Living in the darkness like a grasshopper on burned bushes
A young woman wearing rose-colored glasses wonders
Is it possible to live in a peaceful world and dream “impossible” dreams?
The young woman questions herself like an interrogator
“Yeah, that’s possible Ms. Dreamer, you can do it
If you decide, you can change the world
Catch the rainbow, touch its colors
Oh just imagine, how beautiful your world would be”
“Who are you kidding Ms. Dreamer. What a joke, ha, ‘you can do it’
What can you do, Dreamer? ‘Change your world?’
Here, in the war zone with thousands of bombs and killings?
You hope to make a difference?”
The young girl shouts at the voice in her head.
Oh, be silent, please, please be silent
Terrible headaches, doubt and confusion
Silences the poor girl, keeps her numb
She dreams of an angel, and speaks to her
“Ms. Dreamer,” the angel answers, “You have to awaken
Change your world, bring peace, and help young girls”
The young woman shouts “but help me please, for god’s sake!”
The angel is inspired to help
Positively to bring some…yes, change
She smiles and starts her work
Proving to us all that one day at a time
A young woman can change a world
And through her actions
She can help the earth
The young girl’s spirit soars high
Like an angel in the sky
By Shahira E.
Photo by Rajeev.
Wow! What a powerful and hopeful poem you’ve written! The imagery you’ve used is amazing beginning with the very first line — “Living in the darkness like a grasshopper on burned bushes.” Wonderful. What I love most about the poem is the way the young woman doubts her abilities at first but comes to believe in them at the last — “one day at a time
A young woman can change a world” — something I believe with all my heart, as well. Thank you for sharing your writing!
Dear Nancy, thank you so much for your reading and your nice comment. it will make me motivated to write more.
thanks 🙂
What a powerful poem!
thank you so much
Thank you so much.
Shahira,
Thank you for your beautiful poem. There are so many vivid images that really set the reader in the scene with the girl and the angel. The tone is so hopeful and I pray that the wishes of this Dreamer come true. Please keep writing for those who want to find hope and beauty in a cruel world.
Dear Shahira E.,
“Ms. Dreamer” is absolutely beautiful. I love that you use “Ms. Dreamer” as the main girl’s name, and how her dreams of rainbows and peaceful worlds are so magical and vibrant. Also, your angelic imagery at the ending of the poem, in the last two stanzas, are very powerful and hopeful. Thank you for your poetry!