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What Child Is This

What do I say to you what do I say could I go back? If I can face you face the truth could I then save— What question is this it leaves me cold leaves me with guilt I'm here, a ghost barely alive— tell me I'm good Tell me that once the day will come life really starts One day you will be me, then we grow up we will survive *** October 12, 2017 For contest: What Child Is This Sponsor: Craig Cornish

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Gregory Richard Barden

Date: 10/25/2017 5:28:00 PM

Beautiful and thoughtful write, dear friend - congratulations on your win, Buddy! :-) <3

Eve Roper

Date: 10/18/2017 6:32:00 PM

Congratulations on your win hugs Eve

Darren White
Date: 10/20/2017 5:21:00 AM

Thanks so much, Eve :)

Alexis Y.

Date: 10/18/2017 3:30:00 PM

Hi Darren, My inner child could to relate your heartfelt words. I wrote one too however I didn't enter it. I should have entered my poem entitled "Conversation". Congratulations on your placement in the contest. It was well deserved:-) Alexis

Darren White
Date: 10/20/2017 5:21:00 AM

Yeah.... On a next occasion :) Thanks Alexis!

Dale Gregory Cozart

Date: 10/18/2017 12:14:00 PM

This is awesome. Congrats on your win.

Darren White
Date: 10/18/2017 1:14:00 PM

Thank you, Dale :)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 10/14/2017 5:51:00 PM

DArren, you did this topic very well. I did not read the fine print and now I have to think of how to redo what I came up with on this topic. OH MY. I have too much to do and probably can't do it in time!! Anyway, I really like yours.

Darren White
Date: 10/16/2017 2:18:00 PM

Thanks Andrea, just go back and do it, it's more a DM than anything else :)

Anisha Dutta

Date: 10/14/2017 12:15:00 PM

Strong Composition.Good Luck

Darren White
Date: 10/16/2017 2:19:00 PM

Thanks Anisha :)

Freddie Robinson Jr.

Date: 10/14/2017 7:46:00 AM

An illuminating, thought-provoking poem, Darren. Your poems reach deep into the psyche of motive-hidden behavior. Ty for the poetic couch session, Dr. White. Lol! Truth be told, this is a mighty fine poem. I give it a magnitude factor of 10 star luminosity rating. It's a really cerebral bright write, my friend. Love and smiles forever.

Darren White
Date: 10/14/2017 8:23:00 AM

Your wonderful comments always make me smile Freddie. Thank you so very much my friend!

Jerry Hackett

Date: 10/13/2017 3:06:00 PM

Darren, This is Jerry H, author of Dear Ellen. I am new and do not know how to properly respond to comments in this website. Pls excuse my intrusion. Thanks for the nice words about Dear Ellen. To answer your question, I have not put music around it.

Darren White
Date: 10/14/2017 2:54:00 AM

Hi Jerry, I replied to your poem with an explanation :)

Eve Roper

Date: 10/13/2017 1:21:00 PM

Courages write, Darren, I feel your talking about a parent. I felt this way a lot with both my parents, but in their mind nothing was done just all of our imagination . Hugs Eve ~`*

Eve Roper
Date: 10/18/2017 6:33:00 PM

I was totally confused about this contest , Darren, I didn't enter the contest.

Darren White
Date: 10/14/2017 2:55:00 AM

Eve, thank you. For this contest we need to write or speak to ourselves as child, so that is what this is about :)

White Wolf

Date: 10/12/2017 11:37:00 PM

A very touching piece, Duir! Best of luck in contest

Darren White
Date: 10/12/2017 11:57:00 PM

Thanks Budgie :)

Patricia Cresswell

Date: 10/12/2017 6:18:00 PM

It seems to me that the little one knows you love him. He needs reassurance every once in a while just to be sure as most children do. This is so tender and caring a poem it is the arms with which you hold the little one. Well,well, done.

Darren White
Date: 10/12/2017 11:56:00 PM

That little one is myself. Talking to the child that once was me :)