Poems From Inside Me

One month past the Equinox in a very northern city

June 21

It is the Equinox today.

A most important day

A gift so special to all of us one might say

Given to all of us in a very special way

It is the longest day of the year

Sometimes we get such short days here

The sun is warm and bright and so near

The sky is glorious and clear

The hopes of all the youngsters

Are boiled down into this time

Don’t envy them they earned it

And if they don’t get it, it would be a crime

These two months were paid for by 10

That’s five to one

Five to one I will say again

Maybe if things were good you could say 9

December is not all that bad

In it comes Christmas

Not much time then to be sad

Though the winds howl

And the temperature makes all the skiers glad

I think that I have passed that time of life

And now I’m sad that I have no wife

No kids to make me feel any joy

To give a special Christmas toy

Let’s think of June though, those sunny times

When the sun stays out and brightly shines

And the girls come out to outdoor pools

And the skinny boys try to get to know them

And often look like fools

All of them want some romantic lover

And to fill their souls with the companionship of another

Once again though summer time makes my thoughts drift away

To what I used to love, the times I most liked to play

So many on the borderline will pass away

Fall upon their own sword or find another way

For some days like Christmas remind them they are alone

And wish we knew a person who we could phone

One day bring wholly in your life and make a home

When they can step outside their comfort zone

If you are younger, perhaps your mother’s love is enough

If you are older, perhaps you can be tough

Get through those times of year when loneliness is so rough

I tell you now, don’t let too many days go past

And I tell you that days will go fast

Then your way of life inside a die will be cast

And you will be alone until the last

It already begins to work upon the young adult

You take your chances, face the tumult

Go to a bar just to get out

Fish for a lover like they were a trout

You drink a little until you feel more at ease

You turn down the ones that beg you ‘please…’

Until an opportunity comes along you want to seize

And you hope your love isn’t left in the breeze

I tell you now that is not romance

No matter how good it feels to drink and dance

You must work hard to build a love for it to have a chance

Real men and women commit to one another

                         before they take off their pants

And in the clubs more drinks come as it gets late

And few people in there find a satisfying date

The drink and loneliness makes them open up the gate

Let in people they rightfully should hate

Do not forget the sun shines now for you

And no one will tell you the right thing to do

What I am about to say is nothing new

Find a lover who truly cares for you

And make a bond with them, a love that’s true

Together walk this beautiful earth

Together feel a complete rebirth

As you realize your lover’s inner worth

Don’t trade your soul for a night of mirth

If somehow you can build a love

And in your own way have it blessed from above

You will find peace upon you descending like a dove

Leif Gregersen

July 20, 2014

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