~By Tyler West
As I sit alone on my bed
In between Live I reflect on the past
recalling my fond memories of highschool
Oh how far I have come
but yet how far I have to go
I miss my old friends, my haunts, my old life...
I must come to terms with its demise
It has been condemed just as my old school has
Yet I imagine every room as it once stood
As I recall bittersweet memories of lost times
When I return to my school a gaping hole
It looms before me a hole in thin air
like the hole where my old life was
Sometimes as silly as it sounds
and as much as I once longed to escape
I yearn to be going to my old HS again
A place once termed a prison by me
Its memories nonetheless serve as solace from the future
Yes it could be a place of penance and boredom
But I also remember good times... No Great Times
We gave life to those moments And lived
Like playing hack-u-sack
Or talking to friends in the hall
Sitting at lunch and making dirty food jokes
I miss Dustin drawing dirty pictures on my notebooks when unattended
Or Paul talking about magic and cards and computer games
Study hall with Mrs. Coughlin and Darci the "Baby Birds" =)
My talks with Roy about cars and teasing Darci in English
I loved the magical night at prom and our silly antics at play
I even miss Nikki's playful attacks
Most of all I guess I miss the feeling of new love
Actually wanting to go to school just to see my girlfriend
The knowledge that she is in the same building as me
The feeling that just maybe I'd bump into her accidently
I yearned for the bell so we'd "accidently" meet in the hall
Drawing love doodles and her name all over my papers
Writing love notes to one another
Hanging by her locker
and lying in study hall and just talking
Oh the wonderful butterflies you get when in love
I so enjoyed walking down the hallway
hand in hand evin if people told us to "get a room"
Being with my lovely day to day is what I miss the most
I know even if somehow I could get back
It'd be different No friends. Id be outta place
We'd get kicked out for PDA anyway probably!
I seen you look at her sideways! DID SHE GIVE YOU A PENCIL?
YOUR HANDS ALMOST TOUCHED! PDA! PDA! PDA! ALERT THE COPS A FEDERAL CRIME IN PROGRESS!
Yet I now realized I have outgrown HS.
I am not sure If I am ready for whats next
But I dont have much of a choice
The unknown future looms before me
bekoning forth with so many paths
I must simply follow and have faith
The lord will help if I but ask
If I look I will be shown the path
I must simply follow and have faith
Whatever the path I choos to take
It shall be ok, weary though it may be
Because Tammy loves me and walks by my side
Night has set upon my old life
However a new dawn rises before me
Filled with potential for a new life
I must simply arise and grasp it
and my hopes and dreams shall be a reality
As I look at the past it gives mehope for what lies before me
Those fun days may be gone but more will surely come
Fear not for your life has just begun!
~The End~
This wasnt exactly a poem but Its just my thoughts in verse. I dont care its what I think is cool. My poem is not to say I am not in love now. I am deeply then I have ever been before, just that simply I'd see my girlfriend more and it fostered fun and happiness I lack in my college life. When I wrote this I was feeling bad and wanting to return to my old memories. But when I was done I accept what I ahve now and know it will be good. I love my girlfriend and I cant wait to see her again. Writing sure helps you get your feelings in the open and exam them.
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