Almost Everything

I found this in a book I'd been reading. I'd written it on scraps of paper. Written while thinking of a man I loved, still do I guess.

Almost famous, almost nice
almost pretty, almost spice.
Almost naughty, almost not,
almost crazy, but more then you thought.

Almost a lie, almost true
almost a devil, almost like you.
Almost a nightmare, almost a scream
almost a b***h, almost a dream.

Almost a pauper, almost the queen
almost an angel, almost unseen.
I can be anyone or anything,
I could say "no" to that diamond ring.

Almost stupid, almost smart
almost ugly, almost art.
Almost wicked, almost kind
almost sweetness, almost out of my mind.

Almost lost inside you,
almost loved, almost in view.
Almost forward, almost back
almost white, almost black.

Almost a coward, almost brave
almost gone, almost saved.
Almost silent, almost loud
almost alone, almost a crowd.

I have become just about all
you love and fear wrapped in a ball.
You don't know how you act around me
Just wait it out and finally see

That I'm just what you're waiting for
since you could speak, since way before
you loved me, before we knew
what we needed just out of view.

We almost had it then it was almost gone
as we laid here out on the lawn.
Almost heaven, almost hell
almost silent, almost loud as a bell.

This love that we share, so scary and new
makes me happy that I'm wrapped in you.
I am ready for it all,
when I walk straight and when I fall
I want you there to carry me
I want you to still love me

When I'm almost lazy, almost a pain
almost crazy and almost sane.

N. Strong

Reviews

[Adam :P]

power loved how you wrote this.

[Lola Nation]

great rhyming scale, fun to read and I liked this sentence all on its own:
almost ugly, almost art.

[Wolf Cub]

Wow, just WOW, its amazing and the power that is in it is awesome, it shows a picture straight away

cant wait to read more of your work
please keep up the amazing writing

Wolf xx

[Ted Lambert]

Wanna hear something weird? This poem describes my 19-going-on-20 year marriage almost perfectly. A character in the movie "My Dinner With Andre" (look it up and watch it - I guarantee based on your writing you will love it) said the real challenge is not a one night stand; it is living, loving, and developing with someone through a few decades. People change, can you deal with that and stay in love? Beautiful verses and you have a natural flowl

[Dawn Jones]

I love it.
It's beautiful... quite different I think from what I've seen from you in the past. I like all the almosts... it resonates.