aboard the 71, about halfway down the left side
i sit facing forward, heart leaping as he embarks—
he’s on the way to the grocery store,
or his sister’s house,
or work, but he’s running late;
standing room only
he grabs a handle facing me.
he catches my eye and i his,
waves at me with all five fingers and
i wish to hold them in mine, trace
the outline of the bones in his hand,
look into his eyes deeply,
see what’s true;
two stops later, a seat opens up on the right—
one row ahead.
dark, curly hair.
i take measured glances,
don't stare don't draw unwanted attention.
i want his arms around me,
to look into his eyes some more.
he disembarks.
As I sit and wonder why, one who dreams, she never cries
She always smiles but yet I doubt,
That anyone knows what she's smiling about.
her thoughts are as vast as cloud,
imagination massive,
expansive, ever-changing
much like the sky so airy~~
vivid dreams filled her evening,
becoming more symbolic,
abstract or fantastical.
I can write poems on the sky
By my imagination's eye;
Pray for the pretty words to say;
They always come and fade away.
As I eat thoughts like bananas,
Asian fruit and chimichangas,
The words just spill from inside me,
Free and varying in degree.
Daydreaming
White clouds float on a navy sky
like sails unfurled.
Warm breeze caresses my face
like a gentle kiss.
My body relaxed on green grass
like a soft mattress.
Tranquil thoughts flood my mind
like a lazy flowing river.
Babbling brook soothes my soul
like a mellow tune.
Lips curl back in a small smile
as my unhurried day passes by.
Living in the moment dreaming of the future
I haven’t slept well in weeks
Without you here in my bed
Your heart Is the one mine seeks
while you live inside my head
Now even though I’m awake
I can see you holding my hand
Even as I feel my body start to shake
and find it hard just to stand
I day dream about your smile
and the way you’d hold me close
Even a few days feels like a while
and I can still smell you on my clothes
The brightest look in your eyes
as mine meet yours still ignites
Didn’t notice how fast time flies
before I’m stuck with lonely nights
I refuse to even try to sleep
so I can keep dreaming you’re laying here with me
So quick my love got deep
And quicker still I had wet eyes to set you free
I’ll daydream till your here to lull me to bed
and wonder if you’re thinking of me too
I hope you aren’t stuck like me in your head
Get some peace and rest to make it through
Moment when tired hits and you're in a daze with eyes glazed over staring off into space
On Dreaming
They are butterfly wings
delicate and fragile thoughts
mere wisps of memory -
ideas strung like gossamer
between the branches of our minds
embrace this gentle play
daydreamers frittering time
too soon the norms of turbulence
will weight the hours we spend -
snatch joy where you can.
To write a song.
I have to be famous.
But first I have to start a band.
And learn to write music.
But I don’t have friends.
I don’t have anyone.
I don’t have anyone who would want to start a band with me.
I’m listening to my favorite song right now.
Daydreaming and it’s a horrible, sad daydream.
I’m doing the dishes.
But the soap bubbles are popping.
My hands are wrinkly from water or maybe age.
The water is cold.
My thoughts are cold.
I drain the water and refill the basin.
With no music. No favorite song.
In silence,
I can get everything done.
Kickstart the creation of abstract art
Slow play the haze in a wandering day
Drip coffee with hints of toffee
Beach bum take your pick and strum
Careless pain from a neck strain
Light pelting from clouds melting
Rhythmic waves dig sandcastle graves
Strangers stroll with a glance so droll
Horizon anonymous with sea synonymous
Lost in time chasing an elusive rhyme
I unplug myself from reality;
Dissociate myself from everything.
Put my body on aeroplane mode
To go back to the daydreams and delusions
Just so I could feel something.
But when I return I always find everything shattered
And so I try to pick everything up
And get back on track
Only to find I've lost everything in me.
The bits and pieces I've tried to connect
Were long gone before I knew.
Hallucinations, dreams and reality
Look all the same to me.
No longer able to tell them apart
I lose, once again, every sense of reality
Just to be an empty vessel numbed with nothingness.
You are the dream,
I dared to see,
albeit knowing my somber eyes
might be daydreaming for a while.
You are the song,
I dared to sing,
hoping the world won't comprehend
your imperfect lyrics the way I did.
You, calm as evening breeze,
I let you touch my soul,
when mundane days of life
made me look for left pieces of peace,
You, my broken beloved,
I let my heart witness you like a miracle,
without thinking how beyond repair
you might leave me.
You are that incomplete poem,
I happened to scribble effortlessly,
hiding my silent sighs of chaotic longing
behind pale poetic verses.
You are my north star so far away,
I wish to wish upon,
that someday you'll be the beautiful end
to my ceaseless waiting.
If I could only be a summer breeze
gently stirring the leaves of aspen trees
while drifting slow across this valley floor
If I could only be a butterfly
then I could flit and float about the sky
rest upon some flowers to be adored
If I could only be a red tailed hawk
then the people would point at me and gawk
while high up above their heads I would soar
If I could only be a spotted deer
I would drink from the mountain stream so clear
I could see the trout swimming from the shore
If I could only gather up the nerve
I could give you the life that you deserve
I would never be alone anymore
But I cannot be any of these things
because it is a cowboy’s life I sing
and a cowboy I will stay evermore
Somedays I feel like crazy,
The world seems unhealthy.
My day seems boring,
And I don't know what to think.
I look out of my window,
To find trees and people I didn't know.
Daydreaming seemed to be my best hobby,
Dreaming of what if I was a barbie.
But then reality seem to slowly confront,
As I open my eyes, to find my homework still undone.
I grab my pen and rush over,
When will my studies be done, ohh dear!
15/6/2022
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