AutumnYou said ‘paint me a scene of golden leavesstroked across a sky of cheerful blue.’I grab my brush and pull out my easelto stare out at this autumn canopy.Crackled golden leaves turn to a blanket of colorful Julia Heliconians stretched beneath layers of sapphire calendula wings.Old oak trees seal their sapa hidden splendor within dried up barkrenewed by relentless rain,silent leafhoppers dine on its hidden treasure,locked within a timeless old tree.I fill in the gaps, paint colors to the leaves with feathers,entwine the life of the oak within the insects it feeds.The sky is a haven of indigo crests that soar effortl
Creative bunnySilently I watch as you walk down the stairs of our house, your large form moving with such unearthly grace as your body glides towards mine. I smile because even with doubts rolling through my mind about what my life has in store for me, I can’t help but be happy at one thing that has been a constant gift. You.You take me into your arms and carry me to the couch, pulling me down and kissing me with a love as true as gold. Our bodies entwine into an embrace of love that fulfills us both to the very core of who we are. Lying there, breathless I stare up at the ceiling.“Something is eating you.” You state quietly, your stro
To attainI bet you didn’t imagine you’d be my idol,my image of the beauty of a loving wife,a caring mother, a devoted daughter.I watched the way you and father loved,the unconditional way you respected himand he treasured you.Through the good and enduring the bad,you didn’t allow the tsunamis of this lifeto destroy what God created perfect. Trials turned wood into steel,love made the steel unbendable, unbreakable.You two were the sight of dedication and faithentwined into the essence of God’s mercy and grace.When other couples turned their marriage into adestructive mine field, you two crafted your marriageinto
Broken spiritGotta fight another fight - I gotta run another nightGet it out - check it outI'm on my way and it don't feel right.‘I’ve given my everything, fought with all my God-given strength.I dug my heels in, bucked with vengeance,reared with the fear of The Almighty.But I wasn’t strong enough,my will, my spirit were too sheltered.I knelled in defeat to an evil man's hatred.’I gotta get me back - I can't be beat and that's a factIt's Okay - I'll find a wayYou ain't gonna take me down no way.‘Sometimes in life you have to be beatto see yourself as something worth having.But you fight until the very end,i
Toy guns'This gunfire is my anthem to these melodies. 'I just thought that I could go off to this war,Be a brave Soldier boy protecting my Country.Didn't think these roadside bombs would keep on blowing,(keep, keep on blowing.)Blood flows in the streets, staining my combat boots.I wish a bit of spit could wipe away these stains.Fingers on the trigger, trained to fight this war,A war created to kill each and every man, every woman.Bang, bang, another one falls to the ground.I'm left screaming in the dust.They thought I'd return the same man,Innocent boy with a toy gun in hand.They all freaked out when the gun turned real,
A soldier's wifeYou told me to wait for you [one long year.]So I did, constantly I prayed, [begging God to keep you safe.]When you returned I instantly took you into my arms.But you weren't the same. The depth of love that once lingered in your [eyes]Was now void of life.The man of laughter and joy was gone [forgotten by you but not me.]Why wasn't I enough for you now?What could I have done differently to save you?Was [my love] too weak that you felt this hopeless?Could the caress of this burning rope really be more desiring than [my kisses?]My love, when you woke up crying each night why couldn't you feel me?How come the strokes of
Dear young soldierYou pulled the trigger,Saved all those lives.You carried your comrade,Across the enemy lines.Scarred and broken, armless and scared.You led them to Heaven's paradise.Brave young soldier tell me why,Why oh why did you tie that noose?Did not home smell so clean and safeOnce you rested between stainless sheets?Was the taste of her welcome home kiss not enough?Or the comfort of hot coffee satisfying?Were these memories of bloodied battles-so strong that you could no longer stand it?That the only freedom that you fought for,Spoke to you in the strands of this rope?Were the reasons you fought blinded now?By the s
The Stars WhisperBullets sang your lullaby late into the night.Stars stand in remembrance to this day.Of all the bodies that surrounded your grave.The trees heard the silence of death.If I could speak to the dead… to you.I'd let you know the stars don't forget.They still whisper your story late into the night.
