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These two I wrote during those first few months of 2001.
I DREAM
I dream of another time, I am a wife
I dream of another time, I am so innocent
I dream of another time, I have a love for life
I dream of another time, I have lost my innocence
I dream of the little girl, so plain
I dream of the little girl, so shy
I dream of the little girl, now like a daisy chain
I dream of the little girl, now like a butterfly
I dream of a beautiful dress, ribbons and bits
I dream of a beautiful doll, she is my joy
I dream, I dream, I dream, I am only six
I dream, I dream, I dream, I am still a boy
Conformity Hurts
I am told to accept, my gender
My parents do not like my apparel
I know this is wrong, for I am tender
I know this is wrong, for I am Carol
To have to live in this world as a man
Could slowly kill the girl inside
I will always have this secret plan
For there is no one else, for me, to confide
It seems that I have to live a fraud
It seems that society will never accept me
Shall I go to live abroad
Where at last, I do not have to be, a he
It has taken, far too many years
For recognition of my true reality
I have wasted time and far too many tears
Here I am at last, my true sexuality
By
Carol Robson
This is one of my favourites which I found on the Mermaids web site.
Life and Death
By Emily
It is not the moment of death
But what you do with life you were given-
Not a slave to this body
Or the ornaments that I adore
A whore to my emotions
It is not a boy or man I wish to destroy or kill
Just to let this women
Spread her wings
.........and breathe!
I found this verse by Lisa Teller in 2004 and for me it has relevance, I suspect it will for many others as well.
Friendship Of The Souls
Have you ever felt like you knew someone a long, long time ago?
Another place, another time, a friendship of the souls?
Two people who share a bond for reasons neither know,
A feeling that they were friends, a long, long time ago?
Did they stumble onto each other by pure circumstance,
Or was it fate and destiny that played a certain hand?
Two souls intertwined, they are worlds apart,
But the soul, it knows no difference, in matters of the heart.
Somehow they are drawn together, fate has brought them back,
Each living worlds apart, they journey separate paths.
When this life is over, and a new life begins,
Their souls will find each other, two souls that we call friends.
Koji's verses.
The purple rose
having had no
praise
fallen on the lawn
Koji
24.8.2001
I noticed the gorgeous purple
rose had bloomed two days
ago, but I did not come to admire
her then. This morning I found the rose
has fallen shedding her petals on the lawn.
I regret I did look at her and praise her. Then.
Dewy morning shinning
Conspicuously a single poppy.
Koji
1.9. 2001
I cleared dying poppy
among iris yesterday.
This morning I found a single poppy
in the dewy sunken garden. The orangey
red colour of the thick petals were translucently
bright in the morning sun.
To see beauty is joy.
What Is A Friend?
A friend is somebody
Who knows you and likes you
Exactly the way that you are...
Someone who's special
And so close in thought
That no distance can ever seem far.
A friend understands you without any words,
Stands by you when nothing goes right...
And willingly talks over problems with you
Till they somehow just vanish from sight.
And whether you're neighbors or live miles apart,
A word from a friend gives a lift
To your heart and spirit that shows you once more
Why friendship is life's dearest gift!
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