imagine.pom
(c) 1997, Patti Pasculli
a poem

"my imaginary friend"
written 5-3-95 at 10:50pm

on a box 
   standing
watching you 
   through your bedroom window
watching you
   wondering if you're alone
i see you moving about
   doing what comes naturally to you
      sitting
         watching
watching what, 
   i don't know
are you lonely?
   maybe scared?
we'll all die someday
smile!
are you dying?
if you knew,
   would you be scared?
dying.
standing on a box
   outside your bedroom window
      watching you do
         what you normally do
watching your tv
   seeing your own reflection on the screen
      the tv screen
are you a star?
   a famous human?
      are you a human?
do you know who you are?
i do

i'm watching you
you're growing
   and learning
      taking your time
is your time running out?
are you scared of time running out?
does that mean death?
does time running out have a definition in your mind?
can you feel me outside your window?
maybe you see my reflection on something
   somewhere in your room
are you watching me?
i carry on conversations with you when your not around
   we have a lot to say
when i close my eyes
   i hear your voice
      like you're right next to me
         sitting beside me
maybe you're looking at me
   you're outside MY bedroom window
      watching me
         talking to me
i have to go now
i'll see you soon

i pick up my box and walk away, 
   wondering if you were even there.