Poetry Of My Life By Skye:
The Character Continues

Equality

Mother, father, even brother,
Family so close, yet so far.
Nothing similar to me in any way.
Yet we still sit down to supper.
Step-mother, step-father, even step-brothers,
You know me not, yet you treat me
Equal.
Equality, that's what matters.
It's what makes us. Family

Poetry in Motion

I sit and think about what to write,
Listening to voices around me.
It may not rhyme, or go in time,
But it's a poem.
All the world is poetry.
I write about who's with who,
And who heard what.
I show it to the speakers.
They smile and walk away.
Life, it's all poetry.

Life For the Dead

Life. It's for the living.
Would that make me dead?
I don't seem to have a life yet.
So what would that make me?
A zombie, a ghost?
No, no, I don't think so.
But if I'm not dead, and not alive,
Is this an omen? Is this a sign?
What am I? I cannot answer. Only sigh.

Dancing of Long Ago

"Shall we dance," I asked with a twirl,
You smiled and took a bow.
We spun around to the beat of the song,
But what does that mean to you now?
Nothing, it can't.
You chose to break my heart.
What did I do,
To make this sadness start?
I say to you, it's too late,
For me to return to you.
Sadly enough, you can't return to me too.
Someday, this might work again,
But until then, what you did is a sin.
My heart lies shattered on the floor,
Will I see you again? Never, never more.

Precious Lives

I sit here weeping because at my feet,
Are the shattered pieces of my life.
I pick it up and try to fix it,
But it just isn't right.
They said try harder, and pushed me on,
So I was working for many adawn.
As my life lies there, glistening in the sun,
I stare and realize, there was no work to me done.
Shattered or intact, the life is still special,
In it's own way.
And I shake my head for not realizing this,
On the first day.

The "R"'s of Life

Reaching, trying to grasp the stars.
Reality hits me like a speeding car.
Ready set go for the truth about life.
Running away from the gruesomness and into the light.
Right before I crash-land I ask.
Is this hatred a phase that'll pass?
Rain down on me, the rain of hope.
Rethink this all, put away the rope.

Farewell

Run. Away.
It gets stronger every second.
Forcing. Everyone.
It's pulling you away.
Too. Late.
I tried to save you.
So sorry.
Goodbye forever, forgive me someday.

Eternity

Lost in the big world. Small world.
All gone, disappeared. Back for a while.
Here I go again. Gone.
Amigo. My friend. I say goodbye.
For a time. So long, yet so short.
For eternity.

Love of You

Once and forever, now and never.
Though we're together everyday,
I can never find the words I want to say.
When you say jump, I say 'How low,'
But when I see you coming, I start to slow.
So just tell me what it is,
What you see, when you see me?
I see you with all the girls and want to cry.
But all I do, to fool you, is roll my big brown eyes.
What can I do, so you'll know? I love you.

Circles

It's all a circle, our life.
For pain you need pleasure, rest you need work.
Death you need life and life to death.
The circles are never over.
To be strong, you have had to be weak,
And the weak have been strong.
The smart have been dumb, right have been wrong.
No one.
One person can be one thing all the time.
It's all a circle.

Who you are

Look at yourself. Who are you?
Don't say the basics, I already know.
But I want to know, who truly can you be?
Your own opinion is never right, yet it's never wrong.
So answer me now, or I'll be gone.
Forever.
Never. Who you are.

The Next Line of Life

Life goes on every day. Don't.
Let it pass you by. Be sure not to.
Lose yourself in life. Stop.
Losing touch with reality. Just.
Say goodbye.

Dewdrops

Down here I look up at the world,
Everything is all tilt.
Why am I down here, I have to ask.
Did I take the wrong step somewhere,
Running on this path called life?
Over me, the world laughs evilly.
People are so very evil.
So many tears, life dewdrops, on my pillow.

Away Vast Demons

You think you understand me,
But you have much to learn.
However I refuse to let you,
For I don't trust you with my life.
Why can't you just try,
To let me live my life and leave me be?
Away, stay there please. Away.

Judgment Day

Don't judge me, let me be.
I know what I'm doing, you see.
I'm living my life the way I want,
So don't try to change me, cause you can't.
It's my life, and my future,
I understand the consequences, I'm very sure.
My own direction, my chosen path,
You don't scare me with your sinister wrath.

Life and Death

Life is short, live it well.
It may end soon, who can tell?
For death can come at an unexpected time,
Everyday quickly passes by.
And yet it seems,
New with those evil eyes that gleam.
Desolating those in depression,
Death can't come soon enough,
Each day is an interminable wait,
That's why I stay by myself and,
Hang on to what I got.

