Home > Creative Writing > Poetry
Created on: May 31, 2008 Last Updated: June 08, 2008
Lost in Translation
Looking back....
You called me on the phone
Then,asked me on a DATE
I knew you were not the one
I said NO
You could not WAIT
You called the next night, and the next...
We talked for hours, and HOURS ...
You said you were falling in love with me and brought me FLOWERS
You asked, can I come over? I said, just for tonight... but, that was not the CASE
After a bottle of red, an eager man got his wish.... and I had started the wheels of FATE
One night, turned into TWO
Two turned into: it's our 3 year anniversary
I want to marry YOU
I was stunned, what do I SAY?
I said yes! I wear a size 6 1/2 ring
I knew I was going to PAY
Time went on, I felt trapped.... I knew I had to get OUT
I awoke the next morning...
I felt sick to my stomach... What's this all ABOUT?
Without telling a single soul, I drove to the doctor's office.....
She gently placed her hand on my tummy
She grinned and said "You are going to have a BABY"
I was shocked, and numb..... I sat in my car sobbing for hours, and hours
Is there a way out? Abortion, Adoption,..... MAYBE?
"I am pregnant" I said....."
I am keeping my baby" You said "Great! You know I will take care of YOU"
That is the day I lost myself.... and everything that I used to hold TRUE
Three years later, running towards me is my son .......
A gorgeous smile, sweet cheeks
I love him beyond explanation.
My precious little BOY
How could I have ever doubted, that he would bring me JOY
The once eager man, now...... is not so eager......
The promise to take care of me..... he has kept up to this DAY
We used to talk for hours. Now, we can't find much to SAY
You said you were falling out of love with me
I said..... you used to bring me FLOWERS
We scowl at each other..... say hurtful things
Our tears fall like April SHOWERS
Even though the eager man got his wish. He now realizes, He lost his place.....
You said.... I need to find myself again... I said me too! I need some SPACE
We have to decide when we both find ourselves, will we finally be traveling down the same path
Or will our marriage, still prove to be out of PLACE?
Learn more about this author, Greer Garrison.
Click here to send this author comments or questions.
Below are the top articles rated and ranked by Helium members on:
Poetry: Moving on
by James Lyons
Title: Out of the Fire
All that she wanted was someone to love her
It seemed fair to her and not too much to ask
With so much
by Tracy T.
It is undoubtable
That I have broken free
Of the chains which have restrained me
A temporary assistance
To misery
I'm still trying
I thought of you today
For no apparent reason
Just a memory of your face
The quietest of images
A whisper of the place.
I thought
Breakup: An Explanation
What you are not, my dear, is a flame
that starts in my sternum and sends smoke
through my pores.
What
The files are sealed
The vaults are closed
I wait, new chapters to unfold
I've shed some tears
I've cried the past
But future's
View All Articles on: Poetry: Moving on
Featured Partner
Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
The Pulitzer Center promotes in-depth engagement with global affairs through its sponsorship of quality international journalism across all media platforms and an innovative program of outreach and education.more