Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Sprawling

We were sprawling, baby.
We were sprawling out in our dreams.
We were sprawling and you were there too,
Do you remember me?

There was something I just couldn’t think of.
It was sort of like the past.
And it had this feeling that everything was falling,
It had this feeling that we weren’t going back.
But maybe in another life we were sprawling,
Won’t it please come back to me?

We were sprawling, baby.
We were sprawling out in our dreams.
We were sprawling and you were there too,
Do you care to help me?

There was this pretty little girl that I was sitting next to,
She was really kind of quiet.
But we gave her the life, and she took it with a flying heart.
She’ll follow you to the ends of the earth.
And we were sitting outside, and we only really sprawling.
No one can remember back.
But the times that we shared, were really kind of beautiful,
The times that was shared no one’s going back.

We were sprawling, baby.
We were sprawling out in our dreams.
We were sprawling and you were there too,
Did you find some help in me?

There were summer nights we were only out lying.
Summer nights when the love was good,
But we took it apart and ended up sprawling on the hood.
There was a pretty boy who kept coming close to me,
He was my life and my reasons.
But he is something that I don’t really know anymore.
He was something all too good.
And the days we were sprawling are left so far behind,
And we’re not really tough anymore.
But baby can’t you see my mind?

But we were sprawling, baby.
We were sprawling out in our dreams.
We were sprawling and you were there too,
You’re still sprawling right beside me.

5 comments:

Gina said...

Sprawling as in falling?

I thought this might be your poem before I got to the end, it fits. :)

The repetition seems like this could be suited for a song, was that your intention, or am I way off base?

This poem is very enjoyable, by the way, in an almost abstract manner. Cool.

Ashley Intensity said...

yah i think it actually works better as a song. but i really wanted to post it up.

Bela said...

Hey Ashley, I'm Bela. You'll probably see me in the Weston High School next year.

Anyways, I absolutely love this! And it definitely could be a song, too!

The first line of repetition is great..."We were sprawling, baby, we were sprawling out in our dreams." I really like that. Now, did you mean that your relationship was falling apart, and it was nothing like your (both of your) dreams, or that things were going perfectly, just like in your dreams?

I really love your style of writing. Maybe next year we could compare styles...I'd love to see the rest of your work!

Ashley Intensity said...

no its more like how lives changed i think. it came from this saying from my sleep away camp. Sprawling would mean like ppl like going crazy and like being all fun and out of controle.

Bela said...

Oh...that makes sense! Wow, that's pretty deep. Nice job!