Home » Poems » Best » Destiny Budd » Best Destiny Budd Poems

Best Poems Written by Destiny Budd

Below are the all-time best Destiny Budd poems as chosen by PoetrySoup members

Details | Destiny Budd Poem

As Far As I Can

Sore to the bone
Running on a drop of energy
Just gotta push through
I'll rest eventually

My shoulder has gone numb
But my body feels her weight
As if she's gotten heavy
Since her unconscious state

If I could, I'd stop right now
But who knows how safe it is here
And if I could even start again
I may fall asleep I fear

Soon my body will give up
But I'll make it as far as I can
And hopefully haven isn't too far
And I can put her in helping hands

Walking all day and night
It's hard not to think on past
And any thought I come up with
Has me struggling to hold sobs back

I've kept my ears open
Trying to focus on only sounds
But all I keep on hearing
Is my shoes crunch on foreign grounds

Bang. I hear it softly.
So far but still so near.
Bang. Another gunshot sounds
And I've collapsed in fear.

I close my eyes but another goes off
This time in a memory
And now I'm filled with rage
At how repulsive humans can be

My thoughts turn to my baby
Slipping off of my shoulder
I set her down and examine her
Bloodstained gown and skin colder

My worst nightmare but it can't be true
I listen in for her sweet breath
No. No No. No No. No No.
What's this silence? This isn't death.

This time I don't close my eyes
I see a sight that makes me sob
Memory of the last I saw my wife
And now my baby's with her mom.

Each one of us left covered in crimson
By a monster, a gunshot, a blow
Their death is the death of me.
This is as far as I can go.


May 2010
Inspired by Morris Gleitzman's novel "Once," a historical fiction about a boy in Poland
during the Holocaust.

Details | Destiny Budd Poem

Where She Stands

A wildflower stands erect
Soaking in rays of radiance
As the bees and townsfolk buzz
And the wind sways in a slow dance 

Contentment is where she stands
Until she spots something missing
Among all the townsfolk talk
She was bound to start listening

Was in the clouds but now on land
Leans in to get a better view
A life involved with others
But she doesn't know what to do

Clueless but curious
Tries to start a conversation
In search of a smile
Doesn't find it in rejection

Caring but cautious
Hoping to look approachable
In search of a word
Doesn't happen when you're invisible

Confused and crushed
World doesn't make much sense
In search of a friend
Everything is better in ignorance

Laughter among all but her
She hides her eyes in sorrow
A life void of others
No hope for tomorrow

Disappointment is where she stands
Teased by something she can't have
Alone among a crowded crowd
Her heart wounded by lonesome's stab

A wildflower builds a wall
Unsure if she can be saved
Brick by brick is stacked
Her own prison's being paved


May 2010

Details | Destiny Budd Poem

The Stars Spoke Right To Me

She looks up at big brother
She looks up at the sky
"You can't even reach the stars
So how in the world will I?"

He kneels down by his sister
And drops his voice down low
"Do you want to hear a secret?
But only you and I can know"

Her eyes and teeth show big and white
And she holds out her little pinky
"Tell me! Tell me! I wanna hear!
And I promise you can trust me!"

He chuckles and puts on a grin
And sets her on his knee
"Okay so first you have to know
That the stars spoke right to me

Before you were even born
Shooting stars fell down towards me
They told me something really special-
That anyone can touch them if they reach

They said it may be hard
But can happen if you try
They said you don't need to be tall
In order to touch the sky

They taught me how and said I'd show you
One day-- I guess that's today
So close your eyes and dream real big
Soon you'll be in outer space."


April 2010

Details | Destiny Budd Poem

There Goes Your Life

There goes your life
Ain't ya gonna get it?
It's gonna pick up speed
Ain't ya gonna stop it?

I don't know where it's going
But it doesn't look so great
I think you better stop it
Before it gets too late

I think you ought to slow it down
Before it gets in a crash
Think of what may lie ahead
And don't do anything else rash

There goes your life
I hope that it can swim
I hope that nothing too bad comes
Because of your sudden, stupid whim

There goes your life
You set it on it's way
Now ain't ya gonna catch it?
Or shall we close our eyes and pray?


