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Dreams

February 19, 2019
By lilysiegel24 BRONZE, New York, New York
lilysiegel24 BRONZE, New York, New York
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Favorite Quote:
One of the deep secrets in life is that all that is really worth doing is what we do for others."- Lewis Carroll


If you are not here for me,

then all I can do is close my eyes.

Possibilities like a waterfall.

But it’s not real life.

If it were, I could be happy.

We could be happy.


Why can’t you see me?

Your eyes are too clogged.

You don’t trust anyone.

You found a piece of my heart.

A piece I didn’t know was missing.


You are perfect.

I reach out and feel

If you are real.

But I am pulled away

By a feeling inside

That doesn’t want to be broken.

At least I have you in my head.


People don’t believe in you, but I do.

I trust you.

I drift away with every word you say.

I’m never coming back down.


I try to push you away.

I can’t.

I can’t break free.

I’m stranded and blind.

I am stuck in your death-tight grip.

You don’t even know it.


The author's comments:

This piece was very hard to make because it took many weeks to complete. I believe a poem is never finished until you can connect to it and recite with your eyes closed. This piece in particular was easy to connect to, but extremely hard to finish. I needed to show and not tell to make it shine. 


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on Apr. 27 2019 at 12:02 pm
lilysiegel24 BRONZE, New York, New York
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Favorite Quote:
One of the deep secrets in life is that all that is really worth doing is what we do for others."- Lewis Carroll

@macjameson23 Thank you so much. I feel like we all can relate to this poem.

macjameson23 said...
on Apr. 27 2019 at 12:00 pm
macjameson23, Ny, New York
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@jonterano2 I agree this is a beautiful poem. The pain of wanting something you can't have is so clearly put. This brought me to tears. Well done.

jonterano2 said...
on Apr. 27 2019 at 11:56 am
jonterano2, Ny, New York
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Wow. This is amazing