A Lovely Little Daydream-My Muse While Awake
Daydream: noun: a fantasy indulged in muse while awake
As a young lady, laying on the edge of my bed,
I used to stare up at the ceiling with such fascination-
I liked to look at the world from upside down instead,
and think of this world in a whole new creation.
What would happen if there were no force of gravity?
could we walk upside down with no blood rushing to our heads?
And hey, what about that old theory of relativity?
would our bodies stand straight and our feet still tread?
As a young lady, I held such a muse with my imagination,
I used to wonder what it would be like if dogs could talk-
I would ask sweet lil’ Mugsy his favorite destination
and maybe he too, on the ceiling could walk!
What would it be like to hear words of excitability,
as I walk through that door after a long day at school-
Maybe he would say how much me really loves me,
oh man, wouldn’t that be pretty darn cool!
Now as an adult my daydreams differed than as a girl,
I envision the fear I would have if my daughter was stalked-
Now that I am much older, it’s a different kind of world
and it is just so sad that I day dream these thoughts
I see terrible visions of a gunman walking into her school
lives taken much too young and sorrow surrounds the city-
Why is it always the good children who get hurt and ridiculed?
and then for the parents of the gunman we show pity.
As a young lady, my youth gave me innocent daydreams-
but as an adult they’ve grown into great fears of extreme.
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB-CACA-BDBD-CECE-FDFD-ECEC-GG
A Lovely Little Daydream Contest
January 18, 2017
Copyright © Lu Loo | Year Posted 2017
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