From The Look Down

From The Look Down

A Poem by Jeff Bresee

Another spotlight, make the headlines.

A final shout-out to the ranks of the-do-fine. 

Did I make you stop and think?

Now looking down… from the look down,

me and every other ghost in this town

who couldn’t live life on the brink. 

 

And I say - hey. There’s got to be a way

for everyone who couldn’t be.

Yeah, I say - hey. There’s got to be a way.

Gotta be a way… for me. 

 

Now I’ve opened my eyes. I finally see

the lonely eyes that once looked back at me. 

We shared the emptiness inside, 

each wanting what the other had.

Well, I guess we all lied… just trying to be.

 

And I say - hey. There’s got to be a way

for everyone who cannot be.

Yeah, I say - hey. There’s got to be a way.

Gotta be a way… for me. 

 

We all want to change the world, don’t we?

Let a new flag unfurl, but tell me -

how can anything change if our hearts stay the same?

It’s not even worth a try unless we change the reason why…

we live.

 

So I say - hey. There’s got to be a way

for everyone who trying be.

Yeah, I say - hey. There’s got to be a way.

Gotta be a way… for me. 

© 2025 Jeff Bresee


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Added on February 26, 2025
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Jeff Bresee
Jeff Bresee

Dallas, TX



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I love to write poetry and then turn it into songs. I am a singer/songwriter for Weathered Pages, a Fort Worth, Texas based music charity. Check us out on Apple Music, Spotify, I Heart Radio, Pandora.. more..

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