I know a girl with golden locks,
She never knew they shined.
Often, I smile and often, I talk,
I let her feel laughs, never pain.
She doesn’t hear of me- caring words.
I never knew her- wet eyes,
Her lips… a thin, thin line.
She is unknowing of my knowing,
Her sorrowful face still bright,
Her eyes… well-drawn masks.
Gloom is passed from room to room,
Like a disease, it affects all.
Simply for reasons of deafly told stories…
Unneeded- for I care, I do.
She strikes me as a certain type,
One for which I might have been blind.
To find her weeping- bundles of dying buds,
Would not be a sight unheard of.
In the hours we’d share,
Bliss was felt in one’s company.
I fear- to assume- might have been too brisk,
A mistake made one-sidedly.
Sinking in dread, remorse unwelcome,
Love unsaid, feeling mournful,
For questioning- she’ll never oblige.
Friends lost- broken knees,
Family lost- broken hearts,
Hearts lost and no one left for sympathy…
My sister- and I only had to listen.
Dominique...my love, i know now just how much every word means. its poems like this this that truly shout out just how fantastic you are. i could never write a poem that rhymed and had meaning, you are one of the best. make sure she reads this several times throughout her life, and everytime she does im sure she will gather something more from it.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
*She doesn’t hear of me- caring words. I never knew her- wet eyes, Her lips… a thin, thin line. She is unknowing of my knowing, Her sorrowful face still bright, Her eyes… well-drawn masks.* Moony! I love the imagery in these two stanzas. Really, very powerful stuff. And a wonderfully fantastic poem as well. You're so great at giving your poetry depth while maintaining a rhyme scheme. Just awesome. :)