I gave up sleeping, with my old blue bear.
Drinking from cartons, and chewing my hair.
Dancing and whistling, and chocolate mousse,
But honestly it hasn’t been much use.
Hope, it is perched, in the old beggers hat.
I think I need a little ray of that.
A little truth, is really all we need.
I’ll clutch on straws until my fingers bleed.
Your faith is faded, like the summer drapes.
You want for nothing, but to just escape.
The sky is dark, and full of cruel despise,
just like the thoughts hidden behind your eyes.
Happy’s a word, only five letters long.
But stretches miles, when it is acted on.
Maybe in time, we will be taught to pray,
and we can dare to put that word to play.
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happiness is what all seek.
I wish you happy,
what a cool sentiment. welcome.
have fun.
we all seek escape somehow
I enjoyed your write a lot, thank you, enjoy the rally!
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Images of innocence quickly transforming into adult emotions … that’s what I get from this. Enjoyed, thank you.
I liked your closing stanza–and some great rhymes throughout, something I’m always happy to see in another poet’s work, probably because I’m so bad at them myself. Thanks for sharing this one for the rally!
from childhood to adulthood in a few verses! nice transitions and images, well said!
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I like!
I am loving your site – your poetry has a familiar feel – not because it is unoriginal, but because it reminds me of my own style: playful, thoughtful, fun, insightful! (Not that I’m as good as you, but I do feel a sense of kinship!). Thanks for visiting my site!
Thanks Paula, reading this message really brightened my day! I’ve also noticed a common style in our writing, sometimes we evoke similar emotions, which really makes me feel like I can relate to your posts.
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I hope the week is treating you well and I’ll be looking forward to you’re next blog
Browsed some of your poems…lots of insight and talent here!
Nice job. I like the last stanza the most. Nice rhymes, too.
Especially like the last stanza. Oh and I think you mean *Your* faith (Or you could also try removing the “is”, which makes for a somewhat different feel)–but that’s me just being picky
(Plus, I’d want someone to point out a typo I made in a poem 
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