Wishes Don't Come True

Wishes Don't Come True

A Poem by A.Lee

I’ve thrown pennies into wishing pools

Praying you would hear my pleas

I really don’t think I ask for much

I just want to be loved for me

 

But my wishes always go unheard

They never seem to matter

Because every time I think I’ve won

The pieces of my life are scattered

 

I’m so tired of making wishes

Because wishes don’t come true

No matter how much I try and try

Those pieces just won’t stay glued

 

I really wish I could go a day

Without feeling I’m going insane

Friends who love with no strings attached

Pillars when hope begins to wane

 

But since I know that will never be

I’m forced to hold it in

With gauze and tape and bitter thoughts

Much to my chagrin

 

I’ve always been a loner

It’s always been just me

I’ve found my ways to deal with things

To force my apathy

 

But I’m tired of making wishes

Because wishes just don’t come true

No matter how much I try and try

Those pieces just won’t stay glued

 

There’s a piece of me in everyone's hands

From the times you loved then left

And I can’t put me back together

Without the ones you kept

 

If I could see my wish come true

I’d just wish to be whole

Because every day I go with out

Life's seeping from my soul

 

I’ve made it farther than I've ever been

Because of people like you who cared

But it was just a fluke like everything else

And now I’m hurting, alone and scared

 

But God, I’m tired of making wishes!

No, wishes just don’t come true

No matter how much I try and try

Those pieces just won’t stay glued...

© 2010 A.Lee


Author's Note

A.Lee
This was written in a moment of sadness. More of a vent write than anything. The rhyme scheme... I don't know what it is but I seem to be stuck in rhyme at the moment. I wasn't planning on making it rhyme, it just happened...

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There’s a piece of me in everyone's hands
From the times you loved then left
And I can’t put me back together
Without the ones you kept

Heartbreakingly beautiful. I love this poem. It's sad, but honest. Fantastic job, this is going in my favorites. :D


Posted 13 Years Ago


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This is amazing. I love it. It reads through so well, the words just make you want to keep reading. It's so sad, I can hear the pleas for acceptance. Very nicely done. Thank you for sharing this.

Posted 13 Years Ago


i agree with Ashley.. that one stanza was really breathtaking. from the entire poem, it stood out.

Posted 13 Years Ago


I really love this. You written it beautifully. I really get you on the rhyming thing, i also try not to but it just happens. It's good though and makes it really flow as your reading it making it easier to understand and take in.

Posted 13 Years Ago


The poem is powerful. I like the desire of hope and desire for wishes. I believe in hope and wishes will come true if we reach for them in a life. A outstanding poem. thank you.
Coyote

Posted 13 Years Ago


Great poem, the emotions in this piece are stunning, you did a great job with it. The best time to write is when you're in that moment of sadness because the true emotions will come out in your writing and that happened here. :D

Posted 13 Years Ago


We and you need work like this. We need the release of seeing our sadness on paper. I don't believe in closure, I don't believe there is any such thing as closure but I do believe in a softening of our emotions through time. When you write like this - and it is very well written - you give yourself an opportunity to remember later your sadness and re examine it become better because you can relate. It also gives us, your readers the ability to remember to relate to take that deep breath if you will and realize we are not alone. Very well done

Posted 13 Years Ago


I totally understand those moments..I can say only one thing..I remember that feeling.. only a memory as most my wishes do come true as I hope someday yours will as well.. I really like the way you expressed your frustration here, poetry is about the moments.. they may change, but poetry you write now will someday guide you..anyhow very well done.

Posted 13 Years Ago


aww man this is just brilliant work, it's got absolutely everything. nice job

Posted 13 Years Ago


Moving and elegantly done xx

Posted 13 Years Ago


Very beautiful heartfelt piece. 'Pieces staying glued' awesome. The heart rebroken is seldom and slowly mended my dear.

Posted 13 Years Ago



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A.Lee
A.Lee

Monroe, GA



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