The boy dreams of escape
From his humdrum life
Away from these apes
Who can’t he confide
He wishes to cross
The threshold
Between worlds lost
In ancient times of old
Mirrorworld he looks for
Where anything is possible
Time and space no laws
Can’t touch him nor trouble
A world of elves and magic
Wizards and dragons
Where life isn’t tragic
And better things happen
Where unicorns still roam
And wolves still live free
This to him would be home
He just needs to believe
He a knight in armour
With shield and magical sword
Defending different pastures
From the evil horde
Where good and evil is clear
You know what is what
And you know what to fear
From where the arrow shot
But alas he is stuck
In normal reality, his hell
For he grows older, life sucks
He’ll have different stories to tell
Black and blue from beatings
From the ogre that shares his home
He can’t express his feelings
He feels all alone
Oh for Mirrorworld
Where everything would be okay
This ogre he would hurl
In a dungeon where he would pay
So he sleeps in unsettled dreams
Fearing the day to come
Watched by amber eyes that see
Every move from the prodigal son
One day soon his time will be
Then they’ll show themselves
Taking him to the forest and free
Of the land he dreams, Mirrirworld
abichica
Sep 17, 2012
amazing job.. your poetry has so much depth.. 🙂
Darren Greenidge
Sep 17, 2012
Thank you so much. I started thinking like a child in this and added a few what if scenario’s mixed with stories I’ve read in the news as well recently. Also as an adult I’m sure most of us as a child have wanted to escape into an alternate reality. It’s why we write now. It’s a theme I’ll keep coming back to but in various ways I’ll write it. Actually writing a short story for kids at the moment although it’s gone a bit dark like faerie-tale’s should be I suppose. Thank you again. Glad you liked it!