I Watch

I watch 
as the early morning sunlight
peeks through my window shades
casting it's golden glow 
across the placid sea of my covers
how I long
to lie here forever 
and revel in the freedom 
of dreamland 

I watch 
as the glow of the moon 
replaces the fading colors of day 
with a soft
but cold light
gently illuminating the frozen hills that surround 
and making everything sparkle

I watch 
as my dear siblings 
laugh
and smile
and smirk
when they learn they've grown
yet another inch

I watch 
as the mountains
put on their festive white hats
and the trees dress
in elegant gowns of ice

I watch 
as day turns to night 
summer turns to autumn 
child turns to teen 
I sit 
and sing 
and I watch 
as the world lives. 



 

Inkpaw

VT

17 years old

More by Inkpaw

  • The Boxes In The Corner

    Looming over your shoulders

    Each stack higher than its former

    Every thought and every scrap

    Of an idea too scared to ponder

     

    Every moment that hurt

    Each minute that lingered longer

  • Inadequacy


    How do I push the words out
    From behind my taffy tongue 
    Thick with salty tears 
    And full of grubby thumb 


    I’m a child 
    Pretending that I’m numb 
    To escape the overwhelming feelings 

  • Paper Frogs

    Why

    When feet fall soft but quick 

    Does the hallway extend

    And the hot breath of whoever’s behind me feel hotter 

    Why do I stay pressed to the wall 

    Like a stubborn gruby sticker