Debbie Mills-Kelly Poet Verse

Sounds To Sleep By

~ Sounds To Sleep By ~

A Poem by Debbie_Philly 

Sounds To Sleep By
 
The sirens pierce through me like a sharpened dagger
something is smoldering in this small corner of my city
the neighborhood is dowsed in dark and treacherous acts
I sit on my bed wondering which direction they're coming from
should I duck from the window, will this be the night that a
stray bullet rips through my flesh like a hungry angry violent
virus.
The same virus that has claimed so many lives young and old
too many to count to this date, WHAT IS THIS ****!!!
I thought I was immune to the sounds. I hear them all the time
While I watch TV, when I eat , as I write, in my sleep……..
For some reason tonight is different tonight I feel it too
damned deep…. through my thick skin as it penetrates
my soul seeping through my lungs,stifling the fears I
can no longer express unable to scream.. STOP !!!
Tonight I feel it just too damned deep .
 
By : Deborah Mills Kelly ( Debbie Philly)
 
Revised Version... original written about 3 years ago :)
 
9/18/2011

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Vicki Acquah March 12, 2014 at 2:36 AM Very serious- captured the essence of this unstable world in these insecure times.<3 Debbie Mills-Kelly March 24, 2014 at 1:08 AM Thank you so much Momma ... your option and reading my words means allot !! <3 :)

Robert Rogers February 5, 2014 at 4:57 AM From a NYC-"Harlemite" to a Philly-Girl"..."I feel you"! Love this write! Just one small observation DM-K, "...direction their coming from...", the word their, should not the word be the contraction "they're"? None-the-less, This is a favorite of mine! Very nostalgic for me, and "I Love It"!!!...:-) xoxoxo//Robert Debbie Mills-Kelly February 5, 2014 at 1:25 PM Thank you so much Robert really for the wonderful comment... yes Philly/NYC... we know those night sounds don't we... unfortunately. I also appreciate you letting me know about the English bloopers... I have a problem some times with self editing...lol and maybe a brush up on my English . Thank you again so much !! :)

Chris Boskovski February 4, 2014 at 7:58 PM Jesus Debbie, they get better and better and better! I love it Debbie, another deep and powerful write. I love it! :) xoxo Debbie Mills-Kelly February 5, 2014 at 1:26 PM Thank you again Chris... I love seeing you here.. I promised to be by again for you !! :) :)