Thrown out with the rest of the trash
Unceremoniously,
Left on the sidewalk
Smashed inside some old broken down black bag
Up against the drain
For the next pick-up day, whenever …
What would you say if you could speak?
Any last words for us as you lay there?
Don't get the wrong idea by the way I appear
You see a,
Tattered red coat, rumpled and torn
Threadbare along the edges,
With buttons lose and some frayed bits of fleece ...
I remember a time when I was brand new and warm
With eyes of surprise and arms opened wide
My little girl smiled as she held me close
Excitedly,
And slipped her tiny arms into mine,
Our walks to the playground, rides on the bike
We had a blast, her and I
Little girl giggles pressed close inside my shoulder
Little girl secrets only her and I shared
Oh! Those were the days!
When laughter filled these threads now bare
And I did my best to keep her safe
With my buttons, shiny and bold
And my collar, so warm and so very cozy
Snuggling next to those little girl cheeks
I was once fulfilled, loved and adored …
I guess all things come to an end, somehow
Don't ask me to explain as I have no answers
My little girl grew, yet I remained the same
No worse for wear was my mantra...
One day, a voice said
That little red coat is a disaster, dear
Time for another, we'll throw out that old thing
Get you a new one for spring
And the next thing you know, I found myself here
In this bag full of rubbish and long forgotten dreams …
(1.11.08)
9 comments:
Posted by: whitby
good poem
Posted by: alisajs
thank you
Posted by: guntree
very cute i like ure stuff hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mmmm mmmmmmm mmmmmm
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Posted by: gainislo
Not what I was expecting, but a welcome suprise. Enjoyed it. Keep it
up
Posted by: czelslaw
i like this very much poet
Posted by: deckard
I love this piece! I would only suggest the dropping of one line and
the changing of another word. I would change 'We had a blast' to
maybe..something like..'What a time we had' or ' we had a time' and I
would drop 'Oh, those were the days'...and you still have a bounty of
great poetry left! D
Posted by: imagine*
This is such a cute story. I thought it was fun to read and very well
written. *
Posted by: alisajs
Thanks, Deckard.. will take your suggestions under advisement.. alisa
;-0
Posted by: irjasen
i like the storu :)
Posted by: alisajs
Thank you, my poet friend for your time and comments.. alisa ;-)
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