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Jennifer Shively |
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Especially Me I Look Down the Hill At the smog-clouded L.A. lights, Like sparkling dots, Prancing in brown air, As the sun sets on the city And feel euphoria for an instant. It disappears When I turn around to see The crumbling plaster, Rusting pipes, And smudged glass Of my home And I realize, The air I breathe Is breaking down everything, -Jennifer Shively Move On When snow falls heavily on cedars And the world becomes silent, I bite my lip And let tears scorch my skin Until their source runs dry. I squeeze my tired eyes shut And see your caring face, Once more smiling and content. But my eyes must open, And when they do The world will once again, -Jennifer Shively When I See You I think of home on a foggy morning The trees all covered in dew. I feel the sun warming my chilled bones On a cold winter’s day. I hear nature calling my name As you play the violin. A melody strikes my ears With a comforting rhythm And I sink back into sweet memories. When I see you speak I think of a life I could have lived. Evergreens surround a small cabin, A fire burns low as smoke Billows from the chimney. Salmon swim in a river near by. This is just the beginning… I open my eyes and I see you. I look around and I am cold, Sitting in a small theater, Which lies nearly empty. A few students sit doodling or dozing. Life flows around me in lazy circles The scent of smoke lingers and is lost. I sit restlessly on a comfortless chair, Desperate to see just one evergreen, One speck of snow, One star filled sky. -Jennifer Shively |
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