Poetry corner...

Sep 05, 2006 17:26


I write on occasion... I've been told I'm pretty good at it.  Problem is, I can never (except for these entries) seem to sit down and write very much any legnth of time.  I dunno if it's ADD, poor discipline, lack or inspiration, or just me being lazy but I don't seem to get too much done.

Anyway, though, I do manage to occasionally finish a few things, so I thought I'd share one of them.  The following is a poem I wrote years ago.  I don't do a lot of poetry, as I can only do the rhyming kind (to me, if it doesn't rhyme, it's not poetry, it's sentences broken up in random places) and then I usually put them to a song beat.

This is a simple piece, I hope you enjoy.

If you're curious, the "tune" to this is the song "Wish (Komm Zu Muir)" from the Run Lola Run soundtrack.  Click http://www.amazon.com/Run-Lola-Original-Picture-Soundtrack/dp/B00000JG17/sr=1-1/qid=1157495475/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-1821029-8840613?ie=UTF8&s=music if you want more information (tried to put that in as neat, one-word link, but it didn't work.. ahh well.

"I Wish"
by
Mike Allan

(sometimes...)

I wish I were a shadow,
so easy to hide,
I wish I were inside-out
so they could see the beauty inside

I wish I were a painter,
creating life on a board,
I wish I was rich,
all the money I could hoard.

I wish I were a king,
all under my command,
I wish things were simple,
so I could understand.

I wish I were a woman,
giving birth to a child,
I wish I were a tiger
running free in the wild.

I wish I were a Savior,
pointing the way,
I wish I was a hero
saving the day.

I wish I were a lover,
a woman in each arm
I wish I was a rye-catcher
keeping children from harm

I wish I were a dancer,
so graceful I could glide,
I wish I were a closet,
with no skeletons inside.

I wish I were a bird
so I could fly free
I wish (oh I wish)
I could be happy
just being me

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