"Once Upon a Dream"
I sit by a window,tears streaming down the sill-
my mind wanders
toward all my yesterdays.
One yesterday, I was happy,
right where I belong;
Now today, I am sad,
and my heart has gone.
One yesterday I
still could feel my soul;
Now today, it is far,
and my life is a hole.
All my loves,
the people I hold dearly,
have somehow left me-
and I cannot think clearly.
Some are within an arm's reach,
others far away.
There are those I see often,
those I'll see another day.
The ones still here
do not see my pain:
The pain eating my heart,
and making my eyes rain.
I sit by my window
thinking while I grieve;
Crying rivers, and
waiting for the rest to leave.
My life was one big object,
torn at the seams.
Maybe I'll get it back,
Once upon a dream . . .
- Erin
9/2/99