i saw a child on a bike today
he reminded me of my youth
of days where i would ride all day
never worried about anything
except the summer passing too soon
and it always did pass too quickly
my youth, like summer ended early
days of bike riding replaced
by an adulthood come too fast
the fort in the woods forgotten
when i had to be the adult
as my mom fell deeper in a bottle
i grew up while most kids
still had a summers of playing
most people think that distance
is a physical space between people
i have found that just isnt the truth
i have slept in the same bed with someone
who was 5 thousand miles away
i would lie there, awake
wondering how that happened
when in reality we were
never in the same hemisphere
In time I left and vowed
never to live with someone
who doesn't live with me
instead of a half a world away
~me, EMB
6/23/07
i'm still surprised
when i wake
in the morning
i am here
its not all a dream
I dont have
to miss you
just reach out
and you i can touch
the fantasy has ended
I am here with you
I dont need
to live in dreams
anymore
you've been the light
that shined so brightly
in the darkness
I called my life
when i couldnt see
anything else
i could see
the light you shine
you lit the shadows
that surrounded me
it gave me hope
when I dared not dream
should e'er you pass away, my luve
i know i soon would follow
for the life i'd face without you
would certainly be shallow
I wouldnt want to miss your face
or your touch so sweet and soft
you've always been my saving grace
there ne'er has been another
as i contemplate this lonely thought
a tear comes to my eyes
all the happiness you've brought
I'd never want to say goodbye
So on the other side we'd meet
to live and love again
I cannot bear the thought, my luve
of losing you in the end
Over the next few weeks, I am going to be posting some of my poetry. I only ask a few things first.
If you like it, please tell me.
If you want to repost it, ask please.
That is all I can think of right now.
