When I see you
When I see you,
I think of a time
When you would teach
Aleksandr and Nikolas to skate
On ice, a sheen of glass
Or
When I see you,
Sitting at the piano
With little Svetlana,
Ivory keys flowing
But…
When I see you now,
Crazed look in your eyes
Water pipe in hand,
And
When I hear you,
A "kol" quietly wafting around
I stand in fear
Not of you –
Never in fear of you –
I stand in fear
Of what I see you becoming
When I see you now.
Ivan. My dear Ivan.
Done for English homework – I edited it a bit, the "sheen of glass" portion wasn't in there originally. So, it's from Toris's point of view; I used the names so my teacher wouldn't get confused – I probably should have used the countries, then I might not have gotten a 15/20. She took of points for "no metaphors that I can see." Just 'cause you can't see them doesn't mean they're not there.
Aleksandr is Siberia, Nikolas is Alaska (So that part was before 1867, when Alaska was sold to the USA), and Svetlana is supposed to be the federal area around Moscow. So… there's my historical content.
Toris and Ivan (C) Himaruya Hidakez, who is not me.
Countries (C) the governing body of that country
Poem & all unrecognizable characters (C) Me
Review please?