Leaving Home Poems - Poems about Leaving Home

chances of me leaving home chances of me donning blues chances of me wearing a flight suit chances of me being chosen to carry the sports flag chances of me staying what chance do I have to find love chances of living a life apart from what I had known chances of being whistled...

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the school days are behind me now, they're finished, over, done it's time to find employment, make some money and have some fun. there's nothing like the feeling when you get your first weeks pay but then you start to realize, you're gonna have to pay your way. my mum asked me for board money, to help with my...

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A life moves on The empty space A vacancy The smile missed face The heartfelt ache The hopeful joy Of knowing birds Must wings deploy The silent cloak Of no-one there Is draped on shoulders Poised to bear A voice, a note Would lift the heart Small gesture to The soul impart Some comfort In the knowing that The gloss of memory Not turned to matte For vibrant is The emptiness Highlighting your Full presence, yes And more Despite the...

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My heart went on a roam to explore A place far away across the fence bar. To seize the moment of an open door Adventure felt free when traveling far. With turmoil war, work inspired the mind, There to find, the illusive feign of reason, an opportunity of age believed to be mine. A trial of treason was sent for this...

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"It's bad,"he said as he looked at the note, and suddenly I felt a lump in my throat, "She's gone!" said he, but all I see, is the peg that once held her coat....

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It wasn't hard to say goodbye Until I saw my sister cry Then so did I As we drove away. It wasn't hard to say chaio To the laugh lines in the brow Of my Dad who showed me how As his hug wished me to stay It wasn't hard to say bonjour To my mother at the door As our tears started...

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Morning, a grey smudge. Blurred senses stirring slowly. Holding your brown case, You creep down the creaking stairs, Lift the clacking latch, then leave....

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leaving home tell tales of courage hope and faith my mind will not hold these sliding thoughts tonight. tonight I am afraid it has been growing in my gut all day tying myriad knots like a crazed boy scout. I am afraid with no surcease it is paralyzing me binding me into the woman I do not know. write, write, scribble her out it is my only...

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Crying softly in the back seat, as I wait for endless greens woods farms, cows to stop. It’s easier to grieve them out of sight....

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I can't bear to say goodbye, go back to that place, All the memories moving out, the rooms empty space, To see it will make me fall to my knees, Lord, I miss her so much, I can barely breathe, Inside me, a hurricane that can't tame its wind, When it touches ground, shaking my foundation within, To put on...

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>All poets scribes of verse on here. This rhyme does not mean you, please don't fear. But if it did, as was accepted in your group, you could strike me from this poetic soup. Trouble is brewing for the EU Although I speak of days to come. What's happening now is not much fun. Refugees flooding to...

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Excitement and joy yet pain Fearful and so sad yet bliss A dream to be realised Boughs bend to the wind ...

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Parents nurture young Finally freedom to fly Fledglings spread their wings 28th April 2015...

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In great respect of the band I grew up listening to as sure as Mom passed down Saturday Chores ...

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How will I know if this day is right for me? I have waited oh so long to do what needs to be. But, is the first step, the best thing, for me to do? How will I be able to know if… all will work out true? The first day is the hardest, but what will happen if...

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