PoemsBrowse PoemsSlamsFresh DropEchoes
LearnWriting TipsPoetry TermsPoets & ArtistsBooksFor Teachers
ExplorePoetry GenomePoem MapEchoesTake ActionGroups
AboutWrite a PoemDonateSign UpLog In

Don't Wish Don't Start


I am from a place A place where children cry And fear lurks around every corner I am from bullet holes And crowbars Twenty-one stitches I am from a lakeside community A writer who had a dream I am from a place that no one can go But me I am from seven states The challenge of dreaming Where dreams are abnormal This is where I am from This dark Hidden place that only I can reach So when I leave Don't follow me For I will be going through hell And I will never come out I am from a tough childhood Where the only way to survive Is to kick ass I am from nicknames The one that stuck forever Kestrle Being told you suck in postive ways This is my story So I gave up on my dreams Stopped chasing them I will never live in the future I will never live in the past For those are known I live in the now For the ways that we save The people today Will change how we act And how you behave So what the future holds for you I will never know That is yours Not mine Only yours I am from days of jacknifes Rusty switch blades And a fairy tale plot My very own happy ending
©All Rights Reserved

Something wrong with this poem?

Share

Replies are closed for this poem.

thatsoreuter

View all poems →

Your Poem's Voice

See what makes your poem unique — its voice, energy, themes, and the literary traditions it draws from.

Comments (0)

No comments yet. Be the first to share your thoughts.

Log in to leave a comment.