smileyfish
Ex-Bluelighter
Hey all, I'm new to this forum but I'm impressed by some of the stuff I've read. Thought I'd throw some of my own words down and see if the cat licks it up. Wish me luck...
Bloodlines
I know so little of my own blood.
Lines upon the skin
That trace my mother's smile,
And will be mine in time.
Their stories woven into mine,
Much has changes and yet remains -
My father's love of the earth
Mine also.
So much unsaid of childhoods -
Migrant's daughter,
My mother's tale,
As yet untold to me.
Lines across the globe,
Family I'll never know.
Uneasy peace marks my father,
More at home with anger,
And a constant fight.
But nowadays he's tired,
His father's stories secrets
Death claimed so long ago,
Their only tie the name they share.
Still I grow older, drift away...
Yarns of my own never spun for them,
But friends know them well,
Kin of my heart -
Their stories more familiar
Than my own blood,
History written in its ruby blush,
And lines upon my skin.
_____________________________________
*runs away*
[ 02 September 2002: Message edited by: smileyfish ]
Bloodlines
I know so little of my own blood.
Lines upon the skin
That trace my mother's smile,
And will be mine in time.
Their stories woven into mine,
Much has changes and yet remains -
My father's love of the earth
Mine also.
So much unsaid of childhoods -
Migrant's daughter,
My mother's tale,
As yet untold to me.
Lines across the globe,
Family I'll never know.
Uneasy peace marks my father,
More at home with anger,
And a constant fight.
But nowadays he's tired,
His father's stories secrets
Death claimed so long ago,
Their only tie the name they share.
Still I grow older, drift away...
Yarns of my own never spun for them,
But friends know them well,
Kin of my heart -
Their stories more familiar
Than my own blood,
History written in its ruby blush,
And lines upon my skin.
_____________________________________
*runs away*
[ 02 September 2002: Message edited by: smileyfish ]
thanks.