Login
|
Join PoetrySoup
Home
Submit Poems
Login
Sign Up
Member Home
My Poems
My Quotes
My Profile & Settings
My Inboxes
My Outboxes
Soup Mail
Contest Results/Status
Contests
Poems
Poets
Famous Poems
Famous Poets
Dictionary
Types of Poems
Videos
Resources
Syllable Counter
Articles
Forum
Blogs
Poem of the Day
New Poems
Anthology
Grammar Check
Greeting Card Maker
Classifieds
Quotes
Short Stories
Member Area
Member Home
My Profile and Settings
My Poems
My Quotes
My Short Stories
My Articles
My Comments Inboxes
My Comments Outboxes
Soup Mail
Poetry Contests
Contest Results/Status
Followers
Poems of Poets I Follow
Friend Builder
Soup Social
Poetry Forum
New/Upcoming Features
The Wall
Soup Facebook Page
Who is Online
Link to Us
Member Poems
Poems - Top 100 New
Poems - Top 100 All-Time
Poems - Best
Poems - by Topic
Poems - New (All)
Poems - New (PM)
Poems - New by Poet
Poems - Random
Poems - Read
Poems - Unread
Member Poets
Poets - Best New
Poets - New
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems Recent
Poets - Top 100 Community
Poets - Top 100 Contest
Famous Poems
Famous Poems - African American
Famous Poems - Best
Famous Poems - Classical
Famous Poems - English
Famous Poems - Haiku
Famous Poems - Love
Famous Poems - Short
Famous Poems - Top 100
Famous Poets
Famous Poets - Living
Famous Poets - Most Popular
Famous Poets - Top 100
Famous Poets - Best
Famous Poets - Women
Famous Poets - African American
Famous Poets - Beat
Famous Poets - Cinquain
Famous Poets - Classical
Famous Poets - English
Famous Poets - Haiku
Famous Poets - Hindi
Famous Poets - Jewish
Famous Poets - Love
Famous Poets - Metaphysical
Famous Poets - Modern
Famous Poets - Punjabi
Famous Poets - Romantic
Famous Poets - Spanish
Famous Poets - Suicidal
Famous Poets - Urdu
Famous Poets - War
Poetry Resources
Anagrams
Bible
Book Store
Character Counter
Cliché Finder
Poetry Clichés
Common Words
Copyright Information
Grammar
Grammar Checker
Homonym
Homophones
How to Write a Poem
Lyrics
Love Poem Generator
New Poetic Forms
Plagiarism Checker
Poetics
Poetry Art
Publishing
Random Word Generator
Spell Checker
Store
What is Good Poetry?
Word Counter
Email Poem
Your IP Address: 216.73.216.246
Your Email Address:
Required
Email Address Not Valid.
To Email Address:
Email Address Not Valid.
Required
Subject
Required
Personal Note:
Poem Title:
Poem
I've been blowing dandelions Closing my eyes tight while rubbing horseshoes And wishing upon shooting stars My whole life But none have ever proven to me That the existence of these beliefs are true Nor has it shown me That willing and wishing with all your might Turns things around and makes things right They all have taught me That nothing is given to those that want So I tried for a while to never want To never expect To never wish again But this has proven also to be the exact same outcome I've had belief I've had desire I've had passion I've had faith I've had hope I've had love And I've had will power But still my dreams My wishes did not shower What am I suppose to do When everything I've tried leaves me feeling down and blue And nothing has of yet come true I've even prayed for this one thing But still god The great divine did not bring What am I to do When everyone I pass show me that their dreams and wishes are living still Am I not meant to have the one thing That money can not buy? Am I just destined to live alone and die? Why do I, like a stars child Live to repeatedly ask the question why? Or is there something that I have missed And I have yet to try? Maybe I'll write it in a poem And send it sailing over sea's Kneel down and feel the sand Upon my beaten knee's Maybe I shall whisper it In the whistle of the blowing tree's Or was this meant? For me to walk a certain path? To bring me other joys in which to bathe Do I need this? To get on my own knees and pave My cobbled road? To maybe plant along the way The seeds of a rose? Was this my own doing? Was it something that I chose? All I'm left knowing Is I plant my wishes But it never grows! Written By Sarah Linklater 19th April 2015
CAPTCHA Preview
Type the characters you see in the picture
Required