Broken Wings

You just leave the broken pieces
Of your wings behind.
I try to put them back together,
So I too can fly,
But they've lost their love of flight,
So I can't fly through the air.
Gracefully... Like you up there.
Wings of glass, set me free,
Would you be so kind to let me see,
The beauty of flight and magic of air,
And watch the world from way up there?
The glory and sweetness of it all,
I just pray, don't let me fall.

Wind of Death

I carry the wind in my fingers, as I walk along,
The wind is flowing all around it, but it stays there.
I then wake up, the wind is gone and I begin to cry.
As I realive the wind is life, happiness of my life.
I jump out of bed, spring away, sit outside and cry.

Walks to School

She walks real fast, there she goes,
We walk with her, she never slows.
"Give me energy!" one boy cries.
While back here, this girl dies.
Two boys, two girls, all just friends.
Arguing about characters, "Are they real?"
"This one'll kill you," "Yeah, right." What's the deal?
Finally we reach the end.
Let's walk again, that was fun.

Divorced Parents

Nine or ten years ago, such a sad day,
What did we do, what did we say?
Father tell me, why did you leave?
Was there something, I did not see?
Mother tell me, will our life ever be the same?
Or perhaps maybe, Father is playing a game!
He's gone for good, I realize now,
He chose to leave, I don't understand how?

Tears of Life and Hate

Can't think, can't speak, can't write.
All that can be done is cry in the night.
Running onto the porch, in the dead black.
Noise, fear, run, dash back.
Why, oh why, do I live as me?
Death, please come, and set me free.

Past, Present, Future

I will live, I will learn, I will love life.
I will be.
I am in future tense, I am the future.
I am living, I am learning, I am loving life.
I am.
I am an unsignificant voice.
Or am I?
I had lived, I had learned, I had loved life.
I had.
I am in past tense, a small thoughtful child.
Past, present, future, you're looking at it here.
More past added, future taken year after year.

Ravens of the Night

Somewhere to go, safe and quiet,
Go, faster, into the light.
Dying, now we rest in our graves,
Before society makes us her slaves.
Sometimes I sit alone and think,
Ghastly memories, making me sink.
Deeper, deeper, going under,
Bright sun killing me like thunder.
Evil crows convinving me to die,
And I all I can think is, "Why?"

Going Faster Than Light

Hurtling through life at light speed
Wanting to stop, wanting to cease.
Flailing my arms, screeching like a bird,
But by now, I have learned.
I must keep going for everyone else,
Even if they wouldn't do that themself.

I Want To Say Goodbye

I want to leave this place soon,
I want to fly with glass wings.
Fly higher than any bird or jumbo jet,
And look down on everything.
I feel the power, feel the grace,
I feel the wind in my face.
And as I look down from my deep brown eyes,
It's so gorgeous, the blue of the skies.

Home is Where the Heart is, Not Here

I tried to run away from life.
I got stopped.
There was some invisible force,
Keeping me alive.
It can't be people, that I know.
No one trustable, all dirty thieves.
Stealing my secrets, giving them away,
It makes me want to run more.
Why I cannot run, I'd like to know?
Set me free, let me run home.
Home, where the heart is, not here.

For Adam (Butler, not Miller)

You may hold my hand, but do you really feel it?
And when you say you love me, do you really mean it?
There is no way to be sure.
Is it all just words?
You say things, but do you lie?
I cannot tell, it makes me want to cry.

I Finally Know

I didn't understand, I wanted out, I was naive
Of all who loved me, needed me, why I needed to be saved.
But, I finally know.
So now I wonder why you even bother, with a bitch like me
I treated you worse than anybody!
But, I finally know.
But I guess I get it, you promised to never give up,
You wouldn't leave me out, like a beggar with his empty cup.
I'll live not for myself, but for those that surround,
I'll try to live my life, with only one foot on the ground.
But, I finally know
To look at the small things, and realize peoples' love,
Everlasting, eternity, unconditional.

The Evil Alligators

We are so weird, but we've done so much,
Best friends forever, like Evil Alligators and Airheads.
Kick-a-Zone, Cheetor, Touristizing and such.
3-year-olds and 12-year-olds, we're always the same.
I hope you'll remember me in the future,
I promise to remember you, I'm sure.
How could I forget someone like you?
Hyperactive laughing idiot in a friggen eggo,
I now gotta say, YO!

