I wish that I was more witty
That I had more to say to the world
That I felt was worth saying to the world
I wish I had a cause to follow
Something to dig my heels into
where I could say
YES!!!
This is my opinion,
And nobody is taking it away from me.
I wish that I knew my direction
Whether I’ve actually found my calling
Or has it all been push-shove-bang
A simple north or south would be nice
I wish that I was a bird, that I could fly
Just because it would be totally awesome
I wish for all the typical good-will causes
the wish for peace
the wish for stopping world hunger
the wish for the cure to cancer
and I wish I wasn’t compelled to wish for them
I wish it didn’t seem like a duty
I wish I was exciting
Spontaneity, adventureStepping out to the edge of the plank
And staring the crocodiles straight in the eye
I wish I was proud of my work
that I could write past the classroom
that I could entertain and inspire
that I would have no hesitancy
Tagging my name on this…whatever it is
I wish that I was a dancer, a musician, a painter
Because every time I see art
I feel that my heart is on stage
I wish I knew what I am trying to say with this
Just ’cause it would be nice.
So I could explain myself
When the questions come flooding
I wish I had a purpose
Something worth doing
worth worrying about
Something beyond just getting me into college
And I wish that I wasn’t still wishing
Because what good is wishing
when there are things to be done
There've been 18 whole comments
5:59 pm on 5/22/2006 1. pravin
I came here for the shoutbox. Wandered a bit. Really liked this post
8:12 pm on 5/22/2006 2. Andrew
Pravin, that’s the usual story. People come here for the code and end up reading the rest. A nice little setup for me
I loved this post. It didn’t come off rambly at all. I liked the last one, and the fifth from the bottom, and the third from the top…eh all of them. Good show. I’ve felt a lot of this stuff before. Even as I make a whole bunch of money, I wonder how important it is and if I shouldn’t be doing something wholesome. But as the last one says, nothing much usually happens from all that wondering.
6:34 am on 5/23/2006 3. Nella
It is rare to come across art form expressing the turmoils of our generation. Not
even in today’s music have I seen prose to accurately represent the somewhat dutiful
feelings that so many of our more ambitious youth, such as ourselves, dwell upon.
Jackie, your poem is the first of an art form that I desperately hope to see more
of.
I think I’d like to share a poem I wrote for English that expresses some of the
same feelings:
When I was younger
I wished I could be older
With the ability to command respect
Now that I am a young adult
I am again looking ahead
to college, career, making a difference
Once I am a working man
My time will be spent thinking
About a peaceful retirement
And when I reach the last leg of this life
That I have spent in the future
I will be ready to die.
7:32 pm on 5/23/2006 4. Amy
I wish I was as gifted as Jackie…
3:47 pm on 5/24/2006 5. Slashjunior
Wow, that’s pretty much how I feel almost all of the time…
4:11 pm on 5/25/2006 6. disdat
Ah poetry, it’s like vomit on the eyes. First point of order, what makes a poem a poem? Are there any rules that define a poem or could I write an entire essay about Algeria and claim it to be a poem. Oh, and Nella your generation complains too much, go back and cut yourself in the corner.
10:21 am on 5/26/2006 7. shodan
do whatever you can to express yourself regardless of the response. when you do, become aware of what you are really saying.
comfort erodes purpose.
8:36 pm on 5/26/2006 8. Oskar Syahbana
Nice one Jackie, especially the last one
7:48 pm on 6/1/2006 9. Marc C.
I wish I had a million dollars…
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