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Billie's Voice

I do not think I will go to heaven Since the life I led in the past Will surely send me on that path Straight to hell with vastly heat I did my best to make things right I quit the drugs and the life that was fast To give birth to my only child, my son, my life For which the life of the past will catch on me one day I only wish I knew how it would portray I fell in love for the first time past forty With the best love ever to stow upon me A women would you believe – she set me free To be who I wanted – to fly with ease We have such a bond unlike the others My eternal comeuppance I believe There are no drugs in me except to cure HEP C A mistake I made before I was twenty My life is the best it has been for what I see I did not count on parting this new life I lead I did my best to make things right Now my only prayer is to see the light I lived with my heart and loved with my mind I touched many souls as I did my own I had no idea how life could be If it were not for that fast life in my teens I would still be here in this life, with all my dreams G. Goodwin 9/11/07

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Date: 1/11/2010 10:35:00 PM
I wrote this as if Billie were telling me herself. Billie was my life partner, my soulmate and died of a massive heart attack from the medication she was taking to cure the HEP C. I dont know who Billie Holiday is, but thank you for your comment.
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Date: 1/11/2010 2:36:00 PM
Saw "Lady Sings the Blues" and it was heartwrenching to learn Billie Holiday's story. Young artists like she are often exploited and it's a tragedy she died in misery. Excellent poem, Geri! Love, Carolyn
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