I want
to be the one
you chase in your dreams
I want
to fill your head with nothing
but thoughts of me
I want
you to write my name
over and over and over
I want
you to struggle to compose
love poems to me
I want
you to break every rule
and law to come find me.
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Dori Owen
Dori Owen blogs on ArizonaGirlDiary.tumblr.com, is a columnist on FeminineCollective.com, a contributor/editor for The Lithium Chronicles, created the Facebook page Diary of an Arizona Girl, is an author on AskABipolar, was featured in the books FeminineCollective RAW&UNFILTERED VOL I and StigmaFighters Vol II, and is a zealous tweeter as @doriowen. She's a former LA wild child who settled into grownup life as a project manager, collecting an MBA and a few husbands along the way. Dori spent her adult years in Southern California, with a brief stay in Reno, and has now returned to where she ran away from in Arizona. She is a shown artist, writer, and her favorite pastime is upcycling old furniture she finds from thrift stores. She lives with her beloved rescued terrier, Olivia Twist, and the cat who came to visit but stayed. The love of her life is her grown son in Portland, Oregon who very much resents being introduced after her pets. But she she does love him the most.
I may be out your way in the next couple of months…..
Renee, this is EXACTLY why I wrote it! Wishing and hoping someone would send it to me….
xo 🙂 D.
From you, poet laureate, these are the kindest and most treasured words….love you.
I’m so embarrassed I just saw these comments…d’oh 🙂 As always, your kind comments mean the world to me. Love you SO much…..xD.
Thank you, lovely 🙂 xD.
Dang, girl, I was just thinking about you! I miss you and your wonderful writing! LOL I just saw these comments and thought ooops….maybe reply would be nice 🙂 So wonderful to see you right on top! xoD.
Beautiful, and it triggered a dormant yearning in me I had told myself had left for ever!
Thank you for this.
You always just nail it Dori!
Love you,
S xo
I love this Dori. Another great one my friend. xJ.
Tender and honest. I love the vulnerability and beautiful brevity, the poem’s urgency says everything and so much more. Lovely.
Xx Jackie
Wish I had written this, Dori. Beautiful. And, I have someone I wish I could send it to. xox!
This is such a lovely poem, D. The melody of it is remarkable. Beautiful write.