The Valetine Poem

It took me a while to get to know you,
But now I'm glad that I do.
Because you're cute and smart, and even funny too!
I wonder do you like me back?
Does your heart go clickity-clack?
I'm giving you my heart in a paper sack.
Happy Valentine's Day.

A Journey Through My Mind

So much I have to think about today!
Broken fingers, boys, Valentine's Day,
My brother, my friends, my classmates.
Every day I think about these things, even when it's late.
So now that I'm alone, why do they stick out so much more?
Today they are just so much more prominent than before.
I'm growing up always worrying, a true cynic at heart,
Never sure where to stop, or even where to start!
I'm slowing down, speeding up, just so very fickle,
Drop a pebble in the spring, I'd be the ripple.

A Rabbit's Mind
Dedicated to Michael who this poem is NOT about!!!

Oh. Ow. Wow.
In pain now.
Jump. High. Low.
I don't know.
Bright. Blind. Free.
Can't see me?
Diamond. Rock. Glass.
Life goes fast.
Find. Search. Seek.
I feel weak.
Clarinet. Drum. Flute.
This seems new.
Once. Twice. Again.
Timeless, end.

What Should I Do?

Needing, succeeding person who I am.
Living a life so good that it's damned.
Material possessions, little importance.
Have friends, but enemies have the lance.
You, me, and person who I wish I was.
Unknown person, understands everything she does.
Running, fleeing, dash away. Go.
Or should I stay? I will never know.
I hope, am I right.
Or I must, must I hide from sight.
Never know, I'm not that bright.
Can't see, it's a pitch black night.

So Here I Am

I am mystified by those around.
Do they want to help, or suffocate and surround?
It looks like I'm looking both up and down.
Up by the clouds and sky, down by soil and ground.
Be careful while looking, I'm lost, I'm found.
Ears perk, the twitch, What's that sound?
Dash away, scared. Hop, bounce, bound.
Land of food. Nourishment abound.
I'm an adjective. I describe a noun.
Sit you dumb dog! Stay you damned hound!
Bell ringing, ears hurt, loud.
Milk, butter, yogurt, cheese, dairy products from cow.
Step up to the plate, pitcher's on the mound.
Flying, flying. Still mystified by those around.

The Hyper Beam

Flame in my eye strikes up the rage.
Burning to ashes from advice so sage.
Jolt of lightning zaps up the fire,
More flare, more burning, yet tire.
Icy breezr cuts cold to the bone.
Freezing, slicing, until solidly froze,
Psychic wave blast exploding your head.
Pain, oh the pain, you wish you were dead.
Tornado spins together the four attacks,
Creating a beam of pain, paralysis, lax.
Energy going, going, gone.
Killed in my head, my home, where I belong.

The Mirror

With this mask I wear,
Do I have you duped?
Did you actually think,
That you really knew?
Who I am, where I'll go,
And what the future holds.
You didn't know, you just presumed,
That's so harsh, so cold.
If I don't know who she is,
How can I be pleased with my reflection?
Will I ever find her?
And what will I do when that is done?
Hey there, girl. Who are you?
And who will you be?
I just can't believe,
That you could be me.

Continuing On With Life...

Dogs cars, friends, school. Waiting.
All in a day, week, year. All in a life.

Lost in Thought

Mammoth stories, spelling tests being done.
But here am I, hearing only silence.
Not noticing voices. not giving a sixpence.
Losing myself, trying to forget.
Before I fall into a mental pit.

Gifted!
Thanks to Andrew for the title

I'm gifted with a family,
Who loves me very much.
I'm gifted with all six senses,
Hearing, seeing, tasting, smell, and touch.
I'm gifted with bipolar,
Though that's not much of a gift.
Did I mention I'm on the verge of insanity?
Or maybe I've already fallen into the rift.
I'm gifted with many friends,
Who all care what happens to me.
I'm gifted with writing skills,
Which has decided what I'll be.
I'm gifted with my freedom,
Finally I'm boyfriend-less!
I had many a while back,
But freedom is the best.
I have so many gifts,
I'm just a gifted gurl.
Even if I'm just one person,
I affect the whole world.

Go Ahead

Speak now or forever hold your peace.
Silence or talking, it will never cease.
Wherever I am, I'm haunted.
Win or lose, I am taunted.
We win some, we lose some, even some draws.
Don't go back, go forward. But don't hit pause.

