The Window of Distress

by Hollow Emotion   Jun 23, 2009


Looking out the window
watching life pass by
children playing down below
planes flying high.

an elderly couple feed the birds in the park
a young couple watch the sunset at the beach
and yet this young person sits in the window
hoping their dreams were in their reach.

Looking out the window
one day hoping for a change
now watching everyone else
that can be seen within their range.

Intoxicated drivers
killing people in a crash
crime in the streets
lives changing in a flash.

wars over seas
families scared to death
teenagers doing drugs
involved in crystal meth.

Still looking out the window
the streets are black and white
everything seems so distant
and yet, it's all within their sight
people losing their jobs
you can see fear in their eyes
a young couple lose their house
and all they can do is cry.

Looking out the window
realizing their life isn't so bad
that it could be worse
but for everyone else, they are now sad

But who is this young person?
as mysterious as can be
sitting in the window of distress
this person is just me.

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  • 14 years ago

    by Byron

    Great job :) i loved it

  • 14 years ago

    by Not Enough

    Wow, that was excellent. I love the whole concept of "it could be worse." I guess it just provees that it could be worse. But do you ever wonder what the person says when they have the worse? Somewhere along the line it can't be any worse. I really like how you captured it. The rhyme scheme was pretty good, and the flow was off in a few places like near the end of each stanza. But it was excellent.

    Soda. E>

  • 14 years ago

    by Michael D Nalley

    This has everything I could possibly ask for in a poem. I can only offer praise and I like it just the way it is

  • 14 years ago

    by Lady C

    Great work, it really makes you think. The rhyming is a little off sometimes but it's nothing too distracting. 5/5

  • 14 years ago

    by The Queen

    Wow, for the words usage and the quality of the poem although the ending could have been written more powerful..just my opinion though..;)

    Other than that, this piece was written with sadness and it has been and will always be distressing to witness all the things that is happening and yet to happen in this world..

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