Natasha Deann 

Dover, DE, USA

 
 
 

I am 21 years of age. I'm from a small town in Kentucky—the land that time forgot. I am now traveling and starting acting school like I have planned to do since childhood. I will be releasing my first book of poetry soon. At age eleven I titled the book, "Tears of Joy—Tears of Pain."

 

Dis-believers

You cannot blind me from
the sun—because I am the sun
You cannot drown my dreams in
the ocean because I am the ocean.

Lost

One day all of my dreams will
be made real and the stars
will be in front of me.
I spent my whole life wanting
to be happy but once I'm there—
I'm finally happy!—what then will
I have to look forward to—except
death.
Losing the passion for life is only breathing.

5 Generations Gone Wrong

Another glass of milk, another
birthday with the smiles of dusty teeth
quenching for thirst. Pack more tobacco.
Pack more steak. Make us fat—give
us Amish bread.
Maybe we should ride a Harley in the
dark to the barn! As they pump
milk out of the Heifer's breast so
intensly—humbling my every bone. Bourbon
makes you fall off your horse
Cowboy! Marijuana made a good season.
The Indian knits a blanket, the elderly
weep and everyone stops for church
on Sunday to get their weekly dose
of inspiration.

Thank You Friend

Thank you friend for the
wine you commanded for my
taste, thank you friend for
the roof in the rain—thank
you for the smiles, tears—the 
times I thought you understood me
but then you tried to steal my
soul. I'm asking too much from 
the human race—I suppose.

Universal Magnet

Looking through you—your blessed soul
Are you real? Are the stars
somehow a part of your imagination—or
a part of mine? I feel as though I'm 
walking alone down by the city lights
that I only dream of. My beloved
kisses my hand so passionately leaving
behind only momentary bliss and I
crave every moment's everlasting power
that there will be another day.
I wait for the day I look in the mirror
and see your face—knowing then the
stars we created in a world all our own.
All poems Copyright © 1998 Natasha Deann. All rights reserved.