Magically delicious‘Sound the bugle now- play it just for me. As the seasons change- remember how I used to be. Now I can’t go on – I can’t even start. I’ve got nothing left – just an empty heart.’Sitting back in my old dark brown leather chair I close my eyes and take a deep gulp of stiff office air, allowing the words of the song to echo in the chambers of my empty heart, an empty heart that had once been so filled with love and life.When I reflect on all I’ve seen, all I’ve done, when I think of all the love that I’ve experienced. The first image I see is a green balloon and that starts the memor
Imminent MenaceWe all have something we are afraid of,either it’s the common fear of a snake, or spiderto be alone or to be useless.Some may even fear their own shadow.But I am not afraid of any of these.The demon in my nightmares stalks me,night and day, night and day.She circles me in my sleep, prowlingaround my bed as I cower under my covers.Amber orbs watching me in the darkness,fangs gleaming in the flash of the nightlight.I call her a demon but really she is marvelousshe is unique, exquisite, a master of her art.Her jet-black coat is a mask in the shadows,snow colored whiskers sensing her prey –my- fear.Her presence makes
Long roadIt's been an emotional drive,With windows rolled up andAn ac knocked out of place.I breathe, try to think, try to feel.But I'm suffocating.Suffocating.If love is a memory,And death is a way of life.I'm in the everyday start.-of going through the motions.Some find it irrelevant to believe,to waste the time feeling anything anymore.But I can't stop my heart from beating,without first dying.Am I dying?This paved out road keeps stretching on,One lane, with no turn around.It's a long way to go,A long road to travel down.One the world can't take away.A road the emotional must drive.
Love worthy -c-'Setting in a corner, her head cradled in her hands, she is caught in a battle of life.With dreams locked inside, of a woman she will never be. She cries in the night, defeated by the lies.You tell me you love me, yet, your words do not show it in their depths.Do I truly matter more than the pain you inflect me with night and day? Why... why do you leave me so alone?The touch of your hands used to always brought me comfort, now.... only a feeling of coldness remains.I'm empty, like the vastness of the galaxy lays vacant in my chest... and you don't care that I'm drowning in this pain...When looking into your eyes, I saw warmth, be
Compliments -c-'I came home today with you on the couch,laying just like that, peeking up at me likea conning fox over those old worn pagesa book you’ve read at least a million times.You're my sexy little vixen, with those long skinny legs,shaved as smooth as a siamese cat,and as white as a winter snow.Girl, I’m glad you're mine, that yousat that book aside and glide withperfect grace into my arms, that smallcoy smile is your cute signature thattells me somethings on your mind.'You came to me, words lifted from the page,the way I'd envisioned you: tall,with broad shoulders, strong and majesticas a wolf, an untamed beastwith a ge
He conquered.He came, He saw, He conquered. We sinned, we witnessed, we are redeemed.
Star swollen -c-The window, tinted with lost dreams,fogs around my hand, palm print smearsblurring the constellationsinto distant twinkle-lights.Forget that the sky has bad days, too--I take the stars for grantedwhen it comes to wishing for you.Back, when dark days would come-you were like the stars above,desperate for my attention.Silently you’d shine your light for me,Even when I would refuse to see.You’d shoot across the darkness,stroking your splendorous beauty through the sky.Still, I ignored your pleas, your devotion went unnoticed.Until now, now when wishing on a star is all I have left.Trace a comet's tailacross Hercule
Signed, yourselfDear Jamie:I don't think you realize how much you've changed in the past five years. Let me take you back to the early summer of 08, you had everything you needed, you didn't want anything more (well maybe a pony, but you always wanted one of those.)Your best friend was always just a paved street away, such a small defining line between true friendships. All it took was the desire to spend time with her and you could walk from your yard to hers in a matter of seconds. She was your best and truest friend. The first real friend you ever had, the first girl friend you could trust.Don't worry dear your tears are safe with me; just let you
First loveI haven’t seen your face,or felt your hand in mine.but we stare at the same blue sky,and whisper our prayers to the same Savior.I don’t know your name, or the color of your gaze,though I completely long for your embrace.I wait for you, like the summers rain,I wait for you, in the storms bitter tirade. I wait for you, through the struggles of this life.I wait for you…. I wait for you… I faithfully wait for you.I can’t see your fears or the trials that you bare,but I’ll pray you through; I’ll pray you through.I stand in the ocean tide, welcoming the power of the tsunamis,as I pray you
Confession“Father I must confess, I have sinned.” ”When was the last time you have come to confession?”“Never father.””Never? Are you new to the faith?”“No father, I’ve been apart of the faith all my life.””Why have you come now to confess?”“Because I couldn’t live with this regret any longer.””Regret? What have you done dear child?”“When I was a young child I saw these butterflies, they were so beautiful that I wanted to keep them forever. I got a box and grabbed some of the butterflies by the wings; I tore the wings off and placed
False hopeLooking down at the small device I gasped softly as the two lines showed the positive sign, two lines to tell me I was pregnant. From an early age I imagined this moment, dreamed about it even, how joyous, excited, blessed, ecstatic I’d be. I would have ran into the arms of my husband and blurted out the good news to him. Well, all that was now gone down the drain, I wasn’t married and he wasn’t confident enough in us really ‘making it’ to want to share his last name with me. It wasn’t that we didn’t love each other, because we did, deeply and truly, but our differences kept reminding us how we would
BreezeThe soft ‘whoosh’ of the waves crashing against the cliff face far below me rang in my ears, the cool breeze lifting off the ocean and riding through my long light brown hair.Closing my eyes I tilted up my chin and allowed it to toy and play with each of the strands as it danced across my face. This was my spot, where I and only I, came to when I needed to get away from life, to get away and talk to the one Being that always stood by my side.God.Eyes still shut I waited, allowing the peace of this atmosphere to caress and calm my spirit, to fasten my heart to a slow pitter patter, a rhythm that mirrored that of the ocean. It
PearlWe have all heard the saying 'There are plenty of fish in the sea.' I don't want no crummy fish, I want a sparkling pearl. Those aren't easy to find in the sea, but I'll keep looking!
