Rachel+Irvin


 * Italian Dream **

The buildings stand tall and reminisce the old times The knowledge they hold is ancient and unknown to the human mind Each crevice, each detailed line All hold the power of things unspoken and deeply woven into the midst of time

Head down the cobblestone road to feel times presence Grass peeks through to catch the morning dew Smells of fresh Italian goodies overwhelm the senses Sincerity and pleasure is of the essence

The flow of enlightened bodies’ crash to the sound of music, swaying with happiness and joy I’m settled in the middle of beauty; a hidden secret only to be cherished by the luck few Lights dimmed to withhold the euphoric aroma, mysteriously catching the eyes of those who fill the air with laughter

Words may never describe the feeling this moment drew Surrounded by a world fast paced and insignificant I felt my breath slow and my conscious slowly grew

** Helpless **

The trees they had grown so rapid in the sheer **darkness**

His knees began to tremble as he called out cries for help

A mere child who’s lost his way on the beaten path

The overgrown brush crept its way over every crack that may reveal the stars of the night

Creatures own the ait with their sly movement of creeks and whistles

His mind was interrupted with thoughts of danger and sadness

The muddy weights once recognized as shoes now pulled this boy down

His heart pulled right out from his frail chest

Lying in the leaves, facedown, an utter mess

He sofly cries and mutters his upmost regrets

When all hope had failed and his body had sunk into the earth in despair

The boy was touched by a soft hand so well known

He leapt into his brother’s arms to find that he was never so alive.
 * Blind **

I lie near the upmost valley so clear

Rivers twisting and winding through the trees

Innocence caught in the galloping deer

Happiness and treasury found with ease

Untouched by those who desensitize nature

Covered lush with catastrophic concrete

Strangers to the land, blind to the treasure

Rush to develop and cease to replete

Even the lands untouched are no better off

This selfish disease spreads so profusely

Planet earth itself has developed a cough

All will decease; not just a lily

Reach forward to kill this mankind blockade

Watch every usage and create fair trade
 * Cherished **

Something soft spoken and dear

My surroundings fill the soul

And to the human race we shall make it healthy and clear

The trees that whisper in the wind

Animals that nourish the plants alike

We shall learn how to heal and mend

The environment is what I speak of, and change is what I recommend