So Far From Home
The ink never felt so fresh before
Lines of dead shade took form to letters
It was the belly of my pen that threw up in emotion
It was the tears that fell gently rolling off my face
In split seconds it felt as if I were in some sort of different place
The wheel ever so soft, and I made my way into the falling sun
It grew dark as the sun sunk into its bed " lights out"
A how painful it was to see the sun set away from home
The miles got longer and longer as I got lost in the living traffic
A highway of heart I called it
For every face had a different story to tell
And I a master of literature and flattering detail, I read
Some sad, other glad
Nonetheless a different background moplded each different face
I cried to sore eyes, a think blood shot red they were
As if my whole life had flashed before my nose and I stood still
With a hunger that was out to kill
Agony and stress took over my pen
And I wrote of pain
For the ink itself bleed and sob along my shadow
A gray cloud became my bestfriend only to make matters worse when it seemed rock bottom
It was a flood of rain and tears
Dreams began to drown and quite honestly so did my eyes
O' how I hurt to be so far away from home
Copyright © Edward Orozco | Year Posted 2009
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