I Am
I am lonely and misunderstood
I wonder if anyone has ever known the real me
I hear ghosts chattering in the wind
I see people in light and color
I want to forgive myself for my wrongdoings
I am lonely and misunderstood
I pretend that I enjoy my solitude
I feel every person has worth
I touch what used to be smooth unwrinkled skin
I worry that I might always be alone
I cry for my lost loved ones
I am lonely and misunderstood
I understand that there is someone watching over me
I say "there ain't no way that you can hold on to something that wants to go....you can only love what you got while you got it"
I dream of smiling dogs with peanut butter breath
I try to be inviting
I hope that I can keep my new friends
I am no longer lonely and misunderstood.
I am Gloria Dump
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Tara,
ReplyDeleteI love this. I was torn between doing the absent but ever present character of Opal's mom or Gloria Dump. I think we all can remember the ghost of our past like Gloria does. You are really good at these poems.
Gloria was one of my favorite characters in this book!! I think you did a great job at describing her and how she felt about herself and others.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great I poem on Gloria. I loved her in the book and you were really able to descrpe her
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