Written During A Can Lit Test

05/26/2008

I can feel a poem on my lips
Escaping through my fingertips
It's not the time, nor's it the place
But it can't be suppressed, can't be erased

A smile escapes and it's too late
Call it ADD or fate
My focus has shifted, gone for good
These days it's often misunderstood

Efforts drop heavy like a stone in water
Summer nears, the days get hotter
Heats brings memories of before
And I am gone, this lesson ignored

I feel a vibration in my pocket
I can't focus and I can't stop it
Lyrics appear and travel through my mind
There's meaning in them I'm meant to find

I'm proud of things I haven't done yet
Proud of goals that haven't been set
Proud of my body though I look gross today
I'm proud of the things I have to say

I'm sad for memories that will never be had
But that means they won't be lost, so I'm glad
I really wish I'd known you more
But things have happened, they've changed before

The depth of the waste shakes my core
So in your honour, I will achieve more
There are things to be created soon
I'll be with friends, singing our tune

A flower lays here on its side
It's too fun to play down, too nice to hide
I won't let all that he is bring me down
There's beauty escaping, I'm all around.