Poems by ME

Real

I fell asleep with the television on
I missed all of your phone calls, slept through the alarm
Am I late?
Am I too late to see you?
Are you mad I didn't get to see you off?
With a phone in your pocket and holes in your shoes
You went to Monterey without a boy to sing to you
You always said,
"This is where I want to live my life, with or without you"

I had a dream that I rose from the dead
And all my fears were flower pedals on my head
And the wind lifted them off me
As a man spoke to me softly
He said he lived in a town who washed all their clothes in a public river
With blood drippin' from their toes
He asked,
"Are you strong? Have you come here to save me?"
I said,
"Are you real?"
He said,
"I'm as real as you make me"

Clap your heels when you can
Just don't thrive on being sad
Admit all your wrongs
And you know I have a lot
I'm so sorry that I left
Before I told you what you meant
I just wanted to say I hope you're okay
And I hope everything worked itself out along the way
You are strong, because you were there to save me
You are real
You say,
"I'm as real as you made me"