Sunday, November 29, 2009

There's a place I know.
I cannot go there anymore.
There was a time I knew,
How to tie my shoes off the floor.

Please come to me now.
Please come teach me how
to grow old. Older anyways.

There's a boy I knew.
He simply he grew over time.
I once owned dog.
Quiet as log, but mine, all mine.


Please come to me now.
Please come teach me how
to grow old. Older anyways.

2 comments:

Emlyn said...

I really like this! though it feels sad somehow...
it reminds me a little of Francis Bacon and his dog Buddy, though Buddy wasn't quiet, I miss your Francis Bacon stories!

My favorite lines (though they make me kindof sad) are
"please come teach me how
to grow old.Older anyways."

it's a beautiful poem.

Jessica said...

I'm always entranced by your words.
This is so haunting and it feels so quiet and slow and sad, and it makes me sad. But I like it. A lot.

I started writing my favourite lines, and it turned into re-typing the poem.