Born

My life up to a few years ago.

Born into the world

With ruby red hair

And two sapphire eyes

Into a family of three.

 

The fourth edition being me

Predicted to be a boy

But obviously a girl

My pudgy small fists

Wave around like a madwoman.

 

No thought of tomorrow

No thought of today

I'm only existing in the moment

Of each and every breand new day.

 

Five years down the endless road

One family, that is now two,

Gathers together to make things better

For this family that is now two.

 

Visiting hours, two hours a weekend,

A few weeks of summer and every other Christmas.

My bright misunderstanding eyes

Cries diamonds, clinging

To my straw colored hair.

 

No thought of tomorrow

Only thought of today

Existing

In each and every brand new day.

 

Five more years

Down the endless road I travel

Two sapphire eyes, dulling

From two more surprise divorces

 

What's wrong with me

To make them run away?

What's wrong with me

To make them not want to stay?

 

Tears here, tears over there

Why must I keep living

This endless, dreaful

Nightmare?

 

No thought of tomorrow

Barely living today

Merely existing in every mournful day.

 

Six more years

Down the darkening road

My close-cropped, dirty blond hair

Dutifully hides what lies inside

My deep blue eyes.

 

Two new families

At my delicate fingertips

Two new families

Who call my attention

Two new families

States away.

 

Which do I choose?

Who will I lose?

 

All thought of tomorrow

What I'll do today

Who calls this existing this unknown day?

Author's Note

I wrote this for a class project and there would be pictures with it but as you all know, you can't put the pictures in with the text. I hope you enjoy.

Reviews

[KurKota]

I really like your descriptions within this writing. It sounds as if this is drawn from some real life experiences, to have the feel of such pain and sincerity. Those kind of feelings would be hard to craft up out of no experience. I particularly like your line of the "Cries diamnonds, clinging to my straw colored hair"..... very poignant ! Thank you for sharing this with your readers.

[Patrick Henry]

Yes you can put the pictures in. Try using Tinypic dot com, select message board, and then grab the "top" code... 1 of 4 on page showing picture you uploaded to site. Paste inside text area of poem. If you want pic centered, highlight and select "middle" as you do with the wiring text part. I like the poem!! The character seemed chaotic and undecided, and that just added to the state of figuring out where one must stand or exist when going through such emotions. The lines were short and deliberate, and enjoyed..... each stanza with a separate thought to sell and it led well into the one succeeding. Nice job!! xoxo -Mark