I Was Told To Write. Poem by Tessa Chinery

I was told to write
But i didn't know what to say.
All i did was sit there,
all darn day.

My thoughts were all jumbled,
they made no since at all.
My teacher told us to write.
I said ' i will be here until nightfall.

She told me to open my heart
to explore, search, and find,
that one thing that would make me write.
By now i had that one thing in mind.

So i sat there and wrote all hour.
I never missed a beat.
By the time my story was done
I knew that we would meet.

Soon but not soon enough
did my dreams finally come true.
And i can't wait for that day.
When i get to be with you.

Forever is a long time they say.
But don't they know.
You can spend for ever with a person,
and there will be things about them that you don't know.

How i wish for that day to come.
Hoping i will be with you.
I will stand by you forever,
knowing my dreams have come true.

So, i sat there and i looked at my paper,
looked at my teacher and said with all my might.
I should have never listened to myself,
when I said I couldn't write.