I close my eyes and gently blow
Then watch my troubles float away
The things I heard my Daddy say
While he was hitting Mom today.
From my bedroom I can hear
His shouts, her screams are all too near
The sounds attack my cowering ear
It's time to run away.
All night I ran, through brush and bramble
Hardly seeing what's ahead.
All the while a sense of dread
Is mounting in my heart.
What if Daddy finds me here?
Will he search this far from home?
I have nowhere else to go,
So I'll keep following the road.
I don't remember lying down
But when I woke I looked around
I heard a soft, clean rustling sound
As wind wound through the dandelions.
I sat there in a sea of white,
Dazed by its simplicity
It seemed as if they spoke to me,
Whispering my name.
I pick up one that’s close to me
I raise it slowly, tenderly
And wish with all that’s left of me;
Then blow my dreams away.
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Beautiful poem, very powerful and strong words showing the sadness inside xxx
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Wow. This is brilliant. It is painful, and sad and so very well written!
Your words made my heart ache and my stomach tremble for you.
My breathing stopped, as I read your words and got caught up in them...
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Good job, keep writing!
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Whoa.
What an ending to such an emotional poem; the high rise of pain and sadness flows so effortlessly down the page it was stinging my heart and then I reached the final stanzas and my heart just about stopped
Amazing!
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