Notes About The Poem

With just a couple of words, someone said.

What If ?

What if tomorrow the sun suddenly stopped to burn
All the birds had flown away because they had forgotten their song
There were no more days only nights
And the world had stopped to turn


The ocean waves didn't roll or roar anymore
And kiss the shore
The mountains crumbled
And the stars fell like diamonds from the sky
Would you be there for me
And lay down by my side

If the sky never cried
And nothing grew the flowers no longer bloomed
Everyone else had gone except you and I

Is your love deep enough?
I'd like to know because when things get tough
Like they often do
And we feel like giving up

And the world becomes just like a big empty room
Money and riches are just paper that has no value no more
Our green land is a desert full of sand
And when life opened a door for us
We sometimes let the opportunities,
Slip like gold dust through the fingers of our hands

The home we built could become just an empty shack
That once would have been full of love so cosy and warm
Before there was a storm
On the other side of the railway tracks
Rusting trains at a standstill
And can no longer go forward or back

Pretty young beauty queens
All gone and be only seen
On the covers of glossy magazines

If there was no hope left
Wishful dreams never came true
As they did,for me and you
And you can no longer keep warm
When the earth grows cold
Have nowhere else to go
And there are no hands left to hold
Would you give me your hand holding on forever

Sometimes we forget what's wrong from right
But there's so much love and honesty
It has to be right
When you're lying next  to me at night

It's so hard to live with no one by your side
No one to care for or care for you
You can't remember how many tears you've cried
And the icy treacherous road ahead
Makes you slip and slide
You can run all you want 
But you can't find a place in which to hide
It's so hard to do
Especially when you're down 
And feeling blue
As life and bad luck often do.





Peter Dome©2024.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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March 15, 2024 at 12:43 AM
It takes strength to write about our dilemma and darkness. Your raw emotions I see as reaching out and sharing with others who often relate! You are not alone and I view this as the light in you struggling to push through despite darkness much like the light in the diary of Anne Frank . Keep writing and fighting your battles for victory is yours for you are courageous in your journey.
Dome Avatar
March 15, 2024 at 2:01 PM
Wow Karen what a lovely reply. Thank you so much.I don't want others to go through the same things, but if they do, and can relate, and feel not alone as you said, and it helps. Then it's a bonus. Your words are very cleverly written. Take care ,Pete.
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March 6, 2024 at 12:20 PM
It is hard when we feel there is no one and we feel lonely and sad.. I hope you do not feel like this anymore... A lot of raw emotions in this one Peter, which you have expressed deeply..
Dome Avatar
March 6, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Hi.Hope you are well. Thanx for stopping by. Yes, lots of emotion. it's been like some kind of battle for me, even when I'm with someone when I realise they are not the one for me, and feel like I'll never find home. Take care . Pete.
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