Poetry Imitations

There was a Katie Went Forth


1)  There was a child went forth every day;
And the first object he look'd upon, that object he became;
And that object became part of him for the day, or a certain
part of the day, or for many years, or starchy cycles of years

At the beginning of time, I wandered about my great grandmothers home
It was a very small apartment, but a massive castle to me
In her Italian dialect she would ask me what I wanted to eat,
While simultaneously chasing me around the room with a hair brush
In my 3 year old eyes- I was already 16
10)  16 year olds deserve to wear the fanciest heels, makeup, and jewelry,
And so I did.
Popsicles, costume jewelry, and home made lasagna became a part of this child.

My Daddy was the bread-winner
He wore a suit and tie everyday and was always on the phone
I can't even tell you how many times I got one finger held up in my little face
I always was doing something different with my appearance
Always had to have a princess outfit on
Always had to be the center of the spotlight while I was still an only child
My old man traveled a lot
20)  He would be gone for weeks and when he came back from trips he always had a little gift
Never once did he come back empty handed
He spoiled me rotten until my little brother came into the world
That was when he decided he would rather nurture his baby boy and have him
grow into a great football player;
Instead of loving and playing dolls with his little girl
All she wanted was his attention, not his presents

Momma bear stayed home and cooked and cleaned and watched baby girl
While Dad was away we would do art projects, and play for hours
Solely using our imaginations
30)  We would build forts and have slumber parties and then go to
sleep in the little nest she made me at the foot of her bed
Never once did she leave my room without rubbing my back until I fell asleep
And some nights she would just watch over me and sleep with me for the entirety of it
I will always cherish those nights
I wish my mom would build baby bear a nest and rub her back still.

A life long friendship with my little Rachel started budding in pre-school
Dress up, dancing, and barbie games became a part of this child.
Cliques were formed, bonds were made and then broken,
All social pressures surrounded by the stress to get into high school became a part of this child.
40)  Meeting long lost sisters and struggling to find one self;
accompanied by an inner battle of image so dark that she is drowned it it
Became a part of this child.
The constant paranoia and fear that another 9/11 would happen-
and bring ever greater pain to her heart, became a part of this child.

These became part of that child who went forth everyday,
and who now goes. and will always go forth everyday.


There's a Certain Allure of Tide


There's a certain allure of tide,
It brings be to a heavenly place,
After a long hard day of work and school, I climb into my bed
And get lost in the smell of Tide.

There is no better feeling than being drowned in covers full of that sweet scent
They warm and exhilarate my body
They empower it and put it to sleep.
My entire being gets lost in my Tide dreams that are full of joy.

My alarm goes off at 6:00am
10) The only thing that I will get out of bed for is knowing that when I put my clothes on
The smell of detergent will engulf me
Throughout the day I smell like the wonderful Tide until it fades away

I like to spend time in laundromats.
My parents own a washer/dryer but there is really no better experience than being
surrounded by 50 washing machines oozing Tide from their gills
The scent peals me away from the droning nuisances of reality and lets me live.

What would I do without my orange bottle?
This smell had become a routine start and finish to my days
Reality would set in far too close for comfort
20) I couldn't ever dare switch to Downy.