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Ruby Red Slipper

I can show you what it’s like

To live life in black and white

 

You say there’s color to know

I don't get it? Oh well...

 

From a world simple and safe

A tornado takes me away

 

Now I have arrived

In your Technicolor life

 

I'm on a yellow brick road

Trying to find my way home

 

You're a ruby red slipper 

A dream to slip deeper

 

There's a man made of straw

You're a match that I saw

 

Another made of tin

A place to put your heart in

 

I'm a cowardly lion

I'm afraid but I'm trying

 

Because I'm gonna get you

And your little heart too

 

Can I stand by your side

In your colorful life?

 

You tell me to stay

Forget that world so gray

 

So your hand I will hold

To the end of this road

 

I'm gonna be bold

I don't wanna go home...

Author's Notes/Comments: 

This is a poem I wrote using The Wizard Of Oz as my inspiration. I thought it would make a really cool metaphor for that feeling you get when you meet someone new, and the tornado of falling in love takes you away from the black and white world you live in. At first you feel overwhelmed by all these things you've never experienced, but you choose to be bold and follow her to a place that is so colorful, enchanting, and absolutely intoxicating. Being with her is like being in a dream you don't want to wake up from. She makes you want to leave your cold, gray world behind, because it's just not as beautiful as hers.

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last updated 12 December 2013 - 11:45pm
©12 December 2013 - 11:32pm — joshmyler
16 December 2013 - 2:32am — Matthew
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This makes me feel when I

This makes me feel when I left home to live on my own in a new city.  Where I now live is colorful and lively. I was from the Detroit city area.

Matthew D Morgan

17 December 2013 - 6:02am — joshmyler
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Dear Matthew,

 

Thank you for taking the time out of your day to leave a comment on my poem. I really appreciate your feedback. I've never been to Detroit, but I always had the impression it was pretty dark and gloomy there. I'm glad you like your new home better!

 

Josh Myler