Ten Years in Pennsylvania = A Sestina of Love
October 17, 2009
I cannot believe that I am here,
And I know that one should not say what I will,
But I feel as if my life
Passed me by with the blink of my eyes.
These past ten years have been so amazing
That I wish to examine every detail of them.
All of the important people, I need to thank them,
They have shaped me as I grew up here.
My family, although crazy, is amazing,
And they have saved me by putting me against my will.
So as one can see by looking into my eyes,
I have a past, but thrive for my future life.
Just over ten years ago, I met friends that would stay through my life,
And my prayers will forever be with them.
So much has happened before my eyes,
Death, Divorce, Marriage, Birth, Happiness, Sadness; It was all right here.
These ten years of past will convince me to do what I will,
And I anticipate that my future will be amazing.
The future for others was also amazing,
Not just for those I know but for the entire world’s life.
This happiness came to Alex, Tori, Gabe, Anna, and Will,
My cousins have been steeply blessed- How I deeply love them.
I am so happy that these past years have brought them here,
And now they are happy, one may see it in their eyes.
The sunlight beams in as I open my eyes-
This, of course, being on a day that is amazing-
And I acknowledge that I am still here,
In the place where I have built everything I know about life.
One day, I wish to have children, and pass things onto them,
And direct them to do great things, I hope I will.
I shut my eyes again and fall back to sleep because I know I will
Anyway. Too tired for awareness still are my eyes.
I then dream about my next ten years and what I wish to do with them,
I just know I want them to be amazing.
In a larger city is where I want to build my future life,
But I do not know, maybe I will stay here.
Honestly, I do not even know what I do want except an amazing
Future in which I can say I built. I want a life
That I can come back to and proudly say, “I made my past here.”
