Rough Draft of my poem. Kryptonite
It's times like this that I wish
I could take a hand-full of time
And toss it over my shoulder
Like a pinch of salt
Wishing the bad days away
I have to stop and ask myself,
What happened to all the yesterdays
And when did it become tomorrow?
Because you see,
It's reached the point in my life
That I no longer recognize the Man
That looks back at me in the mirror
And I don't know what happened to the child
That once stood in his place.
Dressed up like a hero,
Mask,cape, and all,
Swooping in to save the day,
Whenever you would fall
But remember to grab on tight
And do your best
To hold on as we take flight
Hold on....
Hold on tightly
As the sands of time slip
Grain by grain through my finger tips
Racing,
Always racing in one direction
Down the one way highway that we call life
And I say highway no freeway
Because you know
As well as I know
That although
Slavery ended almost 60 years ago
We all struggle not to show
The scars as they grow
From the struggles we undergo
Shackles dragging us below
While we go....
About figuring out this crazy thing,
We call Life.
But until then.......
I will fly FAR away.
And leave this pain for yesterday
Moving from dream to dream
But no, not today
Because today it all feels,
So real
And I can't run away
I have no more time to steal
I have to face my fears today
But I know that I am near the end
Because I can see the light
As colors fade to gray
Everything seems alright
I see my life as it is
My life is real today
As I struggle to pick myself up
The pain all seems so faraway
In the end,
It all worked out
Because I am me today
I used to be lost
And now I have found my way
Now all my dreams finally real!
Until...I wake up today.
When I do,
I hardly recognize my surroundings,
Everything looks, Backwards?
Or maybe I guess it's forwards now?
So I play along
I put my pants on my head
And my shoes on my hands
Turn them around and
And start running
It isn't long before I'm lost
There are no paths or trails
No stops along the guided tour
The cart is off the rails
I'm here all alone
No conducter,passengers, or hobos here
My judgement becomes cloudy
As I'm guided by my fear
This is all so confusing to me
A parallel universe? How could this be?
Up is now Down
And Down is now Up
Right is now Wrong
And Wrong's all that is Left
I don’t know where to go
but I keep running
back down flights of stairs
the up the elevators
In through the exits
And out through the front
I feel like I am running in circles
or squares,triangles, or whatever they are now.
I stop to catch my breath under the shade of a sycamore tree
On a cool autumn evening
Leaves dancing in the air
Wind whisper secrets
The forest begins to stare...
And that is when I see you,
Standing there, like a shadow in the dark
A mere silhouette against the starry night sky
You're a glowing angel of the evening
A devil of delight
You slink and scurry from corner to corner
To avoid the coming light
I feel it instantly like a, pleasant poison
rushing through my veins
I feel the nearly euphoric
because you numb the pain
I know we can never be together
I can feel it in my heart
but the pain,it nearly kills me
When whenever we are apart
It's only been 5 seconds,
And already I'm under your spell
I never meant to love you
But I'm head over heels for you
I guess I tripped and fell
You know you have control of me
You know always have and will
I have this gaping hole in my heart
I hoped our love could fill
I can be your Superman,
If you'll be my kryptonite
I don't know how we'll do it
Just give me a chance tonight.
But I know you never will,
Because you never saw me,
You never looked at me the same
Maybe you were never there
Is this some kind of game?
Regardless of what happened
I will always come back for you
if it’s the last thing I do
I don’t care what it takes
I love you
I will be back for you
My ...kryptonite
Reads a sign, to faded to make out
The paint is all worn, letters faded
Yet still I have no doubt
The door snaps shut as darkness arrives
Like a nightmare from a book.
Soon I am falling, end over end
Toppling through the emptiness
Darkness racing by as I fall,
How long have I been falling
And where's the bottom of thi..
I take a second to see where I've landed
and take in all the sights
with the exception of one light
One tiny golden glowing ray
Clear at the top, 30 feet up,
I follow the light as if it's my guide
To a crystal cool clear pool
And what I saw,it couldn't be, I must be a fool,
Yet there I am, as plain as day right before my eyes
A mirror image of me, much to my surprise,
And as I walk towards it,
I look right at me and off myself a seat.
When i reach the edge of the water
My reflection leans closer to whisper to me....
"I'm so glad that you could make it, We've all been waiting so long, Alas now that your here I shall tell you were to start"
First off. Welcome to my broken heart!
This stairway into nothingness
all pathways leads to nowhere
The are no doors, or exits here, there are no windows there,
But do not be afraid my son.
Because you are shooting star across the sky
A full moon in the light
A ancient planet frozen
Still hiding in twilight
A tower in the shadows
A fallen wall to stop the tears
This crumbled castle stops me
I am drowning in my tears
Only you can save us now, The choices are all yours,
No one is here to help you, or show you where to go
The secret is there is no path, no trail or flow,
No handbook, rules or laws, just let your heart lead you
And you never can get lost.
Life is what you make of it, and never any more,
It's a treasure trove of hidden caves just waiting to explore
That rut your stuck in,will be your grave if you don't change your ways
You have still have so much time left, minutes, hours, days,
Don't be afraid to seize your stars,
While reaching up at Mars,
it's not that far at all,
The clouds are right below you,
To catch you when you fall,
And even then if you're still scared.
But I am still you're Superman,
And you'll always be my kryptonite
Just shout it out to the skies above
You are my one true love.
You're my weakness, don't you know?
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