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Suzanne's Childhood Poems
Suzanne at age 8, Alyson and Matthew
(Photo by Eric Maristany)
Index
By Myself
I stand by myself
Not lonely at all.
I listen to the little birds
Beckon and call.
I stand by myself
By the pond, with the fish
And now I don't even
Have one little wish
Except to be by myself
Each and every day
And come down to the woods
Where the little deer play.
(Age 9)
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The Wind Fairies
The wind fairies laugh and sing and dance
They come out every time they get a chance.
When the wind fairies come out they really have a ball
And they come at the Wind Queen's each and every call.
(Age 9)
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The Rain Sweeps...
THE RAIN SWEEPS across the windowpane
The muddy green trees blow with the wind
And a cloud of gloom settles everywhere.
But I don't feel the gloom, oh, no
Only the drama of the rain.
And peace.
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Secret
It is a secret
A secret, an unspoken
Vow between silent friends.
I can never speak of this again
And so, you will never know.
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Ocean
Waves
Pounding high
The white foam
Gliding
Then silence
So sudden
It shocks me
And all it still...
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Ocean
Grey, white
Pounding, rising, pulling
Excitement, rhythm, fear, bravery
Ocean
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Haiku
Peace is part of love
But love is not all peaceful
It can be quite fierce.
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I Like...
I LIKE him a lot
As a matter of fact, yes,
I almost love him.
We are friends, yet something more
It can hardly be put into words.
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Can My...
CAN MY words express
The way I feel about you
Gentle, soft, yet strong
Willing to fight for you and with you
Can it be called love?
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I Look...
I LOOK outside
Darkness answers.
White snowflakes drift
Aimlessly, towards nowhere.
Rich white
Velvet black
Completes the night.
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I Think Of My Dog...
I THINK OF MY DOG
As I lie on the grass in the rain
And I wish that he
Were alive again and here
My adorable, cute dog.
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To Barry McLean
Do you know
What I've been through
Trying to reach
And get through to you?
I like you a lot
So let's be friends
But let's stop there
Before that ends.
If we get closer
Like we are now
You get sort of mean
I can't really say how.
Not really mean
You just ignore
Me and my feelings
Not like before.
So let's break up
(Going steady, I mean)
From Suzanne Vega
To Barry McLean.
(Late Spring 1971 - Age 11)
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Written After A Triumphant Fight
I'm the baddest girl in the world
I'm as bad as Super Fly
and I don't need coke to get me high.
I can beat you, Jack
and you better get back
when the Vega's come around.
We'll kick your ass, and make it last,
I got evil eye, and you sure gotta try
to put me on the ground.
I don't play, hey, you know what I say
when I say it or pay.
I can stare you down,
make you crawl on the ground.
I'm action, no talk, when I say to you walk, I'm not the kind you can knock.
I use only my hands, no bottles for me
But I got plans, and you won't go home free.
When I don't smile, you know you're in trouble
'cause I can get wild, I ain't got no double.
I can make you cry, I can make you wanna die.
No one beat me yet, and they ain't gonna get the chance.
I can take mine and the little folks at the same time.
I'm the baddest girl in the world.
(December, 1972 - Age 13)
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