... Free-Fall Poem by Sonya Florentino

Do I really want to write poems
Do I really want this at all
Do I really want to show my pain
Do I really not feel ashamed

Do I really want to state my name
Do I really want to make that claim
Do I really know what it takes
Do I really want to make mistakes

Do I really want to write poems
Do I really want to tell it all
Do I really want to think out loud
Do I really want to be that strong

Do I really want to to write poems
Do I really want to sing my song
Do I really want to give it all
Do I really want to tear my soul

Do I want to hear the thornbird sing
Do I really know where I am going
Do I really want to take that fall
Do I know what she is singing for

Do I really want to write poems
Do I really want to seize the sun
Am I really not afraid of burning till I'm gone
Not afraid of burning with the sun


© 2009 Sonya Florentino