Lament (poem)

[Lara Winner]

Lament



I mourn the years spent blind,
to dreams of such rare beauty.

I regret the visions of hope,
that my cynical sight will never behold.

And should I seek the life,
I believed was not meant for me?

It would not change the irrelevancy,
of all the dreams that graced my youth.

I fear it would be no simple matter,
now that my bitter lesson is learned.

There is little significance in unrealized truths.

The illusion of faith is an honest lie.

If I could I would weep,
for the loss of innocence that has closed my eyes.

It would please me to see the illusion once more.

I long for one final glimpse into the world,
as seen through the eyes of a child.


A.N.- This poem was inspired by a conversation I had with two of my younger cousins. Hearing them speak with such hope and conviction reminded me of when I was their age and the world was not such a harsh place. They say you grow wise with age but I feel you also grow tired. I guess I regret spending my childhood pretending that I was grown up because now that I'm an adult I wish I were still a kid...

[Morrighan]

Boy does that ring a bell. Sometimes I feel the same way....and I wish I was a little more innocent...but I'm not. It's as if I grew up too fast, too soon.

Great job, Lara!

[Chibi-sitter]

I long for one final glimpse into the world,
as seen through the eyes of a child.


A.N.- This poem was inspired by a conversation I had with two of my younger cousins. Hearing them speak with such hope and conviction reminded me of when I was their age and the world was not such a harsh place. They say you grow wise with age but I feel you also grow tired. I guess I regret spending my childhood pretending that I was grown up because now that I'm an adult I wish I were still a kid...

This poem I can SO relate to!
It's like the story of my life. I'm growing up so fast I can't believe it I miss being a kid. Atleast I still look 14

I love this poem!!! I love it! I love it!

Tremendous job Lara.