Lead a Life...

Ok, I was bored one day, so I decided to write this poem... it reflected my feelings at the time... I felt repressed by my father (whom I considered controlling) and my love for my then girlfriend...

Sittin’ here playin’ FreeCell on my PC
Just an excuse to escape reality.
Learnin’ again, to gain what I lack
Why don’t you just get off my back?

Listenin’ to complicating tunes
While I mark this page with foreign runes
Read the papers, to see what looms
A whole lotta nothin’ & a whole lotta gloom

What’s this world turning into
A menagerie, a universal zoo.
Humans are fast depleting
As the death watch continues its beating

Death is spinnin’ his web of demise
Through an intricate network of lies -
“Straight from the horse’s mouth”
We are not superior. Just uncouth

He hath let loose the hounds of hell
So, ring that warning bell
Our lives depend on it
Promise me you’ll strive & will not quit.

Hold me near
I love you, dear
Promise me you’ll never leave
And promise you’ll ne’er deceive

I promise we’ll leave this world together
Aged like old leather,
Promise me a life we’ll lead
As happy as a water’d seed…

Author's Note

Well structured critiques only. Thank you :)

Reviews

"I promise we'll leave this world together
Aged like old leather,"
*Gasps* I love this line, so sweet and comical!
The rhythm and rhyming is done so well and I congratulate you on another well written piece, I can feel the teenage angst.
Superb writing my friend!
-ST