Sami LaRose

The Complex Brain

By:Sami LaRose

To love or not to love that is the question 

Do I tell him how I feel;

Do I tell him how he makes everything seem surreal? 

Or do I stand back? 

Close my mouth like I've been caught up in a trap

Or should I squeal?

You make life seem so unreal 

This is the way you make me feel

You make life so surreal until;

Reality hits me, that you are no longer mine 

And we had to say our goodbyes 

It was no longer our time to shine

But forever in my heart you remain

I try to keep my feelings domain,

But I cannot resist the urge 

Of how you make me feel.

You make life so unreal 

So surreal 

Just by how you make me feel 

Is this love 

Or is this tragedy

When will my fairly god mother come sprout

And talk to me what all my dreams are about?

Will she give me that glass slipper or will I have to ask her?

I am always scared that my life will end in disaster 

Holding on, not letting 

My hope begins to show.

You saw the vulnerability in my eyes,

You saw how easily I begin to cry 

So you took it further, and pretend as if it we're over 

Maybe some things are better for us than we think 

True love can make our hearts sink

And our souls grow bitter 

And our skin turns old

We were once

So brave and bold;

And now we don't even have a place to call home

The Summer Gazebo Readings are held each Monday evening at 7pm in June, July & August. Each evening 4-5 authors and poets share their work from our Gazebo on Schoolhouse Green in Oceanside, NY. SGR is produced by the Kiwanis Club of Oceanside. Funds raised through sponsorships help send underprivileged kids to Kamp Kiwanis each summer. This summer marks our 7th season!