Friday, November 9, 2007

Stream of Consciousness Poetry Moment

iwishyoucouldhavelookedmeintheeye
onmymosthonoredandspecialnight
iwishyoucouldhavebeenproudofME
insteadoffocusedonyourownanxieties

iwishyoucouldhaveworkedhardertogetwell
andmycheerleadingwouldhaveinspiredyou
iwishyoucouldhavemetmehalfway
insteadofexpectingmetofalltoyourlevel

iwishicouldhaveheldmyownmore
couldhavemaintainedmyintegrity
iwishicouldhavedemandedmoreofyou
insteadofgivingonlyofme

nowisthetimeforthedreamstocometrue
nowisthetimefornewchaptersandhopes
nowisthetimethatigettotellmyownstory
nowisthetimethatispreadmywingsandfly...

2 comments:

BipolarLawyerCook said...

This is beautiful.

Lindsay said...

I'm continuously proud of you.