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kenneth-koch
kenneth-koch
American
What sin have I made? What rule did I break? Who did I cross? What have I ever done to anyone to deserve an upbringing? Loneliness, mockery, embarrassment; all but a few companions of mine Like the great and mighty oak, they only grew stronger with time But regrets of this I have none Just that I wish someone would have stayed Someone would have realized that I am but just a human I too need love, I too get lonely at times, I am but humane, am I just jaded? But none stayed, none even tried They all left and will continue to leave I'll try to hold on but eventually they'll go Eventually they'll all leave me alone Was I this bad in my previous birth? Or was I just born with such luck? I honestly don't care any more because I know my conviction today is definite For the one who'll stay, the one I'll never let go of, What have I not done right?
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Jan 31, 2014
Jan 31, 2014 at 11:06 AM UTC
What Have I Done Wrong?
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day Whose incandescent smile sets my soul ablaze Or shall I compare thee to a winter's storm To whose frigid chills, brr-avely, I conform But to compare thee to the machinations of this world Would be recrudescent, like staining what is pure Pure of greed, selfishness, and all that is absurd Absurd is to compare anything to one as astounding as her
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Jan 27, 2014
Jan 27, 2014 at 3:48 AM UTC
Unstained