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why are you crying little child?

eMMIeMMI Posts: 6,262
edited September 2006 in Poetry, Prose, Music & Art
why are you crying little child?
is the world proving to be too big of a place?

eyes so bright
full of what should be innocence
but what is changing to be something else

why are you crying little child?
are people not as nice as you trusted them to be?

face so young
expression that should be full of joy
is now dictated by pain

why are you crying little child?
is your mother gone? your brother gone? your best friend wiped away?
all destroyed by an evil game
that no man should play
"Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
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  • Pearl_Jam_NecklacePearl_Jam_Necklace Posts: 501
    eMMI wrote:
    why are you crying little child?
    is the world proving to be too big of a place?

    eyes so bright
    full of what should be innocence
    but what is changing to be something else

    why are you crying little child?
    are people not as nice as you trusted them to be?

    face so young
    expression that should be full of joy
    is now dictated by pain

    why are you crying little child?
    is your mother gone? your brother gone? your best friend wiped away?
    all destroyed by an evil game
    that no man should play


    reading this made me cry..cause all too soon we realize this world is one fucked up place......and happiness is in fairytales
    ...It's only after disaster that we can be resurrected...
    it's only after you've lost everything ...that you are free to do anything....(Fight Club)

    ... I'll ride the wave...where it takes me....
  • stoneygalistoneygali Posts: 148
    eMMI wrote:
    why are you crying little child?
    is the world proving to be too big of a place?

    eyes so bright
    full of what should be innocence
    but what is changing to be something else

    why are you crying little child?
    are people not as nice as you trusted them to be?

    face so young
    expression that should be full of joy
    is now dictated by pain

    why are you crying little child?
    is your mother gone? your brother gone? your best friend wiped away?
    all destroyed by an evil game
    that no man should play

    W.T.F.????
    I never meant to hurt you, mi diablo, mi amigo, but I've built up so much character I have an alter ego. I have to make a clean break & I have to do it quick because the pain you give me babe would make Cal Ripken call in sick!!!
  • eMMIeMMI Posts: 6,262
    Pearl_Jam_Necklace wrote:
    reading this made me cry..cause all too soon we realize this world is one fucked up place......and happiness is in fairytales

    :o did you really cry?

    I do believe that there's happiness in the world we live in too, as there is. but sometimes stuff just happens that makes me wanna rethink about my point of view..
    "Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
  • eMMIeMMI Posts: 6,262
    stoneygali wrote:
    W.T.F.????

    what do you mean?
    "Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
  • Pearl_Jam_NecklacePearl_Jam_Necklace Posts: 501
    eMMI wrote:
    :o did you really cry?

    I do believe that there's happiness in the world we live in too, as there is. but sometimes stuff just happens that makes me wanna rethink about my point of view..

    yep i really cryed. its a very sad piece that i relate to oh so well..thanks for sharing it.
    ...It's only after disaster that we can be resurrected...
    it's only after you've lost everything ...that you are free to do anything....(Fight Club)

    ... I'll ride the wave...where it takes me....
  • eMMIeMMI Posts: 6,262
    Pearl_Jam_Necklace wrote:
    yep i really cryed. its a very sad piece that i relate to oh so well..thanks for sharing it.

    oh.. I'm sort of impressed, cause I suppose that means I achieved the emotion I wanted for this one.

    you're very welcome.
    "Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
  • DopeBeastieDopeBeastie Posts: 2,513
    joyful girl

    i do it for the joy it brings
    because i'm a joyful girl
    because the world owes me nothing
    and we owe each other the world
    i do it because it's the least i can do
    i do it because i learned it from you
    and i do it just because i want to
    because i want to

    everything i do is judged
    and they mostly get it wrong
    but oh well
    'cuz the bathroom mirror has not budged
    and the woman who lives there can tell
    the truth from the stuff that they say
    and she looks me in the eye
    and says would you prefer the easy way
    no, well o.k. then
    don't cry

    i wonder if everything i do
    i do instead
    of something i want to do more
    the question fills my head
    i know there's no grand plan here
    this is just the way it goes
    when everything else seems unclear
    i guess at least i know

    i do it for the joy it brings
    because i'm a joyful girl
    because the world owes me nothing
    and we owe each other the world
    i do it because it's the least i can do
    i do it because i learned it from you
    and i do it just because i want to
    because i want to
  • eMMIeMMI Posts: 6,262
    that's a nice piece pastanazi! thanks for posting it! :)
    "Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
  • twin1twin1 Posts: 902
    this is really pretty eMMI, good read, I can relate to that girl and remember that time, you do loose that childlike innocence when you enter the world, there is always good and bad and sometimes you wish you only knew the good, but without the bad you might not appreciate the good when it happens as much :)
    Our love must not be just words, but True Love, which shows itself in action,
    No one needs a smile more than someone who fails to give one,
    After you die...you know how to LIVE!
  • DopeBeastieDopeBeastie Posts: 2,513
    eMMI wrote:
    that's a nice piece pastanazi! thanks for posting it! :)


    it's an awesome song, for sure :)
  • Being EnlightenedBeing Enlightened Posts: 5,746
    eMMI wrote:
    :o did you really cry?

