Poems From Inside Me

Recent Poem

As I Stay Up Late

Once I let myself drift through time

And had to fall in line

Just to maintain the status quo

I thought you could be mine

If I just let on that things were fine

But things weren’t if you must know

First I lost my touch

And then my sense of smell

As I fell deeper in the pit

Trying to be the perfect man

A BMW and an ambitious plan

Always on the go

First though I want to say to you

My façade showed nothing true

I was always struggling so hard

And then what I had to do

Was let go of the thoughts of you

And then play that crazy man card

I gave up on pre-dawn waking up

Stayed curled and warm like a little pup

I hadn’t really slept in many years

I cared no more about a job

Just one more lonely slob

Alone I drowned in tears

Time went by so fast

And I didn’t let go of the past

But I figured you and I were done

I had some girls but they didn’t last

Once they knew I had no cash

Even if we had a little fun

So I picked up my pen

And one day became a rich young man again

But I know I’ll never get you back

You would not forgive me then

And I don’t remember when

You ever went opposite your elitist pack

So I no longer wait

Don’t worry there was never any hate

It’s now like you were a figment of my mind

I get more from the verse I create

As I stay up late

Because I’ve seen you ugly and unkind

Leif Gregersen

August 29th, 2014

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