You wanted so much to be a star; <br />wide eyed you looked at what could be, <br />so you started on your climb. <br />Not looking back at the misery, <br />you were leaving behind. <br />However, one day when your star should stall, <br />I will be here to catch you when you fall. <br /> <br />Friends have all told me that <br />you’ve turned your back on us here, <br />but I bet when you hear, <br />some distant train whistle blow <br />you stop for a moment <br />and something in your memory will recall, <br />that I’ll still be here to catch you when you fall. <br /> <br />You have moved on and upwards, <br />new friends you have by the score, <br />while your star is burning bright. <br />But what will happen when it begins to dim, <br />how many new friends will you have then, <br />and how many time will they come to call? <br />I’ll still be here to catch you when you fall. <br /> <br />Everyday I see your face on the TV. <br />Your false smile seems to have faded a little. <br />Isn’t the stardom what you thought it was going to be? <br />So on nights when your pillow is damp with tears. <br />Do you remember what you left behind, <br />and do you remember and recall what I said. <br />I’ll be there to catch you when you fall. <br /> <br />Leaving all your glad rags behind, <br />you closed the door on your dream. <br />Wandering aimless around for years, <br />not sure what you were going to do. <br />You wrote me a letter and asked if you could call. <br />I wrote back to you simply saying, come home, <br />I am still here to catch when you fall. <br /> <br /> <br />30 July 2007<br /><br />David Harris<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-ll-catch-you-when-you-fall/
