One of my first poems, I didn't do really any revision work on it, so any comments anyone could give me, good or bad, would be greatly appreciated. There's a story behind it, but you can pretty much guess that from the content of the poem. Enjoy.
How can I escape my past,
That sneaks up on me so fast,
It keeps me from telling you
Everything Ive ever wanted to.
Im afraid of what you might say
If you knew the things Id done
Im not sure I know the right way
To say I think youre the one.
The one that I can share with
The facts, the truth, not myth,
Youre past is spotless, and white
Mine is darkness, made by might.
I hope that one day,
You can hear me say,
I love you.
But for now Im afraid
To remove this facade
That you have of me
In your mind you have the key.
The key to knowing who I was
It is not an easy thing to find
But I gave it to you because
You are already on my mind.
Constantly I think of you,
I hope that you do too.
But I guess Ill never know
Until the very end of the show.
How will it end I wonder
Will I have the courage,
To love you.
I wish to tell you everything
Of how I broke my wing,
But how could you understand,
This fallen angels command?
To love me without knowing me
If you can do that I would love you.
But that is a ridiculous thing, the
Request would be impossible to do.
And yet I find no harm
In asking others to take my charm,
I hide who I was from them,
And show them who I am.
Who I am
Is who you know,
Do you love me?
Do you need to know who I was,
Is it not more important because,
Without the past, you cant look to the future.
That sneaks up on me so fast,
It keeps me from telling you
Everything Ive ever wanted to.
Im afraid of what you might say
If you knew the things Id done
Im not sure I know the right way
To say I think youre the one.
The one that I can share with
The facts, the truth, not myth,
Youre past is spotless, and white
Mine is darkness, made by might.
I hope that one day,
You can hear me say,
I love you.
But for now Im afraid
To remove this facade
That you have of me
In your mind you have the key.
The key to knowing who I was
It is not an easy thing to find
But I gave it to you because
You are already on my mind.
Constantly I think of you,
I hope that you do too.
But I guess Ill never know
Until the very end of the show.
How will it end I wonder
Will I have the courage,
To love you.
I wish to tell you everything
Of how I broke my wing,
But how could you understand,
This fallen angels command?
To love me without knowing me
If you can do that I would love you.
But that is a ridiculous thing, the
Request would be impossible to do.
And yet I find no harm
In asking others to take my charm,
I hide who I was from them,
And show them who I am.
Who I am
Is who you know,
Do you love me?
Do you need to know who I was,
Is it not more important because,
Without the past, you cant look to the future.
