Hollow Room
The emptiness of your room full of things is jarring
It’s silence so loud you can hear it
toys once alive now stoic
bedtime stories reduced to ink and paper
Stuffed animals only stuffing
Ponies and dolls, immovable and muted
Games no one wins
Unbuildable legos
Dress up clothes only fabric
Puzzles turned to cardboard
Precious Trinkets and keepsakes now meaningless
Stickerless windows
A door to the future now a chasm to the past
Echoes of Hope on the walls
Memories made now fading
Moments frozen in time
A room full of life now void
Categories:
unbuildable, bereavement, childhood, goodbye, memory,
Form: Free verse
To the Children of the World
You, little pounding drums of hope,
Who echo the dreams of a myriad years,
You, unyielding sparkles of wisdom,
Who answer the prayers of billions of hearts,
You, fortifying steps of eternity,
Who erect the aspirations of fallen souls,
Past, present and future have turn their,
Glittering eyes upon you,
Expecting you to march on, with all your energy,
Under the banner of inspiring love,
Thus:
Conquering humanity’s unconquered
Fears,
Demolishing divisions’ un-demolished
Frontiers
And building, the unbuildable up to
Now,
New Loving World!
© Demetrios Trifiatis
Categories:
unbuildable, peace,
Form: Ode