Poem: Frightened To Fly
Published 1 year, 10 months ago in My life.Frightened To Fly
“Touch the stars, you can do it!” he hissed
And pressed one into my hand
“You can have all that you’ve wanted!
Heaven at your demand!”
But as this stranger faded into the crowd
And as we sat in silence, my mind screamed so loud
I could hardly meet your eyes, and my heart felt like lead
I knew what you’d say, and it filled me with dread
“Touch the stars? You can do it,” you sighed
And shackled your hand to mine
“But I won’t be coming with you,
I just can’t stand how they shine.”
Each night I stare at the sky, an unbroken expanse
And as I dream of stars, in my mind’s eye they dance
“What are you thinking of?” you ask me, but how can I reply?
“You,” I say to the man who was frightened to fly.
(C) Lady Chaos 2007
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Brilliant, best one yet.
However…
Touch the stars he crooned
As he pressed one into my hand
Heaven at your comand
Heart felt like stone and lead
Stare at the sky thinking of romance
(not sure bout this one)
theshadow
Love it Miss Chaos! Keep up the great work.
P.S. Ackbar is my brother. Weird creature, isn’t he.
:) Thanks! Thanks!!
*Joy*
Thanks for the suggestions, Sir Shadow… Crooned is a lot better, a lot more appropriate, as is “command” and “stone and lead”… they are awesome corrections. Although maybe not “romance” thing… Painting the sky as an “unbroken expanse” illustrates the fact that there are no stars in it. Although maybe there should be… hmm… But thanks!!
Thanks Matt!
Hehe… wow!! That’s unexpected… yes, the good Ackbar is just a little weird, but obviously very clever and well-read… while I disagree with a lot of what he says, I agree with some… and after all, it is always good to have an intelligent discussion about religion.
Do you think shadow should be knighted?
john- on shadow’s behalf
Hmmm… on the up side, he’d get to have “sir” in his name… on the down side, that would put him on a par with everyone else who gets knighted…
Yep, me thinks there just aint no other theshadow’s
theshadow
I so loved this. I collect poetry and verse, so if you change this in any way, please be sure to post it again………it is magical
:) Thankyou so much… it’s so nice to hear positive feedback - thanks for taking the time to read it!