Elf Songs I stand alone Beside the sea. I watch the winds Who follow me. Stars are silent In my heart, And the whole world Stands apart. I sing softly To myself, Humming elf songs From the shelf. People glance at Me and frown, Puzzled, frightened. I look down. People pass me By and they Cannot grasp me Look away. Sometimes someone Hesitates, Looks at me and Wonders, waits. Sometimes I hold Out my hand, With myself Inside it and Hope somebody Understands. Saying this is Who I am. Very rarely Someone sees me, And I barely Feel it frees me. They perceive the Hopes I haunt. They believe the Worlds I want. Warily I Squint and smile. Someone loves me For awhile. Then they see the Volatile Things in me Who I beguile, And they tire of How I grieve, Lost like madness, And they leave. I sing softly By myself, Placing pledges On the shelf. Putting promises Away. People say them. They don't stay. Watch the sky Grow bright and blue. I don't want to Frighten you. Watch the worlds Whisk words away. Don't believe The things you say. I grow guarded -- Build a wall Of smiles and irony. I fall Friendless, free Into the far And foreign sea Of who you are. ...And watch a star. Written by Anna Williams http://freepoemsonline.blogspot.com
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