The Fort
I remember how you looked
standing upon the pile
of wood.
Wearing patched jeans
and jacket,
your toy gun in hand.
And I remember how you looked
standing on the creek bank
right before we pushed you in.
I can still see us sneaking out,
egging cars as they drove past.
In my heart I can feel the rush
of first love once again.
But most of all, I can still see the look.
It filled your eyes with rage.
You hated me.
Then together,
with destruction in our hearts,
we tore it down.
We destroyed the fort,
with our love,
and our hate.
standing upon the pile
of wood.
Wearing patched jeans
and jacket,
your toy gun in hand.
And I remember how you looked
standing on the creek bank
right before we pushed you in.
I can still see us sneaking out,
egging cars as they drove past.
In my heart I can feel the rush
of first love once again.
But most of all, I can still see the look.
It filled your eyes with rage.
You hated me.
Then together,
with destruction in our hearts,
we tore it down.
We destroyed the fort,
with our love,
and our hate.
Published by Becky Smith
I served as the Senior Editor of a local parenting publication for 2 years and am now the Layout Editor for OKIE magazine, a local arts, news and entertainment publication.Writing was always my dream job. I... View profile
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6 Comments
Post a CommentWOW, this was great
Great poem!
Beautiful writing as usual :)
I wish I could write poems.. grrr. Great work..:-)
Great poem. Thanks for sharing.
Very cool poem, pretty deep