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This Side of Never
by Alisa Jsthis path we've taken
are you sure?
that it's you along side with me,
laughing and joking and carrying on
is it your face I see?
as I gaze expectantly,
or a mask provided, ever so conveniently ...
you know the one painted with smiles
and all this time I thought you were real,
I hardly noticed the signs
flailing and lagging behind,
wooden steps in the sand, scraping quietly ...
guess I got lost in my thoughts again
plans for the future
dreaming,
and failed to realize I was walking alone
as you made other plans ...
stuck to the side of this teetering fence
dangerously close to insanity's breath,
flames on my shoulder
there's those voices again,
somewhere on this side of never gonna' be ...
tell me Im wrong and sadly mistaken
tell me Im the only one,
for you in this lifetime or ever
make me believe its true
only you
09/22/2007 Author's Note: This one was inspired by the masks (the face we show others) we all wear in life, (i.e. our professional masks, our personal masks to loved ones, our friendship mask, our social masks, our intimate masks, etc.) and how important it is to stay connected with those important to our lives.
Posted on 09/22/2007
Copyright © 2026 Alisa Js
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 09/23/07 at 02:56 AM Beautiful. |
| Posted by George Hoerner on 09/23/07 at 02:58 AM Some day when you find something that is forever please let me know. Forever is such a long time and sometimes we must take that instant and savour it for a long time. But still it's wonderful to think of and write about. |
| Posted by Tony Whitaker on 09/23/07 at 08:26 AM You are true to your soul in your writings sweet Alisa. Beautiful, indeed. |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 09/24/07 at 12:16 PM I like the lyrical style of this piece. I can hear you singing it my mind. |
| Posted by Charlie Morgan on 09/24/07 at 05:00 PM ...alisaJs...love it, speaks to the d r a m a of life, and asks questions we all ask or at least wonder but may not know that we can ask...good write, alisaJ...peace, chaz and you don't need an explanation, if anyone doesn't snap to the worth and dignity of this poem they ought no be told what it's about nahahahaha... |
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