Don't Remind Me

by Lady Nik   Jan 14, 2010


If I told you that I wake up
at four AM just to look at
your photos to keep my
dreams real...would you
laugh at me and remind
me that I have insomnia?

What if I pulled my sleeves
down so you couldn't see
the huge gashes in my
arms, would you fly me to
the sun and make me
roll them up?

I stopped being perfect
as soon as I found
out what that means
to you. I want to be
the way I am right this
second. Not who you were
ten years ago, or
what we could be tomorrow.

Don't remind me of the past
and patronize me when I
ask not of the future. Today
seems okay enough for me.

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  • 14 years ago

    by Exostosis

    Beautifully written hun , the 1st stanza totally moved me.

  • 14 years ago

    by Chelsey

    Well let me first say this poem should not be under Misc....i can't really put my finger on it, I don't know here it should be....at first it seemed a little sad, then a little hopeful..

    Over all, I really actually enjoyed this poem. I don't read non rhyming things often, but I can honestly say I thoroughly enjoyed this. I especially liked your wording :)

    Chelsey

  • 14 years ago

    by LiveMyLifeOnALullaby

    "If I told you that I wake up
    at four AM just to look at
    your photos to keep my
    dreams real...would you
    laugh at me and remind
    me that I have insomnia?"

    i absolutely love that first stanza. it's so strong and powerful. i also really like how you had written this poem by continuing each idea onto the next line (if i remember my english class well enough, it's called enjambment :P) because it puts much more emphasis on certain words.

    beautifully written. :)
    5/5

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