    I do believe that there's happiness in the world we live in too, as there is. but sometimes stuff just happens that makes me wanna rethink about my point of view..

    Hey, {{eMMI-lou}}! :) I liked this one a lot! Love to see you sharing.

    I hope you don't mind me posting one I wrote in 2004. Your poem made me think of it. It's not pretty but, I felt it fit with this and I wanted to share it with ya.

    A Good Man?

    Saw the face of a man
    A family man
    A good man
    Friends, family and neighbours would say
    Always a smile
    Always a pleasant hello
    Always at church on Sunday
    A pillar of the community
    He's clean cut
    Has a good job
    A fine car
    A nice home
    A lovely wife
    And a hauntingly beautiful daughter
    Oh yes, a pretty little lady is she
    Daddy's little princess
    And on Tuesday nights
    When Mommy does her duty with the PTA
    Daddy shows his little princess just how much he loves her
    And insists that she show her love in return
    Daddy loves to see his pretty princess cry
    The salt of her tears upon her pillow
    Just as his salt upon her tender belly
    The stuff his sick wet dreams are made of
    He shows his love, every inch
    She is numbed by his love
    She is robbed by his love
    She is violated by his love
    She is ripped by his love
    She is hardened by his love
    She is hated by his love
    Her innocence lost
    Her love warped, distorted, stolen
    Her body a shell
    Her mind battered, torn, broken
    Her skin dirty and not her own
    Her insides trying to jump out
    But her Daddy is a good man
    A pillar of the community
    And Mommy doesn't want to believe her
    Forget your perfect offering, there is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in. - Leonard Cohen
  • DopeBeastieDopeBeastie Posts: 2,513
    ::shudders::
  • coachchriscoachchris Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada Posts: 749
    This poem is really great eMMI but truly a sad thing to have put in perpective :( Thanks for sharing!
    Adolescence in essence is all about trust.
    Leaving is for the answering machine.
  • eMMIeMMI Posts: 6,262
    twin1 wrote:
    this is really pretty eMMI, good read, I can relate to that girl and remember that time, you do loose that childlike innocence when you enter the world, there is always good and bad and sometimes you wish you only knew the good, but without the bad you might not appreciate the good when it happens as much :)

    thank you twin1!

    such wise words. :)
    "Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
  • eMMIeMMI Posts: 6,262
    coachchris wrote:
    This poem is really great eMMI but truly a sad thing to have put in perpective :( Thanks for sharing!

    thank you for reading coachie!

    and for your nice words..
    "Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
  • eMMIeMMI Posts: 6,262
    Being Enlightened wrote:
    Hey, {{eMMI-lou}}! :) I liked this one a lot! Love to see you sharing.

    I hope you don't mind me posting one I wrote in 2004. Your poem made me think of it. It's not pretty but, I felt it fit with this and I wanted to share it with ya.

    A Good Man?

    Saw the face of a man
    A family man
    A good man
    Friends, family and neighbours would say
    Always a smile
    Always a pleasant hello
    Always at church on Sunday
    A pillar of the community
    He's clean cut
    Has a good job
    A fine car
    A nice home
    A lovely wife
    And a hauntingly beautiful daughter
    Oh yes, a pretty little lady is she
    Daddy's little princess
    And on Tuesday nights
    When Mommy does her duty with the PTA
    Daddy shows his little princess just how much he loves her
    And insists that she show her love in return
    Daddy loves to see his pretty princess cry
    The salt of her tears upon her pillow
    Just as his salt upon her tender belly
    The stuff his sick wet dreams are made of
    He shows his love, every inch
    She is numbed by his love
    She is robbed by his love
    She is violated by his love
    She is ripped by his love
    She is hardened by his love
    She is hated by his love
    Her innocence lost
    Her love warped, distorted, stolen
    Her body a shell
    Her mind battered, torn, broken
    Her skin dirty and not her own
    Her insides trying to jump out
    But her Daddy is a good man
    A pillar of the community
    And Mommy doesn't want to believe her

    hey hey BE! many hugs back at ya!

    I'm glad you liked it! aww, thank you.. I'm happy to have gotten something out and down finally - it's been a while. :o

    of course I don't mind! uhh, no, it's not pretty.. but it's good. (feels like a wrong word..) very well written dearest BE!! gave me shivers.

    thank you for sharing it.
    "Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
  • eMMIeMMI Posts: 6,262
    it's not a pretty piece this one.. but I felt like shamelessly bumping it anyway.
    "Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
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