My Summer

My Summer



It is time to throw the books aside
Let’s get ready for a wild ride

One last teacher good-bye
I will try not to cry
As I turn my books in
Goosebumps crawl on my skin

I sit in my seat looking at the clock
Tick tock tick tock
The seconds go bye too slow
Summer is close, it must know

When the bell does ring
I want to sing
Summertime has begun
It is now time for all the fun

Long nights, friends all around
The town will become our playground
All the time we will share
During summertime we will have not one care

But wait just one minute
At the last moment of school, teacher says I need more credit
How can this be
I was ready for some summertime boogie

Now they say
There is no other way
My summertime will not be fun
Summer school has now begun

Ack!

That is Daddy

That is Daddy


He is the one with scrapped knees
The one that will teach me about the birds and bees
He is the one that will hug me when needed
Will push me, until I have succeeded

I want to be just like him
Become the man he is from within
Take care of the family
And do so happily

He is the one that has been there everyday
In each and every way
He has taught me to swing a bat
And gave me my first baseball hat

One day I will do the same
I will be called the greatest name
My son will look at me
It is him who he will see

He is the one that takes me fishing
As we sat there wishing
He has always taught me so much more
Before we got back to shore

There is only one man
That can be this grand
Only one that can do all of these things
That makes young boys dreams have wings

That is daddy

An unconventional mother's day

An Unconventional Mother's Day

A few years ago you left us alone
Even though we are grown
Having no mother here
Often brings a tear

It was not death that took you away
But yet you choose not to stay
It was not something you had to do
But for some reason you flew

You left your life,
Your children had to take it in strife
This mother’s day, we look for an explanation
Why you are not here for a celebration

For years you took care of me
For years your love is what I could see
For years my sister and I
Found that you were the one we could rely

Now has mother’s day comes near
I found another faithful tear
As I sit in the corner wondering why
You choose to say good-bye

Mom

Mom

Though all of the years
And the many tears

You have been there for me
In ways that only time as let me see

When your body is gone
Your words will be what I lean on

You will come to see me more in my dreams
Your love will comfort me in streams

I know that the time will come
I am now longer under your thumb

For now you are the one that shows me the way
When my values are a bit gray

You are my mother
I will have no other

I love you each and every day
More and more

Elizabeth

 Elizabeth

June 27, 2006

Elizabeth, you show how
Being faithful to God is a vow

You have a very emotional soul
And your imagination makes you whole

Like many others under the Cancer sign
Your intuitions tend to align

Others would be honored to be in your protection
Their thanks they would not have to mention

You are very loving
Life with you is never boring

My dear sweet Elizabeth
You are the girl
That gets fire
Where there is no desire
My daughter give everything a whirl

Adam

Adam

April 9, 2003

Your name was bestowed to the first of mankind
Be proud of the name you have been assigned

God’s first creation was named Adam
This is a name from His great wisdom

My dear son, you were born to be an Aries
And have the traits of other beauties

Some of your incredible beauty
Is your endless energy

Your adventurous spirit
Means you are never without wit

My dear Adam
You have no idea how much you mean to me
I hope that one day you may see
The love
I have for you son

love until death (marriage)

we love each other most days
even through our different ways

our rings are not the symbol of our commitment
it comes from a different place
where a morning face
and bad breath
are efficient
for a kiss

this is the love until death

building a home
is not easy together
you wonder if it would be easier alone
you question whether that would be better
then you remember

this is the love until death

working, kids, bills
become our everyday thrills
and making love
are what our dreams are made of
but this is what we signed up for

this is the love until death

sometimes I don't like you much
I have a hunch
you feel the same way
like the other day
when I seemed to nag you with my very last breath

those days

we remember

this is the love that lasts until death

depressed mind

there was a time
when my mind
was all mine

there was a time
on my face
there was a smile in that space

there was a time
I would laugh out loud
I would enjoy the crowd

In this time
something has taken over
something has chosen to hover

my mind is full of rain
my soul is full of pain
my face is been painted with a frown
my whole body has been forced down

The story of Hope

On January 10, 1983
my mother got her first look at me
weighing seven eleven
my parents thought I was sent from heaven

I was scared of the world I could see
I wish they would have let me be

I the spring of '85
my sister began to thrive
ever since she was born
she has been my thorn

I was scared of the world I could see
I wish they would have let me be

In the fall of '93
my parents fought in front of me
they took some time apart
but soon rejoined hearts

I was scared of the world I could see
I wish they would have let me be

In the fall of '96
my best friend was a mess
she tried to take things in strife
but she took her own life

I was scared of the world I could see
I wish they would let me be

In the summer of '98
I met a guy I thought was great
he would beat me for things I would say
for four years I couldn't get away

I was scared of the world I could see
I wish they would have let me be

In the summer of 2002
this fool I got married to
lies would all I was told
then our love went cold

I was scared of the world I could see
I wish they would have let me be

On April 9, 2003
my son got his first look of me
weighing eight nine
my life finally seemed fine

He was scared of the world he could see
He wished I would have let him be

The Good and The Bad

You have to take the good and the bad
with every experience you've had

what happened to yesterday
a new day that is done
was once full of thrilling fun
why does the good go away

what about today
the day that is here
is full of terrifying fear
why does the bad stay

what about tomorrow
what will I feel then
will I feel the exalting good again
Tomorrow always fills with sorrow

everyday is a new page
of life; but only in this confusing stage
is there no happily ever after end

                                                                                                         Written by: Hope L.Brock
                                                                                                                   (Age 16)

My Fairy Tale

When is my night
while Cinderella got the dress
glass slippers
marriage to a prince
I lived in her midnight

When is my night
while Snow White got the dream
seven dwarfs
an awakening kiss
I lived with her stepmom

When is my night
while Sleeping Beauty got the fairies
the kingdom
true love
I lived with her curse

when is my night
where is my fairy godmother
where is my generous servant
where is my true love
where is my fairy tale

                                                                                      Written by: Hope L. Brock
                                                                                              (Age 16)
 

Who am I

Who am I
what makes me me
what will I be
what makes me sigh

I am an animal in a cage
wrapped in a rage
with flying fists
with a deadly wish

what makes me me
everything you can see
along with the stuff inside
the emotions I choose to hide

In my future life
I will be a faithful wife
a mother of three
this is some of what I will be

many things make me sigh
seeing a grown man cry
everyday
someone sees pain and looks away

Who am I

                                                             Written by: Hope L. Brock
                                                                        (Age 16)

Poetry Products

I have decided to put my poetry talent (a bit modest I know) to good use. As gifts -birthdays, christamas, thank yous, and just because, I will be writing a poem printing it out in some way and then giving them out. I could laminate the paper or frame it in cute picture frame. I can get some dollar ones from the dollar store. I will see how it goes. If you are interested in a poem for a special occasion please contact me at hopelbrock@yahoo.com.

The Coming of a Woman

Being wrapped around your body
         sweat dripping
            over every inch
                  of each body
Feeling my heart
          racing
            againest
              your bare chest
Feeling your hands
          over alll parts
             of my
              virgin body
In the part
          of my life
            between a woman
                 and a child
Taste my first
          taste of
            love
             bittersweet
Suddenly
          my female
                lightning bolt
                  races through my body
I had never thought
          laying next to you
               you would be the one
                   to let my woman come out