First Poem after a long hiatus by Leah Garrison

my soul is dilating, and it hurts
but it is the only way my vision can be born
lest something tear,
and I begin hemmorhaging insanity

Is anybody there?
Can anyone hear me?
Does anybody even care?

I am a passenger on spaceship earth
I'm not used to the sterility
I'm only a temporary traveler
I come from far far away from here
and I'm going to someplace farther

I cannot take the sunset and put it in a poem.
I can only smear my heart across the page
and accent it with audial glitter.

so many noises ... so many directions
so far away
I want someone to take me home
and love me.

come take me home, come take me home
wipe the blood from my heart
wipe the salt from my eyes
I tried too hard like a bull in a china shop -
you still have me sticking with cliches

Sometimes I wonder if people who have never seen me before think I'm pretty weird at first sight. I try not to look at them because it's not polite to stare. Still, I'm too fond of freedom to reverse the bars. I will never try to cage someone again. It always turns out wonky. I think it would be terrible to be locked in a white car for the rest of your life.

mother of a verbal generation
I see my children scattered on my desk
the unicorn in my closet bids me sweet goodnight
comforter of romance hugs me close
and I drift into a dreamland...

which looks a lot like the everyday world.

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First Poem after a long hiatus
by Leah Garrison (Age: 20)
copyright 06-02-2006

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First Poem after a long hiatus by Leah Garrison (Age: 20) copyright 06-02-2006 Age Rating: 13 to 127

First Poem after a long hiatus
by Leah Garrison (Age: 20)
copyright 06-02-2006

Age Rating: 13 to 127