April 2010

Details | Destiny Budd Poem

Really Runny Nose

Runny oh runny, really runny nose
Right now I must say our relationship blows.

You're always out running while I sit at home
And all I can do is sniff, sneeze, and moan.

And just when I think we've parted for sure
You come running back, a surprise at my door.

And if only I did have such a choice
I'd kick you out on your butt and then sing in rejoice

But instead you stay, and run on and on
You'd think you're training for a marathon!

And those sniffles, nasty sniffles, they drive me insane!
Really runny nose, you only cause me pain.

But with that, there's still nothing I can do
Other than to pop some pills and to wait it through.

But when that day comes and you stop and leave me
I won't miss you one bit and I'll laugh with much glee

And though right then I'll be booger free
...I'll be on my toes for when you come back ...running.

________________________________________
Jan 2010.. It's runny nose season again and my nose just had to remind me!

Details | Destiny Budd Poem

One Way Road

Few obstacles, few stops
Just the road and me
The speed limit I decide
Feeling truly free

A one way road
Headed forward
No u-turns allowed 
And to reverse is unheard

Slow down now and then
Captured by the scenery
Maybe fall a hearts prisoner
Perhaps too far deep

A few thumps here and there
A pothole or two
Delayed-- a small problem
Move on and pull through

Sometimes a split pops up 
Few ways I can go
But can never turn back
Still a one way road

Places can seem familiar
Some may be the same
Took a wrong turn someplace
In this chancy judgment game

A tiring trip at times
Just want to take a rest
Or drive on with no more care
Not giving it my best

Itching to move on further
Get somewhere a little quicker
But can only go so fast
As I whine and bicker

Whether I like it or not
I'm always on the go
It's just the road and me
On my one way road


May 2010

Details | Destiny Budd Poem

Two Shadows

Two shadows on the wall
The slightest hint of swaying
If I knew any better
My sanity's decaying

The pendulum moves silently
And casts a double shade
If my thoughts weren't haunted
It would be a sight of grace

Though instead it reminds me
Of my consuming dread
That perhaps he won't return
Perhaps my love is dead


July 2010

Details | Destiny Budd Poem

I Dreamed...

I dreamed of something silver
Worth its weight in gold
I dreamed I found a necklace
That was something to behold

I dreamed of myself walking
At the end of my tightrope
I dreamed I found a necklace
That would give me hope

I dreamed of rapid changes
So sudden and so right
I dreamed I found a necklace
That would change my life

I dreamed of random chances
And only good fortune
I dreamed I found a necklace
That could only make me grin

I dreamed of consistent smiles
Purely happy harmony
I dreamed I found a necklace
That could cause no misery

I dreamed of a good luck charm
That I would cherish and would toast
I dreamed I found a necklace
But awoke to find a ghost


March 2010

Details | Destiny Budd Poem

Inhale, Exhale, Eyes Closed

Cleansing breath
Clearing mind
Start out fresh
Leave all behind

Inhale till I'm full
Exhale to be empty
Close eyes to be clear
Get rid of all memory

Inhale, exhale, eyes closed
I wait to feel relief
But my chest feels worse
And sights begin to haunt me

Congested, I can't breathe
Like I haven't ever exhaled
Or my heart has clogged
And my lungs have failed

At war in darkness
Open eyes brought more peace
Like a movie put on inside
"The Life and Death of Me"

I take off in attempt
Foot in front of foot
Forward in escape
But ahead of me it stood

I wake up from a blackout
Open eyes to see defeat
I guess I'd have to face it sometime
So I'll take a front row seat


May 2010

Details | Destiny Budd Poem

Dizzy

Chills interrupt me
Course of thought changes
Don't understand what I see
As the whole world rearranges

I squint to get a clear look in
Which transforms with every blink
Like a seconds glance is risky sin
As sight moves from scene to scene

Moments move and muses disappear
My expectations are erased
I question if I'm at fault here
But I sense it's just misplaced

September 2010