Stones And Things

by Melissa   May 2, 2007


Sometimes I wish my heart
weren't a field of dandelions
blooming to be seen,
this girl don't need saving
anymore

God knew Jack was a violent man,
but he took daddy from me anyway
and why's can ride you
like a memory that haunts the flesh

rattles it's bones

So lately vessel's been wishing
her stance weren't so fragile,
those petals long to be tough
like a stone
or some other hardy thing
instead of a petite flower
with weak limbs,
feeling everything

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  • 17 years ago

    by Darien

    Melissa!! Again, this was a beautiful poem! I love how you write about a person we are expected to know, it makes the poem feel more comfortable. Brings us in so quickly, and keeps us in there. Awesome stuff!

  • 17 years ago

    by limp

    And why's can ride you
    like a memory that haunts the flesh

    you always word things so nicely.
    x

  • 17 years ago

    by Corinne

    Real emotion coming through your words. I was a little puzzled by the shift from "I" to "she" though

  • 17 years ago

    by SiLeNtLy ScReAmInG

    Wow, this was a really good poem. It was beautifully written, and easy to understand. It made me kinda sad, but I loved the poem.

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