little

by Sunshine   May 21, 2020


Consumed by your spirit
i am stuck in a winter tomb
clinging on the smell of your soil,
all of you linger under my skin,
like oxygen that sneaks to help me breathe.
but i am illiterate, lost in your philosophy
so small, my steps slip in your vast world.
your presence is so big that i am so little.
i, helpless, deprived of deeper dreams,
if only you can wake up
or walk in your sleep
pull in space, step over the nightmares
that are fostering below my pillow
growing under my sheet,
can't you save me from this whirl
the endless chains of roaring thunders
drizzles of wrath and showers of tears.
can't you come more as you go so often?
can't you return the moment you just leave?

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  • 3 years ago

    by Poet on the Piano

    Chills, this poem held so much emotion and gentleness!

    The use of everything being lowercase, the vulnerability, even if we are no longer children, still holding that child-like innocence and looking up to someone who promised to protect and be there for us. Hoping to grow up, following in their footsteps, and if they are no longer with us, honor their memory and keep their spirit alive.

    Some fantastic lines here: "i am illiterate, lost in your philosophy" & "my steps slip in your vast world."

    I, too, immediately felt a connection to this, as a daughter, and even as an adult, navigating this big world that always seems to be full of unknowns. Trying to find where we fit into it, and holding on to those moments of feeling "held" and shielded from anything that could hurt us. Those two questions at the end lingered, the sadness and pain of not knowing when they will return, of having to face the storm and anything thrown our way by ourselves... though we are never truly alone.

    Lovely write <3

  • 3 years ago

    by Star

    For some reason this feels like a young daughter awaiting her father return from work or maybe from war. Your poetry lately is very emotional and you keep delivering them. I think I said this before, your category choice is very interesting!!

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