Stand with me, hold my hand,
Hold your breath. Close your eyes.
Walk with me. No, you can't open your eyes.
Alright, we're there.
Open your eyes now.
This is my labor of love,
my project that's stolen me away from you.
I know it was long, that it took
months stretching into years into decades.
But now, my darling child,
look! You have your own world to play in.
I've made it for you.
Everyone told me it couldn't be done.
I pulled stars from the sky for you,
did whatever it took to make this.
This world, for you.
Who am I? Your mother, of course.
What? No, not your aunt, not your crazy cousin.
Who told you that? Oh, her.
She's not your mother, I am, but
I had her raise you when I knew that this
project of mine – for you –
would take up too much of my time.
Look! All this, for you.
I'm sorry that you don't know me;
but I know you.
No, you're right.
I knew you once.
But I love you as much today
as I did those months, years,
decades ago. You're still my child.
Please! Accept this,
this gift from me, please!
Do you know what I've done for you?
What I've given up for you?
My everything, darling,
to give you a sunset to ride into.
To give you stars
that will always light your night.
No, don't leave me!
I'm begging you, accept this gift.
Why? Why? It's all I can ever give you.
It's my final wish.
My final wish? Did you not understand?
Making this gift cost me everything,
darling. Everything.
Author notes
Um, I really don't know where this came from. It turned out to be very different from the poem I thought I was going to write.
A contest entry
- Let Your Imagination Run Free #8 (Picture Contest) by Aussie Gypsy.
500 points, ended April 23, 2007, 24 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Honesty is appreciated!
Comments
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This is a definate original, I saw nothing like this in the other entries, well done on something unique
Thanks for taking the time to enter, I wish you the very best of luck
Karen -
oh man...i think this is one of my favorites!! it was soo sweet...thats all i can think..sweet and yet.. simple....
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thanks for your comments on my poems..i was in a bit of a hurry with these new ones...but yeah.. i will make sure to get around to see urs.. just in a little hurry at this moment.. i really appreciate it
p.s. i fixed the spelling errors, i plan to fix more when i have the time to thin
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