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I WANNA BE YOU (#6)
by W. Mahlon PurdinOh, so worry-free you are.
So breezy with the praise, so confident
Of how things go. My hands tremble
With worry, trouble around every corner,
But you walk with the gods of luck
And happy times never ever ending.
I stare at things coming my way as I
Did in the war: bullets to dodge,
Rooms waiting to explode, everything
In flux, uncertainty edging
Every moment. Life is a blood sport
To me. For you it's
A walk in the park on a warm
Summer's day, hand-in-hand with
A lover who will never leave.
Oh, so worry-free you are.
The world is a safe place, a haven;
Sighs of gratitude and contentment.
You sleep so well, no twisting sheets,
No sudden waves of vast confusion,
No nights that will never end.
Each morning the world is born anew.
Oh, how I wish I were you.
01/22/2011 Posted on 01/22/2011
Copyright © 2026 W. Mahlon Purdin
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 01/22/11 at 08:56 PM Truth be told, I doubt that this "you" actually exists; at least, I've never met them; perhaps a moment here and there. |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 02/02/11 at 08:15 PM I'm back to read this one again, which is becoming my fav of this series. |
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