Monday Morning
Each day I look out at the sun
Each day a new struggle begun
To erase my wishes and start a day anew
How I wish my lovely I could stay here with you
My tired body needs coffee and eggs
And an orange or two and to shake out my legs
Get ready to face the other bread-winning beings
You can't do this to dogs, it would damage their feelings
Yet there is some small pride in doing what I do
But my love it is no matter, I would only do it for you
Ten hours at the grind then home for TV
what's on doesn't matter so long as you are with me
Sometimes I wish we had children though I'm not up for the task
And having one person who loves me is all I can ask
One thing I know is I have a niece who is so close to my heart
If she were my own it would tear me apart
You see little kids love their uncles and mommas and such
At least until the teen years then not so much
It would hurt me to see a little one grow
And then become a person I no longer know
Still I would cross oceans to have a baby to love
Children I swear are gifts from above
But as each day passes I get older and you see
As I get older I can't give the love given to me
When I think of my father and the things he would do
He took me to Europe and Disneyland too
He worked all his life for my siblings and I
In happiness proud, in sickness he cried
And to think of the days we struggled and fought
It seemed he was just being mean but he loved me a lot
I was an ignorant teen, thought just of my side
We yelled at each other like we had no pride
So what I say is that being a father
Is not for us men who are easily bothered
I know that one day I might have regret
And one never knows-I may be a Dad yet
So just hold me my love and we'll take on the world
Until into that great void our souls will be hurled
Leif Gregersen
May 13, 2013
So Many Sunny Days
Hot sunny days are upon us now
And the fun and happy days outside
Time to dust off the bikes and shorts
And get tanned as we explore and ride
So many happy memories
YOU ARE READING
Poems From Inside Me
PoetryThis is a chapbook of poetry that led me to dedicate myself to writing, whether it be for money or simply to express myself. In this book I talk about family, love, loss and all the illusions that life brings us through.
