There were supposed to be pictures...

Posted: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 by Travis Cody in
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...but my camera is holding them hostage. We haven't been contacted yet with ransom demands. We don't even know if the pictures are still alive.

**sigh**

Hey, I found something just now.

TRAPPED
by Travis Cody

I can't make you stay
Would hardly blame you if you went
I'm safe and I'm here
And I will always be for you
No matter how far you run
Or how long you spend away
I can be set aside
I hate it but I will endure

I can't make you come back
Would hardly expect you at my door
Shocked as hell when I got your message
Even shed a tear
I'm your life line as you flounder
I will come when you call
No questions for the time unmeasured
You chose to be away

I can't ask you to go
Can hardly stand it now you're here
I've loved you and still do
Even as I realize we are finished
I am now more than I was
I can exist on my own merits
No longer requiring your need of me
And tired of it
I want to go on
Though I'm trapped by you as before


Jamie Cullum - Mind Trick

19 comments:

  1. Maryfly says:
    03 July, 2007 04:09

    Trav? very sad but well written, hope everythings okay, hugs

  1. Schmoop says:
    03 July, 2007 04:10

    Nice jobb Trav, Cheers!!

  1. Travis Cody says:
    03 July, 2007 06:18

    Mary: Everything's fine - this isn't autobiographical.

    Matt: Thank ya Sir!

  1. Maggie Moo says:
    03 July, 2007 06:31

    Wow. That'a great find. And I can tell you that I know exactly how it feels to feel that way.

    Exactly.

    Happy 4th of July Traviepoo!

  1. Liz Hill says:
    03 July, 2007 06:35

    Excellent piece Trav!! Very perfect expression of that very complicated state

  1. Lisa Ryan says:
    03 July, 2007 07:12

    excellent piece of writing Trav.

  1. Anndi says:
    03 July, 2007 08:56

    Excellent bro... You captured it perfectly. I've been there.

    You know how I love Jamie!

    Big SMOOCH

  1. Angell says:
    03 July, 2007 09:26

    Trav - wonderful poem. Made me cry....and reflect.

    HUGS honey.

  1. Anonymous says:
    03 July, 2007 12:37

    Great job, Trav!

  1. Sarge Charlie says:
    03 July, 2007 13:03

    best wishes for a happy 4th of July

  1. Unknown says:
    03 July, 2007 13:11

    Love the poem Trav, great job!

  1. katherine. says:
    03 July, 2007 13:44

    its damn near a country western song....and I can totally relate.

  1. Julie says:
    03 July, 2007 15:31

    Yeah this one is very good. I'm so glad it's not real life honey!

  1. Travis Cody says:
    03 July, 2007 17:01

    Mags: I get the feeling you do Mags. It's a shame that anyone would feel like that, but it's an easy pattern to fall into.

    Turn: Thanks darlin.

    Lisa: Glad you liked it.

    Ann: That song sounds so upbeat, but I thought it was perfect to go with the poem.

    Angell: Awwwww. Hugs darlin.

    CWM: Thank you my dear.

    Sarge: Right back atcha Sir.

    Pauline: That means a lot coming from you.

    Katherine: Only damn near?

    Julie: Yeah, this is one kind of feeling I'm glad I never had.

  1. Unknown says:
    03 July, 2007 17:27

    HAPPY 4TH JULY AMERICA! or at least this little bit of it


    (I realise it might still be the 3rd over there but it's the 4th over here and I have to go to bed now 'cos I need some zzzs )

  1. Tammie Jean says:
    05 July, 2007 04:06

    Great poem Trav! Where did you find it? In a notebook somewhere?

  1. Travis Cody says:
    05 July, 2007 09:51

    Pauline: Early, right on time, or late, it's never a bad thing to wish us Happy Independence!

    Tammie: This poem was actually in a poetry file I found on my computer. It's all stuff I wrote years ago - lots of unfinished snippets and a couple of gems like this one.

  1. Tammie Jean says:
    05 July, 2007 17:27

    I do the same thing... I should really go through the files on my computer and see what I've started and never finished...

  1. Mimi Lenox says:
    05 July, 2007 22:51

    Trav - "I am now more than I was" - very poignant. This tore at my heartstrings today. Well-written.

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