Til I Can Make It On My Own
I feel bereft
The child who’s been left behind
The pain is swelling, swerving
Blinding all around me
You held my hands the day before
The day that is now a world away
You told me through your bloodless lips
“I’ll never leave you on your own”
Hold my hand, hold me tight
Be my guiding beacon through the night
Swear to me you’ll never let go
Help me fill up your absence
Bring me home
Don’t leave me
Til I can make it on my own
I’m overwhelmed
A child of barely nine facing the world on his own
I don’t know what to do, where to go
Who I can turn to
You held my hands the months before
In the time when your eyes still shone
You told me through your loving lips
“I’ll never leave you on your own”
Hold my hand, hold me tight
Be my guiding beacon through the night
Swear to me you’ll never let go
Help me fill up your absence
Bring me home
Don’t leave me
Til I can make it on my own
My inside’s numb
My dark eyes glazed as I yearn for you
It rains out here, the bitter winds of winter chilling my bones
I tried to follow in your steps
To follow in the wheel mark of your funeral procession
But the rain’s erasing all that was you
You held my hands when I was small
Your sparkling eyes bright with laughter
You told me through my mother’s lips
“I’ll never leave you on your own”
Hold my hand, hold me tight
Be my guiding beacon through the night
Swear to me you’ll never let go
Help me fill up your absence
Bring me home
Don’t leave me
Til I can make it on my own
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Collection of poetry from a prose writer :DI recently discovered my love for free-verse, so here they are (most of them anyway xD). The occasion lyrics may be included as well.
1. Til I Can Make It On My Own
: Inspired by a Billy Gilman song of the same title
2. Black Bird: Just some scribbling on a rainy day
3. Phoenix Reborn: My anger on the injustice of this world
4. Game of Thrones: Inspired through reading "The Other Boleyn Girl"
5. Charred Remains: Midnight scribble after reading something particularly depressing
6. Thousandth Crane: Lend your hands to make a difference, to grant a wish like the thousandth paper crane.
7. Drifting Sand: An extension on my branch of the same title in the Mini Saga challenge.
8. Misfit Republic: Take courage my dear, you know who you are.
9. Second Best: A mix of my confused feelings. I am so happy yet disappointed at the same time.
10. A Last Farewell: Inspired from watching the year twelves leaving school one last time under our outstretched arms.
11. Paradise of Strangers: From seeing the phrase off an article on the internet, I was reminded of the dread of starting a new school.
12. Rewind: Something I wish I've done.
13. Mortal Atlas: The stress of chosing a career had finally done me in.
14. A Friend In Me: Inspired by the Toy Story song of the same name, as well as my own experience.
15. Hurts like Heaven: Inspired by seeing the name of the new Coldplay song.
16. Girl in the Mirror: Because many of us have moments like this.
17. Seasons: Just another rainy day poem
18. Muted Greys: People watching and thinking of how close we are to complete dystopia (for me it's losing our identities)
19. Cellophane: Another poem about heartbreak
20. Come Home: Why destroy lives when we have the capacity to heal it?
21. Only Time: Inspired through reading "The Memory Keeper's Daughter". A poem through Paul's perspective.
22. Want: The desperate wanting to break free from the way a person's being viewed.
23. Under the Light: Inspired after reading "A Streetcar Named Desire". This is Blanche's story.
24. Behind the Numbers: Please darling, never again. I need you to know that I love you with all my heart, and so does countless others.
25. Salt: Inspired upon seeing a photograph of a footprints in the sand and thinking "How alike it is to Braille - a kind of special writing that tells a story"
26. In Sharpie Ink: Inspired upon hearing the line "My war paint is Sharpie ink" from Kimya Dawson's Loose Lips. I reworded the line and changed the concept though.
27. Asylum in the Rain: Inspired upon reading a beautiful description of cigarette smoke as "blue curls", and the rest unfolded from there.
28. Intricate Threads: Inspired by looking at spider webs. Haven't written freeverse in a while so it may not be at its best.
29. Spun Sugar: Inspired from seeing a pastry wrapped in spun sugar at a Greek cafe.
30. Plunge Into The Deep: An expansion on my branch in the Mini Saga Challenge called "A Deep Breathe".
31. Blue Porcelain: Inspired by the many cups of tea I've had since we're allowed a common room. But taking myself into this future had made me ever so sad...
32. Moth Wings: Another poeam inspired by 'A Streetcar Named Desire'. I think I may be a little obsessed with the character of Blanch DuBois.
33. Greyscale World: Inspired by the prompt "Simple Smile".
34. The Shadow: Inspired by a picture seen in English class, and the notion of being a shadow: an observer on the sidelines.
35. To Heaven: Spur of the moment poetry, I guess you can probably see the source that prompted me.
36. Tangled: Experimenting with something new, it's something of lyrics to a song heard only in my head. Maybe one day there'll be accompanying music.
37. Taste Like Regret: I heard the line from a song on the radio, and couldn't resist.
38. Hero: This is NOT about me and my Dad, my father is amazingly wonderful on the contrary and he is still very much my hero. But this poem was inspired by a song on the radio.
39. Torn Flag: Another love poem, this time inspired partially by Adele's songs.
40. Narcotized: Inspired by both the notion of "narcotized tranquility" from Streetcar, and the feeling of bubbles burning my throat as I drank a gulp of champagne last night.
41. Dancing Flame: Adding to the guidance under request from UponAtlas :) Inspired by both the line "edge of heaven" and from stalking through my friend's 18th photos.
42. Empty Film Canister: Inspired by said line
43. My Fairytale Princess: Inspired by my beautiful mother, she is the best Mum i could've ever asked for. Not my best, but it says what I need it to: "I <3 you Mum"
These are others that I've posted previously, if you have some more time please pop over and read:
Little Bird
http://www.protagonize.com/poem/little-bird-3 Artist of a Thousand Trades
http://www.protagonize.com/poem/artist-of-a-thousand-trades
Memory Hoarder
http://www.protagonize.com/poem/memory-hoarder
Beauty and the Beast
http://www.protagonize.com/poem/beauty-and-the-beast
Please critique and help me get better (a beginner poet always strive for perfection :D )
~Jude
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