I Want You To Learn Before It’s Too Late...

Waking up from my travel sleep,
Staring at the moving trees,
I shockingly saw through the windscreen,
Oh no no, it’s us and not the trees.

Coming out of my lazy sleep,
I could not resist, but day dream,
My mind ran back, just like the trees,
Back to the past, where things were neat.

I was then, much smaller and weak,
I used to cry and stumble and weep,
For no reason at all, now I see,
I was small, I just had to breathe.

I wish I knew it, when I was small,
I wondered why, no one ever spoke up,
Oh, I remember, I asked them to shut up,
Not with my words, but with my work.

Thinking of the past so mild,
Honoring my face with a broad smile,
Telling myself, those days were fun,
Looking at the teens who run.

You who own that sweet age,
I know you own and run the stage,
But let me have the mic for a while,
Please don't frown, I want you to smile.

I wish you have fun times like mine,
With that thought I share this rhyme,
Be aware of the things you might regret,
Especially the words, it's a very bad debt.

When intruders come knocking at the gate,
I'll show you how to lock that gate,
Oh no no no, please don't hesitate,
I want you to learn before it’s too late.

-Debra R. N. Ludwick-

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Your Only Choice...

Looking at the clock, Trying hard to stop, The time that runs, With more to be done. Staring at the setting sun, The wind conveys, the night has begun, Fakely accepting, the praises that surrounds, With regrets about, the things undone. The curious eyes, started her chase, Girls with grins, running out of the gates, Guys crawled in, with their long face, Another hopped to shop, with the money he made. The doves flew towards their cage, Owls flew out, with their scary gaze, They all switched shifts, each and every day, For nature's company, isn't that great? When things take place, in unexpected ways, Good things take time, is what they say, Sorrow and joy, may join the same day, Life needs the company of patience, is what I say, In this life things may delay, But your only choice is to stay. -Debra R. N. Ludwick-

The Narrowing Stream...

When it was time, to be in my mother's reach, I would have welcomed the world, with my baby scream, With my mom and dad, I made my safety team, Oh how I longed, to complete all my vaccines, By that time, I've come all the way to my teens. From then to now, I longed to see, Myself on, the highest mountain peaks, My fears ranged, covering my path with steam, This mind haunted the nights, stealing my sleep, Forever I'm stuck, with these daily routines. How on Earth are these things worth it? To trade my joy, to trade my sleep, I scare my heart, in my mind I scream, When it comes to my life, I feel like a machine, Even they do stop, at their highest degrees. I long and long, forever in life's streets, With one in hand, to the next I reach, This is how the world goes, not only for me, This life on Earth is a narrowing stream, And this stream, seems to be based, on our dreams. -Debra R. N. Ludwick-

I Continued...

Looking through, the window inside, On this wonderful day, the sun is bright, Little birds sing, a joyful rhyme, A bride prepares, for her carriage ride, In between four walls, I continued to write. Children screamed, come quickly let's hide, By the tree he sat, for the shade they provide, Cheerful little girls, enjoyed the slide, Mom continued to say, "come eat your rice", In between four walls, I continued to rhyme. The silver fountain, standing tall outside, With the sun's rays, it had to shine, The birds dance, and sing inside, What a beautiful day, what a beautiful sight, In between four walls, I continued with a sigh. For understanding there was, a great big fight, To understand and forgive, was a great big crime, Living with regrets, is the lesson taught by life, In this crowded world, I could not cry, In between four walls, I continued to fake smile. -Debra R. N. Ludwick-

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