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Jennifer Wallace Poem
A WRONG TURN,
STARTED OFF WITH A MAP,
PERFECT DIRECTIONS,
NO MAJOR INTERCEPTIONS,
THEN ONE DAY I TOOK A WRONG TURN,
MANY MOONS UNTIL YEARS,
ALL THEM FABULOUS CHEERS WENT TO TEARS,
THE WATER AND SODA’S WENT TO BEERS,
THE STARS DISAPPEARED,
THIS I ONE DAY FEARED,
THE LIGHT IN YOUR EYES FADED,
ALL WARMTH IN YOUR SMILE VANISHED,
IT WAS LIKE OUR PERFECT ENGLISH COMMUNICATION WENT TO SPANISH,
LOVE THAT WAS MADE ALL THESE YEARS,
SEEMED OVER WORKED AND UNDERPAID,
I MUST HAVE TAKEN A WRONG TURN,
BACK THERE SOMEWHERE ON THE JOURNEY,
I WENT FROM LIVING ON LOVE TO LIVING ON A GURNEY,
CAN’T FIX IT LIKE A FLAT. (KNEW I SHOULD HAVE MADE MY OWN MAP),
THERE’S NO GOING BACK…
I ALREADY MADE THAT WRONG TURN.
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Jennifer Wallace Poem
WHY DID YOU LEAVE ME?
YOU LEFT ME ALL ALONE,
DID YOU THINK I’D FEEL SET FREE?
LIKE A SUDDEN DISAPPEARING STAR,
YOU JUST LEFT EARTH,
EVER SINCE YOU LEFT ME OUT IN THE COLD,
LIFE SEEMS LIKE NOTHING,
MY SOUL HAS ALREADY BEEN SOLD,
LOOKING AHEAD IS DEPRESSING,
IT ALL LEAVES ME SEVERELY STRESSING,
I NEED YOUR FIRM HUG,
YOUR GENTLE VOICE TO HELP ME MAKE A RIGHT CHOICE,
ALL THE LOVE YOU SENT TO ME FILLED THE EMPTY SPACE IN MY HEART,
I KNOW THE DEVIL IS MARKING THE DAY OF MY DEATH ON A CHART,
SOMEHOW I MUST BREAK FREE,
I’VE NEVER BEEN SO SCARED,
HAVE NEVER BEEN SO SAD,
WHY’S EVERYONE SAYING "TOO BAD"?
"MOVE ON",
"GET OVER IT SHE’S GONE",
"FORGET HER",
"NO NEVER!!" I SAY.
WHY THEY TRY TO CAUSE SUCH A STIR?
HOW COME YOU DIDN’T TELL ME NOR WARN ME?
THAT YOU WERE GONNA BE SOON LEAVING ME,
YOU LEFT ME WITH NOTHING,
ALL MY BIG DREAMS WERE BROKEN,
MY LIFE TORN APART,
EVERYONE SAYS THIS IS WHERE TIME WILL TAKE PART,
THEY’RE ALL VERY, VERY WRONG,
I’M NOT LIKE THEM,
I’M NOT THAT STRONG,
I WANNA BE THERE WITH YOU!
HELP ME GET THERE,
AFTER ALL IT’S WHERE I BELONG,
CHANGE WILL NEVER HAPPEN,
NOT UNLESS THE CHANGE IS YOU RETURN,
I CAN GO BACK TO SEEING YOU ON WEEKENDS,
AND MOST OF THE SUMMER,
IF YOU HADN’T OF LEFT SO SOON AND SO SUDDENLY,
MAYBE MY LIFE WOULDN’T BE SUCH A BUMMER,
I HOPE GOD KNOWS THE PERMANENT DAMAGE THAT WAS DONE,
A SAD, SAD DECEMBER 6TH 1996,
MY LIFE IS A BUNCH OF LIES AND HEAD GAMES,
AND MY MIND ONLY PLAYS TRICKS ON ME,
I LOVE YOU MORE THAN YOU’LL EVER KNOW,
AND I DON’T KNOW HOW TO TELL YOU SO,
MAYBE IF YOU HADN’T OF BEEN TAKEN AWAY…
MY LIFE WOULD BE OKAY,
IT MIGHT NOT HAVE GONE TO RUINS IN ONE DAY,
I’M TOLD I SHOULD BE MADE OF STEEL AND THAT I’LL LIVE LONGER,
THAT IS A WAY I’LL NEVER FEEL,
YOU WALKED IN AND OUT OF MY LIFE,
I KNOW IF YOU WERE HERE…
I’D BE ALL CHEERS,
YOUR MEMORY IS IN MY HEART,
THE MEMORY’S ARE FUSED THERE TOO,
I KNOW YOU’RE GONE IT’S TRUE,
IT MAKES ME OH SO BLUE,
EVERYONE’S OVER YOU BUT I,
EVERY WEEK I CRY AND CRY,
I SIT ALONE AND WONDER WHY,
I DID ALWAYS TRY,
I DON’T UNDERSTAND,
IN MY LIFE YOU WERE THE ONLY THING GRAND,
YOU WERE MY HEART, MY LIFE, AND SANITYS ONLY STRAND,
GOD KNOWS IT’S NOT FAIR,
I REALLY DO CARE,
YES IT’S ME AUNT DENISE…
YOUR HEARTBROKEN FAVORITE NIECE,
YOU LEFT ME WITH NO PEACE,
I’LL BE THERE ONE DAY,
AND AT YOUR SIDE I SHALL STAY,
YOU’LL SEE…ONEDAY…BUT STILL…
WHY DID YOU LEAVE ME?
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Jennifer Wallace Poem
BORING LIFE,
THAT IS WHAT I HAVE,
HARDLY ANY FRIENDS,
NOT MANY GOOD RELATIONSHIPS,
CAN’T EVEN KEEP THE LOVE OF MY LIFE,
I KNOW IT SEEMS TRITE,
BUT I’LL NEVER SEE THE LIGHT,
YOU INTO MY HEART I CANNOT INVITE,
BORING LIFE,
NO SUN IN THE SKY,
I ALWAYS WONDER WHY,
IT MUST BE BECAUSE WE SAID GOOD-BYE,
BORING LIFE,
WILL REALITY EVER TAKE CONTROL?
WILL IT EVER AGAIN BE YOU THAT I HOLD?
BORING LIFE,
MY LIFE WILL ALWAYS BE THIS WAY,
EACH AND EVERY NIGHT AND DAY,
I JUST DON’T KNOW WHAT TO SAY,
EXCEPT ONE THING…
LIFE IS BORING.
Copyright © Jennifer Wallace | Year Posted 2008
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