The Flight Home

by Sean Allen   Dec 15, 2005


My thoughts turn
to the roads
I'd driven you down,
the places we've seen:
you're all around.
And everywhere I
look your name is
written in the air.
But I know that
there'll come a day
when you'll take someone
to our secret hideaways
and my face'll fade away;
my face will fade away.

Even after the end,
my whole world
will start again.
As layers of time
begin to peel away,
eventually one day
green will return:
the unfurling of ferns,
gentle rustle of leaves,
cool vivacious grass
will cover broken ground;
the browns and reds
of a bitter Earth
will be carpeted over,
blessed rebirth.

But no matter how
many years pass by
time will never manage
to heal the sky:
never again a gentle blue.
It will stay the
broken gray it is today,
tainted by those beautiful words
you'll never again send my way.

Haunted and taunted,
the price I have to pay
for ever leaving town,
for having gone away.

Pain ingrained
in my heart, my brain;
oh, this weight
I must carry around
for having gone away,
for ever leaving town.

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  • 17 years ago

    by Sarah Ann

    This was a unique and different approach to writing, still I was fascinated by the content...There were better from you, but this one was well written like the rest. Keep it up!!

  • 17 years ago

    by HOLLY ARMER

    Very nice...
    This is quite uniquely written. Surprisingly enough, the repitition was done very well. I usually loathe repitition, but you worked this piece very well.
    I love the second stanza, where your describing time peeling away to show fresh green...truly outstanding.
    Take care and keep it up~Holly

  • 17 years ago

    by Lovely Bones

    I really like this poem, especially the second stanza. Towards the end, however, I start to get confused; are you still talking about love or not leaving town? Maybe I'm just reading it wrong, but either way I loved it. Great Job =)

  • 17 years ago

    by Ashleigh Skye

    Aw this is so sad.. its hard to move on and leave the one you love its especially hard to see them with someone else.. nice job

  • 17 years ago

    by Bridgette

    Aww... this is really sad and you did a great job on this. It really touched my heart. You described everything in such a beautiful way and I absolutely loved the third stanza. It really stuck out to me. It was just overall a very beautiful poem. You did a great job on this!

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