Neverland
littered papers.
cracked coffee mugs.
old tea bags.
socks,
inside-out, on the
living room floor.
this place seems so big
without the little
pieces of you.
I'm walking through my
grade school,
wondering how, when,
did I ever grow up?
and what the hell
am I supposed to do
now?
cracked coffee mugs.
old tea bags.
socks,
inside-out, on the
living room floor.
this place seems so big
without the little
pieces of you.
I'm walking through my
grade school,
wondering how, when,
did I ever grow up?
and what the hell
am I supposed to do
now?
peter pan took
my hand,
we flew to a land of
disillusionment.
and once the mermaids
drown me down
I realized then,
that second star,
it wasn't to the
right.
I did it again.
tried to hold it together
with construction paper
and elmer's glue.
now I've put it in a box
with your name on it,
in the basement,
and years down the road
I'll remember
we were happy.
maybe then I'll know
why we all
fall
down.
Copyright Tara D. Sturm 2007
Published by Tara Dawn
Tara is a freelance writer, AC Featured Food and Wine, and Local Akron Contributor, currently pursuing a B.A. in Sociology at the University of Akron. She has written on a wide variety of topics-- but partic... View profile
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4 Comments
Post a Commentnicely done! great job!
very well put
Intermost, deep thoughts are sometimes heartening. very good
Well said...Ouch!