The Poetry Marathon

There once was a boy who lived in a small town

Everyone thought he was a clown

He wore glasses and had curly hair

Gosh he was insufferable, no one could compare

He also had an obnoxious obsession with birds

Honestly, I think he was deeply disturbed

He liked to trouble the citizens as he roamed about

He was an irritating guy, there was no doubt

He infuriated all the kids at school

And thought the world he could rule

But one-day he picked a fight

That he couldn’t win even though he won in height

She was a little bit younger

But soooooooo much stronger

She punched him in his face

And put him in his place

The boy ran away crying

He sounded like a furry, grey cat dying

The girl saved the town from the boy

And now there was no one he could annoy

The world is a horrible place

With cruelty that is too hard to face

And you feel like you’re sinking down

And that you might drown

You cry yourself to sleep

Because your sorrows are so deep

You feel like there’s nothing left to live for

And no one needs you anymore

And you think there’s only one way for this to end

Because you are so weak, you can’t stand

All your tears have dried

You’ve tried and you’ve tried and you’ve tried

But you just can’t find joy in life

It’s like you’re on the edge of a knife

You know you won’t be missed

There’s no reasons left to list

And you’ve accepted that you’re on your own

Alone.

I could should would

I can plan am

I see free me

You love hate feel

You cry smile fly

You know go low

We try high sky

We people human mankind

We mistake forget end

We just are

How fast does the minutes, seconds and hours pass

From your first breath to your last

The years fly by before you know

And you left wondering where they go

How you go from not being able to stand or walk

To learning how to read and talk

Not having any responsibilities and stress

Because all you know is fun and nothing less

Then comes your teenage years

Where most experience heartbreak and tears

This is where you start to see things in a new light

And make your own decisions based on what’s wrong and right

When you reach adulthood you are more mature

With different hardships and difficulties to endure

Maybe you have a family and a home

Or maybe you’ve decided to be on your own

And finally you become old and it’s back to stage one

It becomes hard to move, stand, run

It’s where you know you have numbered days

Before your life fades away

Life is strange.

Do you remember those days

Where we would share a coded gaze

Filled with secrets only we could understand

And others couldn’t comprehend

Do you remember a time

When we could read between the lines

And know when the other was feeling down

Through the smile we’d see a frown

Do you remember once

When being together would enhance

All the fun and joy we had

Because it was moments we shared

Do you remember when

You were my friend

Do you remember those days

Before we went our separate ways