Lucky One

[iblieve]

Called you Lea Lea
Never knew why
Fit you anyway
Youthful eyes,
Hope beginning to fade
Such a tragedy
Don’t know what to say
Just got in town
Standing by your grave
Guess you weren’t
One of the lucky ones
Like me.

Or maybe you were
God loved you
Set your spirit free.

First time I saw you
Bell bottoms, out of style
Your carefree silly ass
It made me smile
Didn’t mind me calling you
My lil’ hippie chick
Tragically alone
Never belonging to any click.

Would of been here sooner
Just got back
Left to
Get my life on track
No one seems to know
What happened to you
Weren’t you going
back to school.
Isn’t life funny
For you I never worried
Your **** was together
Told me you were drug free.

I never forget the night
You broke down and related with honesty
Those deep tragic secrets
That destroyed a little part of me
Growing up alone
Repeated molestations left you torn inside
Scars that healed
But the ones covered by a mother’s lie
The razor sharp reprimands castrating your soul
They never did
Allowing your young heart to wither and die
A brother’s treachery forever hid
I never told a soul.

Guess I’d better go
Just came to say goodbye
To my lil’ hippie chick
With a tear in my eye.
Goodbye Lea Lea
Wished it hadn’t
turned out this way.
Sometimes I can’t figure out
Why life takes these turns
Damn it girl!
You weren’t even twenty one.

Simply C

[Dandylion]

very sad and powerful piece...Im so sorry for your loss. Life takes many twists and turns we do not expect...My Johnnie died too young, said he was clean now too. Beautiful baby...just beautiful.~Dandy

[iblieve]

Yea, it is the past and this poem is a tribute to a soul that died too young. I wonder if drugs were legal if she might have sought rehab instead of another fix. iblieve

[Soul Tribunal]

Unfair......A tragic story indeed......

Dennis

[iblieve]

Thanks Dean and Dennis, there are no words to express this kind of darkness but I tried and thank you both for caring and for the comment iblieve

[mike poet]

I could feel the depth of your emotions for her. She seemed to be a true freind and was there at points in life worth remembering. Your writings are of a quality which you feel emotions deeply. You put thoughts to paper well. I know how depressed I am when some of my favorite stuff of my own is written. I felt your pain and am sorry for your loss.

[strawberygashes]

Very powerful, written very well. There was one line I didn't understand:

Originally posted by iblieve

For you I never worried
Your **** was together

I sat and pondered it awhile and still couldn't figure out how the two lines weaved together. Good job on this piece.

~morgan

[iblieve]

Thanks Mike, yea sometimes the emotuional poem leave us drained, but writing is my release. Once again thanks my friend, iblieve

Thanks morgan and thanks for taking the time to try to get the meaning. I do appreciate you and your writing. The following lines go together.

For you I never worried
Your **** was together
Told me you were drug free.

I never worried aboout her when I left because she had told me she was drug free and she had started back to college. The term having your **** together is a seventies term for doing good, having your life in order. I hope this explaination helps my friend. iblieve

[Mendum]

oh my god, this took my breath away, and hit me right in my heart, sorry for your loss, but u put ur pain into words and shared it with the world, and u do it so well, i'm fast becoming a big fan of your works *mendum*

[iblieve]

Thanks mendum and I am fast becoming a fan of your work, it is intriguing . iblieve