Amandas Poems

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Amandas Poems

• An exercise in insanity

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Mystery Man

• I cant tell you if his eyes are green
• Or brown or hazel or blue
• Or even if theyre the clearest ever seen
• Even if I cant look in them, I know hes true.
• When he speaks his baritone voice is clear
• Calm, reassuring, he sings in my dreams.
• I get a rush whenever hes near
• My troubles disappear, it seems.
• My brain is a jumble when hes around
• I wish he could peek inside, see that Im the
  One.
• Whenever I speak I feel like a clown
• Everything I say sounds juvenile, dumb.
• Tonight, I slumber, Ill see him again
• Together in my dreams, me my mystery man.

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Dr. Pepper

• My motivation to get up in the morning
• Comes in a maroon and white can.
• Sweet as sugar and cold as ice,
• Parting my lips and tickling my tongue.
• An instant pick-me-up,
• Propelling me through my day.
• If it wasnt for that little can
• Id still be in bed.

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Dans Poem

• The phone call came on Christmas morning
• And with it my world fell apart.
• I couldnt believe the words that I heard
• Hearing them broke my heart.
• The voice on the end of the line said
• Theres been an accident your classmate is
  dead.
• My tears fell like a giant waterfall
• Before long, there were no more left in my head
• My family asked me, What was the news?
• I had to tell them what was wrong.
• They couldnt believe it either --
• That day lasted for so long.
• I called my classmates and let them know
• Dan was dead he wouldnt be coming back.
• Some cried, some didnt believe
• But now all our lives were going to lack.

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• He wasnt the star of any school play,
• He wasnt the quarterback of the football team,
• He kept to himself most of the time,
• But he was special to me.
• The next three days passed in a blur
• I didnt know my left from my right.
• Making calls and making plans
• Visiting friends at night.
• Finally, the afternoon of the funeral came
• We gathered and said our goodbyes.
• Through music, through stories, through pictures
  and flowers,
• Through it all, we couldnt help but cry.
• These now are my final words
• I have no more to say.
• Goodbye, my friend Ill see you again
• When that someday becomes today.

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Imitation

• Gods Wheel Shel Silverstein
• God says to me with a kind of smile,
• "Hey how would you like to be God awhile
• And steer the world?"
• "Okay," says I, "I'll give it a try.
• Where do I set?
• How much do I get?
• What time is lunch?
• When can I quit?"
• "Gimme back that wheel," says God.
• "I don't think you're quite ready yet."

• Dads Wheel Amanda Pierce
• (in the style of Shel Silversteins Gods
  Wheel)
• Dad says to me with a little grin,
• Hey, how would you like to drive for awhile
• And steer the car?
• OK, I say, Ill give er a shot.
• Where do I turn?
• Which way is reverse?
• How fast am I going?
• Where is the ditch?
• Give me the wheel, says Dad.

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Meow

• Each day is a new adventure
• In my humans house.
• I crouch behind a big cardboard box
• Peeking around the corner ready to pounce.
• Footsteps in the kitchen
• I hear a voice in the rear.
• My ears spring to attention
• Is that a can opener I hear?
• After some food and a little water
• I curl up for a much-needed nap.
• The fur coat I wear keeps me warm
• When winters cold slaps.
• After awhile, sleeping gets boring
• Yawning, I awake, its time for fun.
• The eat-sleep-play cycle starts again
• The work of a cat is never done!

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Questions

• But when morning comes
• Everythings the same
• Im still by myself
• Nothing has changed
• And now its time to get up
• And face another day
• Im glad you cant see me now
• See me this way
• I have found the answers
• Now I can see
• I threw away the best thing
• That ever happened to me
• I know that I hurt you
• Now I realize
• I hope you can forgive me
• Maybe in time
• When will this nightmare end?

• So many questions
• Are running through my head.
• I said that I loved you
• But I hurt you instead.
• Now Im sitting here
• Right by the phone
• Waiting for an answer
• Crying all alone
• The tears roll down my face
• Make a puddle on the floor
• You dont know how much I wish
• That youd walk through that door
• But its midnight now
• Time to face my fear
• Of being all alone
• Without you here
• When will this nightmare end?

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Daydream

• If youd all open your books
• To page six-ninety-three
• Professor Jones drones on and on
• I wish nothing more than to be free.
• I wish I could be
• Anywhere but here.
• I dont think this class will never end
• It seems as if Ive been stuck here all year.
• I have the attention span of a goldfish
• I quit taking notes long ago
• Im really worried about our upcoming test
• Did he just say its tomorrow?
• My eyelids are like heavy weights
• I know my daydream will start soon
• Where will I travel to today?
• To the ocean, perhaps a lush lagoon?

• Next, Im in the African jungle
• Hunting for wild game
• This safari is a little surreal
• These lions seem a little too tame.
• Now Im driving 75
• Down an isolated stretch of road
• Watching my gas gauge inch towards E
• Im nowhere close to my abode
• Now Ill never make it home
• Jeez, Im such a cheapskate.
• I know I should have put
• More than 5 bucks of gas in the tank.
• About the time Im wondering
• About trying to hitchhike to the next town
• I see a car off in the distance
• I failed in flagging him down.

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Being Home
Collaborative effort from Interim 2004

• Sleeping in and staying out late
• Sneaking in through our old front gate
• Stepping outside and breathing fresh air
• Right now I wish that I was back there
• Being home is where I want to be
• The old back roads and the quiet breeze
• Its where I grew up and nothing compares
• To home, family, and the love we share.
• A home-cooked meal with the family
• I wouldnt trade it for anything
• Seeing old friends and driving through town
• Walking through school and just hanging around
• Being home is where I want to be
• The old back roads and the quiet breeze
• Its where I grew up and nothing compares
• To home, family, and the love we share.