Looking around

I see my daughter when she was born
I see the signs of a life forlorn

I remember my wedding, the bright gold ring
I remember the feeling of intense burning.

I can see my husband on his knee
I can't tell where he may be

I can see graduation caps in the air
Why do I feel despair?

I remember my schools my friends and teachers
Then I hear the lecture of a preacher

I see my mother always trying
Then I think I hear her crying

I see my father sitting beside her, smiling
Then I feel his heart dying

I see myself lying in a bed
But why do I feel such dread?

Why is it so dark?
Why can't I open my eyes?
Everyone around me is crying.
My family, children and allies.

I'm scared and shaking
but no one can tell
I feel as if
I'm falling down a dark well.

I manage to open my eyes and look around
I'm in the air so I look towards the ground.

I'm laying there asleep
Why am I asleep?
Why isn't my daughter at school?
Why am I laying in a box?

I close my eyes tightly
It's all a dream
I open them again
and I hear a scream

I look around and all I see is fire
This is dire

I hear myself shout "Get out of here!"
I see my daughter's face covered in tears.

I close my eyes again, they're burning
I feel the world around me turning.

I open them again and I see my house in black
Everything is ashes, I am blown back

A mirror comes down in front of me
My own face stares back at me

My face turns black and falls away
I cry aloud and run away

I'm dreaming.
It's not real.
I'll wake up soon.

I keep running
but I'm not moving.

I see a gray stone at my feet
Suddenly I feel complete

I'm not dreaming
I'm not sleeping

Fire engulfs my eyes
and I fly towards the sky.

This one was actually a hard one to write. So many people write poems about death that I wanted mine to be different somehow. So I thought about the song 'Hello' by Evanesence and it helped me along a bit. Well tell me what you guys think. And don't be afraid, I can take criticism as long as you don't be a butt head about it.

Wow that was awesome That is totally the best poem on here in my opinion and i'm not joking you have an awesome talent it was very interesting to read how long did it take you to write it?

M!cH@3l 001 : About an an hour and forty-five minutes. That's about how long my math class was so yeah. Glad you liked it.