Monday, October 12, 2009

You Can, I Will


You can be the beach 


and 


I will be the sand.


You can sail the oceans


and 


I will rule the land.


You can shine the stars


and


I will hold the sky.


You can feel the sorrow


and


I will be the tear beneath your eye.


You can find the west


and 


I will know the east.


You can have the most


and 


I will claim the least.


You can be the leaves


and 


I will be the trees.


You can blow the wind


and 


I will bring the breeze.


You can show the day


and 


I will rise the sun.


You can be the animals


and


I will watch you run.


You can keep your silence


and


I will be quite loud.


You can show humility


and 


I will still be proud.


You can plant the garden


and 


I will grow the flowers.


You can work the city


and 


I will build the towers.


You can fly above


and


I will wait on ground.


You can form a square


and


I will roll around.


You can love the sweet


and


I will try the spicy.


You can hold the warmth


and 


I will shield the icy.


You can spread the peace


and 


I will fight the hate.


You can be my john


and 


I will be your kate. (without the eight)


You can be my love


and 


I will give you everything.


You can start our happiness


and


I will take a shiny ring.


You can be anything-just not none


because


I will then be nothing-but surely done.

1 comment:

  1. What a great poem, Chelsea! So many contrasting ideas, which move between tones (ie the "sorrow"/'tear beneath your eye section" compared to the funny "I will be your kate. (without the eight)." I like the formal elements of this poem too--how the "and" stands alone until the penultimate line, where "because" finally reveals the cause/effect relationship the poem is trying to express. Really nice work.
    -Ben

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