Fading

by Kimberly Taberner - Sagittarius

I felt as though I
   was fading away-
As if my innocence was
   being wasted on the 
   dead and dreaming.
I spent my nights in
   self-defense and cried
   about my innocence.
A few days in this
   failing lifetime
   changed my view-
   It changed my entire
   perspective.
You got a piece of me.
And, although I remember
   all the little things
   that make up a memory,
You're coloring me in.
My eyes are now turning
   green again,
   instead of a pale 
   blue sky.
My heart is warming-
   welcoming you in.
It was freezing my body-
   freezing my fingertips-
   from the loneliness.
I'm warming now-
   to a face in my mind.
Close those brown eyes and 
   tell me if you want to be
   needed as I do.
Close those brown eyes
   and feel me next to you,
   crying thankfully on your shoulder.
Keep some sorrow in your heart
   and mind for the things
   that have died before
   their time.
But, stay beside me where
   I am because I finally
   know where I stand.

Reason for writing:

    It doesn't matter why I wrote this poem. What matters is that I wrote it.    

Birth sign: Sagittarius
Date created: 2000-04-29 01:35:31
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:42:07
Poem ID: 55745

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