this, Rain. It's good to read your work, as always.

[Brette Medb]

The repetition was mesmerizing and I loved it. The story is perfectly unfolded. Great poem.

Brette

[Dezaraye]

I used to run away when I was a little girl. I never made it longer than a couple hours hiding across the street in my neighbor's driveway. I like the way this poem reads. It's like a song and I could feel a definite beat behind your words. Very nice work.