she smiled

oldermanolderman Posts: 1,765
edited April 2004 in Poetry, Prose, Music & Art
she once was the princess,
her daddy's priceless pearl,
until she smiled at school,
bitter peers shut her down,
to tears she fell,
so sad was she...

chose the ones who brought her down
to a place fools take for granted
where love is soiled and then lost
before it is ever found...

walked a road not known to a princess,
dust
rocks
weeds
dead dog in the ditch

chose crystal ships
tied down her vessels
red orchids
loaded again

days gone by
sobered by the passing of time
she was seen at the market
by an old friend
who approached her
greeted with a smile
a smile so beautiful
this time lifted her

she is no longer a princess
she walks a road that is less than perfect

but she smiled and somone smiled back
Down the street you can hear her scream youre a disgrace
As she slams the door in his drunken face
And now he stands outside
And all the neighbours start to gossip and drool
He cries oh, girl you must be mad,
What happened to the sweet love you and me had?
Against the door he leans and starts a scene,
And his tears fall and burn the garden green
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Comments

  • sniff
    sweet as usual olderman :)
    very touching
    Rarghstarfarian.
  • oldermanolderman Posts: 1,765
    u r 2 kind, ty :)
    Down the street you can hear her scream youre a disgrace
    As she slams the door in his drunken face
    And now he stands outside
    And all the neighbours start to gossip and drool
    He cries oh, girl you must be mad,
    What happened to the sweet love you and me had?
    Against the door he leans and starts a scene,
    And his tears fall and burn the garden green
  • FancyFacadeFancyFacade Posts: 330
    awesome..
  • Your everlasting summer you can see it fading fast
    So you grab a piece of something that you think is gonna last
    Well you wouldn't even know a diamond if you held it in your hand
    The things you think are precious, I can't understand.

    Are you reeling in the years
    Stowing away the time?
    Are you gathering up the tears
    Have you had enough of mine?
    Are you reeling in the years
    Stowing away the time?
    Are you gathering up the tears
    Have you had enough of mine?

    You been telling me you were a genius since you were seventeen
    In all the time I've known you I still don't know what you mean
    The weekend at the college didn't turn out like you planned
    The things that pass for knowledge I can't understand.

    Are you reeling in the years
    Stowing away the time?
    Are you gathering up the tears
    Have you had enough of mine?
    Are you reeling in the years
    Stowing away the time?
    Are you gathering up the tears
    Have you had enough of mine?

    I've spent a lot of money, I've spent a lot of time
    The trip we made to Hollywood is etched upon my mind
    After all the things we've done and seen you find another man
    The things you think are useless I can't understand.

    Are you reeling in the years
    Stowing away the time?
    Are you gathering up the tears
    Have you had enough of mine?
    Are you reeling in the years
    Stowing away the time?
    Are you gathering up the tears
    Have you had enough of mine?
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