After editing my poems for a few days straight, which by the way is very emotionally straining and intense, I decided instead of having the page on my blog, I would put up a series of entries that shows the original poem and the final revised version I turned in.
To: Mom
Mother, Father please explain to me
How this world has come to be
While still blessed in all the things we see
Such a sad, sad home for you and me
Tell me when help is gonna come
She thinks, “Hey, how did it come to this?
I dream myself a thousand times around the world
But I can’t get out of this place.”
How she wishes it was different
She prays to God most every night
And though she swears he doesn’t listen
There’s still a hope in her He might
She says, “I pray, but they fall on deaf ears.
Am I supposed to take it on myself
To get out of this place?”
She feels like kicking out all the windows
It’s the lose and the win of the world
And setting fire to this life
Wrong and right, us and them of the world
She could change everything about her
The you and the me of the world
Using colors bold and bright
Only one way out of the world
But all the colors mix together—to grey
And it breaks her heart
The space between your heart and mine
By love, we’ll beat back the pain we’ve found
Take my hand ‘cause we’re walking out of here
Because tomorrow we may die
Take these chances
Want to pack your bags, something small
Take what you need and we disappear
Without a trace, we’ll be gone, gone
You’re coming with me
You know that you and me, we could do anything
If along the way, you are growing weary
You can rest with me until a brighter day
And you’re ok
From you my strength is full
To carry your burdens too
See you and me
Have a better time than most can dream
Have it better than the best
The moon and the stars follow the car
And then when we get to the ocean
We’re going to take a boat to the end of the world
All the way to the end of the world
Turns out not where but who you’re with
That really matters
I think the world of you
All of my heart I do
Blood through my veins for you
You and me together, we can do anything
Like a diamond in the sky
I give my world to you
So we can pull on through
Whatever tears at us
Whatever holds us down
And if nothing can be done
We’ll make the best of what’s around
Where you are is where I belong
So much you have given, love
That I would give you back again and again
All you need is
All you want is
All you need is love.
All you need is
What you want it
All you need is love.
Everyday
To: Mom
Citrus Heights
July 20th, 1990 to December 23rd, 1997
Such a sad, sad home for you and me
She thinks, “Hey, how did it come to this?
I dream myself a thousand times around the world
But I can’t get out of this place.”
She says, “I pray, but they fall on deaf ears.
Am I supposed to take it on myself
To get out of this place?”
Tell me when help is gonna come
She feels like kicking out all the windows
It’s the lose and the win of the world
And setting fire to this life
Wrong and right, us and them of the world
She could change everything about her
The you and the me of the world
Using colors bold and bright
Only one way out of the world
Take these chances
December 24th, 1997
12:01 am
Want to pack your bags, something small
Take what you need and we disappear
Because tomorrow we may die
Redding-The place I still call home
October 18th, 1998 to September 19th, 2008
By love, we’ll beat back the pain we’ve found
So we can pull on through
Whatever tears at us
Whatever holds us down
If along the way, you are growing weary
You can rest with me until a brighter day
La Jolla
September 20th, 2008
You and me together, we can do anything
Today and
What I've Learned
Turns out not where but who you’re with
That really matters
Tomorrow
And then when we get to the ocean
We’re going to take a boat to the end of the world
All the way to the end of the world
Where you are is where I belong
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