I see her in my dreams sometimes,
Sometimes, in the bathroom mirror
When it's fogged up and warm
And my feet are cold.
I see her in his eyes sometimes,
Sometimes, in my smile
Hiding the cold, hard fears
Of an unused life.
I see her in my hair sometimes,
Sometimes, in his eyelashes
That pour out a sweetness
I could never contain.
She doesn't run to me
Nor I to her.
We stand facing the sun,
In different directions
And on separate lines.
I might have held her once,
Too close and too long
It could have been everything
It would have been enough
Just enough.
Continuing with Retro week here. This is a poem I had written in August 2007. My life was changing and I didn't know it. It's about the daughter that I wish I had. About a part of me that I may never see. But it's also about a dream that I can never let go of.
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8 comments:
i never know what to say. i just feel really sad. and reading your post while watching finding neverland doesn't help either.
more hugs cloudcutter.
@AGG - Sorry, didn't mean to make you or anyone else reading this, feel sad. I just thought a bit of a backstory was in order, because when I had first posted it no one could figure out who I was talking about.
I'm keeping the hugs anyway, cos I really need them. Thank you so much!
The most beautiful poems are always sad ones, why is that G?
Hmmm that's a pre-requisite to writing poetry I suppose. Getting your heart broken, crushed and run over by a 16-wheeler. Unless, you're into limericks ;-)
... One man's pain is another man's poetry? :)
oh G!
i re discovered why i fell in love with your words! i remember reading this way way back...
that thing about the pre-requisite
i agree without a doubt
this one was truly beautiful, and whatever it holds at its depths, happiness, hope or sorrow, it just makes it more beautiful
<3 <3
Meg
I figured out why I love your writing so much.
Are you the fly that I could never get out of my living space?
Your writing truly forces people to stop and listen.
I can see a little me in what you write... that's the power of a great writer.
@Swb - I suppose so, but with self-obsessed idiots like me, our own pain is also our own poetry :-)
@Meg - You put it so beautifully. Not sure if I deserve it but thank u!
@Sheer - If that's the case, then you're a great writer too. I see a lot of myself in what you write, a lot of what I'd like to be.
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