All My Life

The story of a man that spent his life chasing stories to tell.

ALL MY LIFE

All my life I wanted to tell stories

To turn the ordinary into a shape shifter

To make it go down on its knees

Until it would realize that it is not to suffer

Than to believe that truth comes out of dreams

All my life I wanted to create

A despair, an outpour of myself

And out of it make something great

Something that for me, and yourself

Would be a proof that love and hope once met

But all my life I looked around

Everywhere and nowhere, looking for these stories

And the more I searched, the more I felt down

Understanding that as dreams could rest, so they could run

Away from me and lost in the land

And here I am, my child, looking at my ruin of a face

Through the mirror of your youth and I realize

That my dreams never failed to trace

The sketch of your familiar eyes

This story I always chased

But failed to recognize. 

Reviews

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I enjoyed this write. It is much better than what certain clown reviewers have suggested!

It is true that we all deep down have a desire to achieve greatness and leave a worthwhile legacy behind after we leave this life. And definitely is difficult to find and then achieve. The search must always continue for greatness can be found in the most unlikeliest of places. And sometimes we are too busy searching around for this greatness, when we should be searching within.

A nice piece of work. Coming from a deep well of thought. Well Done.

[Davidgeo]

All your life you've wanted to create a "despair"? You know that word means the complete absence or loss of hope... you know that right?

"To prove that love and hope once met" ... "everywhere and nowhere"... hahahha these are just generic existential buzz word phrases. About as original and as a glass of water, your "thing" also fails internal logic... you get a C-

[Tom Aubin]

It was supposed to be read as: "to create (pause, new sentence) a despair..." and yes I know what despair means, although it seems to me that you experienced it enough to know what you're talking about. Maybe I'm wrong, but I cannot help but feel a sort of despair in your "hahahha".
But I'm not much of a poet, I just like words and I don't think that something nice necessarily needs to have an internal logic. I'm more used to read and write stories so I agree with you about the originality. But thanks anyway about the glass of water compliment, because to me there is nothing better than a good old glass of water to quench your thirst. And thanks for the grade! Peace.

[Davidgeo]

It's still a C-... and that's being generous.

[Tom Aubin]

Thanks for your generosity then! It means a lot to me.

[Davidgeo]

I'm sure it does sweetheart, I'm sure it does.

[Mr confido]

wow.. this is captivating... i love this. keep it up....

[Chase Dylan]

A shape-shifter of mirrored youth... Stories that reveal glory... Familiarity in the eye of the beholder... This beautiful sketch of heartfelt words leaves me failing to recognize anything but a lost land full of untold stories... Achingly penned...

[Tom Aubin]

Thanks a lot for your review Silente. Besides, the words you chose are truly inspiring.

[Chase Dylan]

They are your words, friend, and yes... They ARE truly inspiring... Was my pleasure

[Tom Aubin]

Thank you Silente

[SammMG]

We all want to be able to find something great that our lives will amount to and then be able to share to all so that they can be in awe. Yet like you say sometimes the most obvious of things are right in front of us. A lesson so simple yet so poignant. I loved this so much. Please keep up the great work with such well meaning and beautifully written writing such as this.

[Tom Aubin]

Thank you so much for your comment, I'm really glad you liked the poem!