Explained: Music Box

Being that I constantly change my mind about how this blog is set up, I have decided that with each poem I write, I will then do an "Explained" version of it. Basically these posts will just be (obviously) explanations of the poem and my thoughts about it. We'll see how this works.

Music Box was the first poem I wrote after taking my long break of writing poems. My mom was actually playing the piano while I wrote it and her playing definitely inspired this. I thought about how music boxes tend to evoke some sort of feeling within us, and often times that can be a heart breaking feeling. Have you ever noticed that you can take pretty much any tune and if it's played by those music box notes, it can be really sad? Or it can put you to sleep--whichever. Anyways, so I thought about how there are some music box tunes that can just be so sad, yet no one ever said they had to be. It could just be a tune that there aren't any words to, but you feel sad nonetheless. So with all these thoughts combined came this poem. I wouldn't say it's my favorite poem I've written, but I do love the last two lines. That definitely wrapped up the poem well for me.

-Allison

Music Box

It's the feeling you feel when a sad music box plays each note,

In tune yet heartbreaking words that no one wrote.

The song slows to the last part,

Clenching on to every pain of your heart.

The tears trickle down your cheek,

This love that will never repeat,

Now comes to an end.

All your realities were just pretend.

The last sequence of notes play,

There's nothing left to say,

"Goodbye," your mind cries,

And the last bit of music dies.

-Allison S. De Arton

Disclaimer

So, before I start posting poems again, I just had to make this little disclaimer. I don't know why, but it is a lot easier to write sad poetry than it is to write happy poetry for me. Even though I may be happy and enjoying every bit of life, sad poems are just what comes out of me when I sit down to write. Maybe there are more descriptive sad words, who knows. But anyways, I just wanted to say that even though I may post a ton of sad poems, don't think I am actually sad! It's just easier to make the poem flow I guess. So, just keep in mind when reading my poems that it more than likely is not a reflection on how my life is going. My poems are merely poems and that's that. Thank you once again for reading!

-Allison

A Little Bit of Allison: New Chapter

I feel like every person's life could be made into a book. No matter who you are, it would be interesting. Some chapters may be shorter than others, but it would be a good book nonetheless. Sometimes I wonder if I were to write a book made out of stories from my life what the genre would be. It seems as though I have some very nice happy chapters, and some very depressing chapters. I suppose I could only find out once I could end the book. I guess that's what keeps life exciting, we never know how it's going to go.

The most recent chapter that has now come to an end was probably one of my least favorite chapters, yet the one that taught me the most. Maybe one day I'll publicize the events that took place during said chapter, but for now I'll just share that I couldn't have asked for a better life-changing experience.

As I turn the page and see the possibilities to fill this new chapter, I can't help but be grateful for everything I've learned in such a short amount of time. I'm also grateful that this new chapter is mine to fill. I feel like a bird that has just been let out of its' cage. I know that's a super cheesy analogy, but it's all I could come up with. I suppose that's the joy of being young and unstoppable. My future is mine and I get to choose what I want to do with it. It's such a good feeling knowing that, and quite exciting as well.

I know I have been about the lamest blogger ever and have all but abandoned this blog, but I am going to try again! I won't set your hopes up and crush them, so I'm not going to make any commitments on how often I post. Just know updating this and getting back to writing poems has moved up on my priorities list. Whatever that's worth.

Thank you to everyone who reads this, it's always exciting to watch my page views go up! Also, thank you to all of those who were a part of my last chapter, you know who you are. I wouldn't be where I am without any of you.

-Allison