Monday, December 17, 2012

My Baby

You look into my eyes, giggle brightly
Squirming to run your own game
Pulling the reluctant kitten by the fuzzy tail
Finding that dusty cracker underneath the couch
 
It’s my baby
You baby
One baby
Cry baby
 
You don’t know that my heart ticks ragged
Beats of hopeful, fantasy futures
Strokes of genius, sparks of brilliance
I have my dreams and you are swept up
 
It’s my baby
You baby
Two baby
Sigh baby
 
Muted bravery when you can’t understand
Tired and weak, older by necessity
Eyes telling me, of all people, it will be okay
Cries for sadness so deep, I can’t overcome
 
It’s my baby
You baby
Three baby
High baby
 
Let’s hold hands for just a moment
Let’s eat the rhythm of the land
Let’s crinkle our noses in miracle and disbelief
Let’s make this beautiful time, the kind that counts
 
Because
 
You’re my baby
You baby
Four baby
More baby



© 2010 Crowley


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15 comments:

  1. UnknownDecember 17, 2012 at 9:55 AM

    Straight to my heart. Piercingly. Perfectly.

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  2. Sherry Blue SkyDecember 17, 2012 at 10:19 AM

    I can feel all of our hearts aching these days.......beautiful and sad, kiddo.

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  3. AnonymousDecember 17, 2012 at 10:34 AM

    I love these lines:

    "Squirming to run your own game"
    "You don’t know that my heart ticks ragged"
    "Two baby / Sigh baby"
    "Four baby / More baby"

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  4. Maude LynnDecember 17, 2012 at 11:28 AM

    So, so sweet.

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  5. HannahDecember 17, 2012 at 11:33 AM

    Love this...the musicality of it just pulls me in and I just love your ending especially, "Let’s eat the rhythm of the land," Love that!

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  6. Kerry O'ConnorDecember 17, 2012 at 12:11 PM

    This is so apt for today and so dreadfully painful to read. These lines were particularly resonant for me:

    You don’t know that my heart ticks ragged
    Beats of hopeful, fantasy futures
    Strokes of genius, sparks of brilliance
    I have my dreams and you are swept up...

    Thanks Corey.

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  7. LLM CallingDecember 17, 2012 at 12:47 PM

    so perfect and yet heartbreaking for many

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  8. Kay L. DaviesDecember 17, 2012 at 2:12 PM

    Ow. Wow, Corey.
    K

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  9. KimolisaDecember 17, 2012 at 2:20 PM

    this is so great, pulling on heart strings, well written.

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  10. GraceDecember 17, 2012 at 3:58 PM

    This is lovely Corey ~ I think I may have read this before, but liking the revised piece ~

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  11. WabiSabiDecember 17, 2012 at 5:53 PM

    My heart ticks ragged.... just perfect! Well done.......Let's crinkle our noses in miracle. So beautiful.

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  12. LauraDecember 18, 2012 at 7:29 AM

    so beautiful... too easy to miss the precious moments caught up in stuff that really isn't nearly as important than the live right before us.

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  13. MarianDecember 18, 2012 at 9:08 AM

    the kind that counts. xoxo

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  14. EllaDecember 18, 2012 at 12:06 PM

    all i could think of is "ring around the roses"
    so sad and so well done..
    I think this could be a song...
    Brilliant Corey!

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  15. W.k. kortasDecember 18, 2012 at 5:18 PM

    You do these compacted novellas in verses so well; this is a worthy addition to its predecessors.

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