Damn…to go back in time…
the sad daydream
lapsed the dull time
between the books
and a lonely morning.
I can't count the times
that they told me
going back in time was out
of the question.
Every time,
back then,
when I went down into my soul
I wished those judging eyes
would close.
I could never enjoy
my heart and skin
without coming across those
scary scars.
I want time again,
against the wall,
I want to fight again,
to decide what's null.
I want the imagination back again.
again, again, again.
No more of my mother's anxiety
and my father's anger…
I want her optimism
and his dreams…
I want it all again.
When my father looks at me
with them drunkard eyes
I will look back at him
with the guidance he always looked for.
When my mother holds me
in her desperation
I will hold her back
with the strength of those before us.
And another hour elapsed,
what a sad daydream indeed.
Elisa,
ReplyDeleteI loved this poem-- it brought back my own sad daydreams!!! Keep on writing!!!
Sarah (Davis)