I COULD HAVE ASKED YOU FOR THE MOON,
A DIAMOND RING, A PALACE, A CAR.
BUT I THINK I SPOKE TOO SOON, THAT
YOU WERE MY ONLY BRIGHTEST STAR.
YOUR HEART I CHERISHED, YOUR LOVE I WISHED
BUT YOU LOOKED AT ME FROM SOMEWHERE FAR.
AND WHERE I LAID MY HEART FOR YOU,
YOU TROD UPON IT WITHOUT A CARE.
I SAW US BOTH, LAUGHING, SMILING,
MY DREAMS REMAINED WHAT THEY WERE.
YOU LOOK ELSEWHERE, AND I AT YOU,
AND I FELT AGAIN TONIGHT, "OUTSIDER".
I AM AN OUTSIDER IN MY OWN WORLD,
LOOKING AT MYSELF FROM AFAR,
HOPING AND WISHING TO BE LOVED,
TO BE YOUR ONLY BRIGHTEST STAR.
BUT I THINK IT’S NOT MEANT TO BE,
FOR AS IT'S TRUE FOR ALL TO SEE.
AN OUTSIDER IS ALWAYS JUST SO NEAR,
AND IS NEVER LET INSIDE THE DOOR.
"The Outsider"
Madhavi, this poem is so beautiful.
Personally, I think this poem reads of such strength, and endurance in love. Moreover it echoes a willingness to wait for the one a person loves, regardless if the wait is from afar.
Welcome to the den, and thank you for sharing.
Keep on penning no matter what, lots of luck and love to you.
Author, Gwendolyn A. Thomas Gath
From the Heart of an Artist Quiet Storm
A beautiful post...wonder why you used uppercase throughout, and used a comma in a restrictive clause (S1 L3: TOO SOON{,} THAT
YOU WERE MY ONLY BRIGHTEST STAR.)
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"The Outsider"
Madhavi, this poem is so beautiful.
Personally, I think this poem reads of such strength, and endurance in love. Moreover it echoes a willingness to wait for the one a person loves, regardless if the wait is from afar.
Welcome to the den, and thank you for sharing.
Keep on penning no matter what, lots of luck and love to you.
Author, Gwendolyn A. Thomas Gath
From the Heart of an Artist Quiet Storm
YOU WERE MY ONLY BRIGHTEST STAR.)
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