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Warm & Fuzzy
12-02-2004, 12:30 AM
So, I decided to write a poem tonight 'cause I didn't want to study for tomorrow's govt test. LOL. This took me only an hour and I haven't written a poem since forever, so please don't beat me over if it isn't any good! It's supposed to be about my ED (eating disorder), but I didn't want to make it apparent that it's about my ED, so I didn't mention food or anything, LOL. Please tell me what you think. Your opinions matter to me. :)

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CHANGE
12/01/04

Every time I look upon the winter's sky,
I find it the same as it was in July.
Oh how I wish things could be as predictable all the time,
like the music of carols and sleigh bell chimes.

But I know this is unrealistic,
for life itself is far from simplistic.
One thing I know for sure, though, is that things change.
Give it a second, and your whole life could be rearranged!

Yesteryear I was a mere child.
I carried out my duties, beholden with smiles.
But during the morning hours of last June,
I started to think of myself as a buffon.

From that day on, I vowed for a better me.
I was going to change myself, no matter the fee.
For a moment I thought I had everything under control,
but soon after, I realized that I had lost my body and soul.

As I whithered away,
I suffered in misery day after day.
I disregarded my friends and sought isolation.
I pushed them away as I gave into temptations.

I've longed kept things confidential, making matters worse.
Tell me! What have I done to deserve such a curse?
I can't imagine how many gallons of tears I've shed,
but I can almost guarantee that it's enough to bury the dead.

So now I speak in December,
with no more hope to glow than chimney embers.
Yet I await for a miracle as the clock strikes midnight.
Indeed, I still have a chance to set things right.

I'm determined to reverse all the damage I've done,
for I have ran for too long, and have no other place to run.
I will make things predictable, like the winter's sky, and the music of carols and sleigh bell chimes,
because I know for sure things change with time.

crystals
12-02-2004, 02:37 AM
Nice poem. It's nice to see I'm not the only one on the chit chat boards being creative. I'm the only one posting on the song writerz topic. It's getting lonely on that topic because I'm the only one posting songs.

I wrote a poem a little while ago . It's called God and kind of has the idea that God can be within all of us.

God

God is love
God is hope
God is peace
God is joy
God is compassion
God is wisdom
God is honesty
God is courage
God is truth

Kay Scarpetta
12-02-2004, 08:20 AM
One of many, many poems I have written. It's about a few of my so called good friends who... don't seem to care anymore. I see them everyday, and they just don't bother.


There are so many stories I still want to tell
So many 'I love you's; to the ground, they fell
There are so many tears left uncried
There are so many dreams that were left to die

Yet I wonder what happened, what went wrong
One day it was over... goodbye, so long
No more talks, no more laughter
Just a 'hello', a thought that came after

Life is overwhelming, that part I know
But what I don't understand, is where did you go?
Why do I sit here, linger and cry?
Why did you leave me alone to die?

Chambers
12-02-2004, 12:29 PM
Here's a 1-minute poem.



I like rhyming.
It’s like flying.
Why one does it is mystifying.
All the unrelated words uniting,
All the mangled parts aligning
In one huge pile of ____.
And this is where the poem dies.
I cannot find that one last rhyme.

THE END

Pirate Jenny
12-02-2004, 01:23 PM
Originally posted by Chambers
Here's a 1-minute poem.



I like rhyming.
It’s like flying.
Why one does it is mystifying.
All the unrelated words uniting,
All the mangled parts aligning
In one huge pile of ____.
And this is where the poem dies.
I cannot find that one last rhyme.

THE END

You're my new hero.


Damn, I wish I hadn't erased the poem I wrote last night.

Warm & Fuzzy
12-02-2004, 06:23 PM
Originally posted by Kay Scarpetta
One of many, many poems I have written. It's about a few of my so called good friends who... don't seem to care anymore. I see them everyday, and they just don't bother.


There are so many stories I still want to tell
So many 'I love you's; to the ground, they fell
There are so many tears left uncried
There are so many dreams that were left to die

Yet I wonder what happened, what went wrong
One day it was over... goodbye, so long
No more talks, no more laughter
Just a 'hello', a thought that came after

Life is overwhelming, that part I know
But what I don't understand, is where did you go?
Why do I sit here, linger and cry?
Why did you leave me alone to die? That's a stupendous poem, Karli. You have an innate ability for poetry, that's for sure. It's so much better than mine LOL.

TheGreatPretender
12-02-2004, 06:31 PM
Those poems are great you guys. :D It just goes to show you that you don't need to be some proffesional writer to create something lovely as long as it comes from your heart. I'll share some of my poems that I made later when I have more time.

Pirate Jenny
12-02-2004, 06:38 PM
Originally posted by TheGreatPretender
It just goes to show you that you don't need to be some proffesional writer to create something lovely as long as it comes from your heart.

that's not true. Remember those "Precious Moments" ceramic figures/illustrations? Those came from the heart, and they were immensely irritating. Some hearts are only capable of producing maudlin tripe.

Chambers
12-02-2004, 09:17 PM
Originally posted by Pirate Jenny
that's not true. Remember those "Precious Moments" ceramic figures/illustrations? Those came from the heart, and they were immensely irritating. Some hearts are only capable of producing maudlin tripe.

Oh so true.

*Pleasant Tomorrow*
12-02-2004, 09:27 PM
Those are good :)

consentida
12-02-2004, 09:34 PM
Here's a poem I wrote the other day. Its pretty bad...


I cant even believe I'm writing this
I cant help what I'm feeling
I'm being ridiculous
I dont even know how you're feeling
I dont know what you think
But all I can think about is being
With you

I watch you like a hawk, you know
I hope you dont mind that I stare
I cant help what I'm feeling
But nothing else can compare
I know you care for me
But the question is, "How much?"
Will I ever know?
I can't tell by your touch

Are you like this with everybody?
Or am I just being stupid?
Am I really a nobody?
I cant tell by the expression on your face
You dont give me any kind of sign
Maybe I need to give you some space

My heart pounds when I see you
I rush there just to catch a glimpse
Of the one that I wake up for
The one that I just cant miss

I honestly cant help what I'm feeling
Please forgive me if I stare
But nothing else is quite as perfect
Nothing else can compare

Hollow
12-03-2004, 02:02 AM
i'll post some of what i've written. i have a lot more, i haven't written in a while though. and **** rhyming. it takes me long enough to think of one line, i dont want to have to try to end it with a certain sound if i dont feel like it.

what more could you have wanted
i gave you everything
but you decided to move on
and just abandon me

i don't care anymore
i want you gone
just forget about me
and let me go on

i'll post more later cause my brother wants to use the computer cause he is gay and eww i h8 him