Poem of the Month Contest August 2010

[Urban Bucket]

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1. My Lovely Insanity

The looks, the stares,
The whispers and glares
Watching and mocking all that I do
And everything I say
In their eyes I'm wrong in every way

I know what they think
But why can't they see?
The beautiful heart
Behind my lovely insanity?

The voices in my head
They whisper about the things
That people say to hurt me
The voices and I,
Ridiculing their cliques,
Their standards,
Their ideas of what I should be

I want to make them see the world
Would be better for us all
If they could just accept or understand
Who I am instead of
Who they want me to pretend to be
Without my lovely insanity

I murmur words no one comprehends
And talk to people inside of my head
I see things that no one else see's
And think things no one else would believe
They all blame it on my lovely insanity

Wouldn't we all be better off?
If the people we love
Loved us for who we are
And for who we want to be?
Instead of who they think
We all ought to be?

All I can do is hope
That one day they'll know
That soon they'll all see
That my lovely insanity
Is just me being me

2. Before You Go

Before you go
Over the seas
Take me with you
In your heart
For all eternity.

I know I might not be there
And I know it might hurt
But before you go
Please just let me see
That loving smile happy

Don't tell me not to cry
Don't tell me not to die a little inside
Don't tell me you'll okay
Because deep inside we both know it's a lie

So before you go
And leave me
Always take me with you
In your Heart

When times get rough
And times get hard
Just think of me
And my smile
And let yourself laugh a little

So Joshua my friend
Always remember me please
For all eternity you will see
That I haven't left you all alone
That I'm always with you

Before you go
Take me with you
Take me in your heart
For all eternity

3. My Lullaby

Please don't cry my baby
Dry those tears away
Whisper all your hopes and dreams
And we will find a way

Everything will be okay
Oh my sweetest child
I know it may seem hard right now
But baby please just smile

And I'll be here forever
I'll guard you through the night
I'll give you all that you need
So you don't have to fight

Hush now little baby
I'll never lave your side
And even through the hardest times
It will be alright

Please don't cry my baby
Dry those tears away
Whisper all your hopes and dreams
And we will find a way