I Have Come

I Have Come

A Poem by SheActsLikeSummer
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I have come to mend the collapsing buildings...

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I have come,
To mend the collapsing buildings,
Glue back together the shattered windows,
Piece by piece
To refurbish the foundation,
Upholster the empty chairs,
To fill each crack in the sidewalk,
So once more it's safe to walk on
Come to strip the road of pot holes,
And fix the bird houses on the doorstep,
So that once more they can sing,
Bring life to this solemn city
Restore the sagging flowers,
Light the city with extravagant colours,
And recondition the lifeless shutters,
Hanging by their rusty hinges
To rewire the phone lines,
And shuck the peeling paint,
Collect the loose bricks,
Build a wall with those
Demolished piles of rock,
Recycled; put to good use
For I have come to mend the city,
Repair it's crumbling buildings
But now I have come to find,
After traveling from a far,
Without stopping for a moment,
It's not the city that needs be remodeled
But the people who dwell in it,
The broken souls,
With broken hearts,
Who refuse to say they're nothing but Ok

© 2012 SheActsLikeSummer


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SheActsLikeSummer
I hope you like it, reviews are greatly appreciated.

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we need more repairers of cities and people

Posted 11 Years Ago


Good poem, I love how you've brought to life the common misconception that the symptoms need to be solved, when in reality there would be no symptoms if the root cause were, in a sense, rooted out in the first place. Also, the setting of this in a large city does wonders in terms of explaining how this is a common problem, namely, that most residents in those large cities have broken souls and broken hearts barely hidden behind a facade. Good work!

Posted 11 Years Ago


I LOVE it. I love the way it slowly brought you to that great ending with such beauty. It is not the facade but the interior that is crumbling. The inside, the heart, that is deteriorating. Such a powerful message. Brilliant.

Posted 11 Years Ago


That's really good like rebuilding a bad past

Posted 11 Years Ago



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Added on April 17, 2012
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I wish there was a single moment in my life that summed up who I am. Just a short snippet of time that I could copy and paste here so I didn't have to rack my mind for something to say. But I kind of .. more..

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