A POEM

A POEM

A poem can be short or it can be long.

When put to music, it can be the lyrics to a song.

A poem can be about what's wrong or what's right.

It can be a bird high in the sky as it soars in flight.

A poem can be a flower that you stop and smell on your way.

It can be words that out loud you just can't say.

A poem can be a river that to the ocean it is flowing.

It can be a tree that for hundreds of years has been growing.

A poem can be about a place that's dark and you're trying to find the light.

It could be a battle that to the end you must fight.

A poem can be a dream that has slowly begun to drift.

It can be about the ground that you stand on that has begun to shift.

A poem can be about a first kiss in the rain.

Or the memories of an old lover that drives you insane.

A poem can be about a touch that gives such a thrill.

Or a time in your life when you were keeping it real.

A poem can be a fantasy that makes your mind wonder.

It could be about the wonders of life that makes one ponder.

A poem could be memories that bring back tears.

It can be about places where you get lost in your fears.

A poem can be about lovers that lurk in the past.

It can be about a life that just went by way too fast.

A poem can be about deep dark secrets that you never want to share.

It can be about people that are lost in their own little worlds that just don't care.

A poem can be a darkness that lives deep within.

It can be about how a man and a woman can be just friends.

A poem can be a sunset that's painted in many hues.

It can be about life and how you have to pay your dues.

A poem can touch the hearts of many, I know this is true.

Some may be written for someone special and meant to be read only by a few.

A poem can have a message and some may have two.

This poem was written to say . . . I love you.

STANLEY HENDRIX

12/14/10

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