ABC's of Life

An awesome flash lights the sky.
Be careful, I'll miss you. Good-bye.
Can't you see my crying tears?
Draining of life, aging of years.
Extra special person who you are,
Finally we're in the car
Go away as quick as you can.
Happiness for every woman and man.
If you loved me, you wouldn't leave.
Just sit down and you'll see.
Kite flies, happiness fills.
Love I have and love I will.
Michael, I don't write poems about you.
No wait, in that line I do.
Oh my goodness, I can't believe it!
Perfection, smart, full of wit.
Quail birds fly through the air.
Running, searching, it's somewhere, where?
Sing a song with a sweet tune.
Tomorrow, promise, you'll meet me at noon.
Under the bridge the cool breeze flows.
Verified, approved. Now everyone knows.
Where can I go when this ends?
Xylaphone plays songs that have been.
You are the only one in my heart.
Z means it's over, now back to the start.

An Actor's Memory

Smiling, smiling, always smiling. Face must never frown.
Keep all happy, keep me happy; don't look down.
Sweet voice singing, poems reading, heard throughout town.
Crash, bang, hit again. Stay happy. Grin.
Not where we go, not where we'll stand, but where we've been.
It's what matters. Settle down as we begin.
Face your fears, look closely. Don't hide.
Under, over, higher, lower, don't forget inside.
Help yourself, go on ahead; enjoy the free ride.
I'll take it, I'll pay, just give me the check!
Birds flying, evil crows; rip. Tear. Peck.
You're up to bat. No, you're on deck.
Hey, are you the alligator? You're next.

Lies or Pride?

Lies of gold, lies be told, is he lying?
Pride not to say, pride each day, or is his pride too much?
Either way, someone gets hurt, either one of them.
End will come, I'll still be fine, I always bounce back.
So, boy, stop your lies, or boy stop your pride.
Nothing will hurt me or make me cry.

Written Script

Words start to fly onto a page,
They turn the paper into a stage.
Creating stories, poems and songs,
Emotions streaming, yearnings and longs.
Peace, love, acceptance, death,
Giving thanks, thoughts you haven't thought yet.
Some are mournful, some are happy,
Some are angry, some are sappy.
Power of life, that's the power of words,
Words written freely, free as the birds.
So the next time you start to write, take a minute to think,
Because sometimes that single written word can be the missing link.

New Millenium Shakespere

To be or not to be, that is no longer a question.
I don't think I will be much longer.
Why one chooses to be is beyond me.
When the the yearning for disbeing burns like hunger.
Peace of mind is no longer within me,
The peace that comes with being.
Only thoughts of running and screeching,
Emotions of crying and fleeing.

Friday the Thirteenth

I wandered into the barn,
Late one Friday night.
Friday the thirteenth,
They say it's a night of fright.
But the mamma cow was mooing,
And so was her calf.
The pigs all were bleating,
But the straw had been sliced in half!
In th back of the upstairs loft,
I could see a dim light.
Friday the thirteenth,
They say it's a night of fright.
I climbed up the ladder,
Quietly as I could.
But no matter how careful I was,
There was that creaking in the wood.
As I got closer to the top,
That light became quite bright.
Friday the thirteenth,
They say it's a night of fright.
Up on the loft, there was a sound,
A piercing, wailing howl.
Mixed with pain and fear and delight,
I began to scowl.
I started trying to calm the howler,
With my voice high pitched and tight.
Friday the thirteenth,
They say it's a night of fright.
Up there in the room,
There was a translucent being.
And because of the mist it let off,
I was having trouble seeing.
But I saw that ghost,
And screamed with all my might.
Friday the thirteenth,
They say it's a night of fright.
"Leave," said the spirit, "and never come back." So I packed and ran.
But I wouldn't seel the place,
And bestow evil to any woman or man.
But in that barn, you will hear a wailing,
On that certain night.
Friday the thirteenth,
They say it's a night of fright...
AND THEY'RE RIGHT!

Just a Teenager

Orange is Fun

Orange is fun,
Orange is neat!
Orange is the color
Of the nails on my feet.
And my nails,
Upon my hands,
How could someone dislike orange?!
I'll never understand.
It's orange, it's orange,
A color with no rhyme.
How can I write it a poem?
With just rhythm and time.
However, don't rhyme the color.
Rhyme these other words!
Cuz orange requires a poem.
With words free like birds.
I'll never dislike the color,
The one with no rhyme
I love thee orange!
The only love I KNOW this time!
So orange will be forever,
Orange will be the best.
Don't think you can challenge it!
So don't try to put it to the test.