RedneckRedneck:Fire, passion, love, desire.You are birthed from angel kisses,You are stirred from a strong man's desire.Flicked between two burning embers,Embers stimulated into flames.He whispers 'You're my redneck woman.'I laugh that 'He's my strong alpha man.'Alpha:Strong, dominate, enduring, powerful.
To Haiti"Alone time?KIDS YOU'RE GOING TO HAITI!"
Your laughterI stare at the pictures, the ones of you and I.We use to shine so bright,with the light beaming in our eyes.Two souls so fused in love,that I thought I knew your every thought…I see your face in the images on the wall,they smile at me like I’m the fool,who doesn’t understand what happened.Where did I go wrong in not seeing the signs?Your voice is fading… it’s leaving my mind,leaving me scarred… but I see your face…I see your face….The photos remind me of all we once had,and explains to me that I’ve been mistaking.Your disguise was so perfectly in place,your joyous ga
QueenI treated you like my queen,I put you on a pedestal no one could reach {and}I treasured you like gold among infertile dirt.I made sure you lacked nothing, (if I could help it)I did my everything to show you my love,I proved it with every breath I'd take.I made all the other women you knew wish to be you,because you had me.They wanted my love, my devotion and my heart.But I was faithful to you, always, even when you weren't.You threw it all away as if I never mattered to you at all, everyone wanted me, everyone but you. The one woman I loved with all my heart, soul and mind,until now, now that I know the real you.
IgnoredI ignored all the common signs,of you needing one real person-to share with you the truth.The truth of what would come next,when you slept with her,and her, and her and her,until you weren’t you anymore,I just watched you die inside.I ignored all the common signs,of you needing one real person-to share with you the truth.The truth of where the alcohol would lead, to your demise. I just watched you drink…and…drink…and…(trying to hide the pain)I ignored all the common signs,of you needing one real person-to share with you the truth.The truth of why you shouldn’t-have pulled back the t
Heart Glitches -c-My heart glitchesaround you--rebound,rethink,retry.I keep returning,spinning in,the same little,circle,around and around.Keep me pacingand retracingevery step;I see you everywhere,feel you in every breath,but darling,I don't think my heartis yours to share.For we are like twodifferently tuned violins two beats in a drumtwo notes in a key,when my heart beats,yours stops,when yours beats,mine freezes cold.dear we simply aren't linked...So put it in ink,darling,a poem tracedacross pale skin.Find the answers within--you and I?We're more troublethan we're worth.Won't you let melet yougo?
Times‘I know I need you, I need to love You.I’d love to see You but it’s been so long….’There’s a fire playing in my bedroom,clashing with the shadows of the dark.I feel the flask of desire, rolling,in the deepness of my flesh.I give my gift away, in hopesof filing my emptiness.‘I need to hear You is that so wrong?’I find myself forgetwhere I once belonged,while lost in the wilderness.I ran from You as fast as-a lightning bolt strikes. How can You accept me backafter all I’ve done?‘I hear You sayMy love is overit’s underneath it’s inside, it’s
Dear First LoveDear First (and future) love.Hi there… by the time you read this we will know other, we will love each other unconditionally. I’m pretty sure the day I hand this letter to you you will understand why I wrote it. As I write this you are a stranger (well, kinda anyway, I don’t know your age, your eye color, your name or if your parents are still around. But I do know you are out there waiting for me like I am waiting for you.) I’ve prayed for you all my life, every night before bed as dad tucked me in. When I was thirteen, or fourteen, I wrote my prayer for you down, then I’d read Proverbs 31. ‘A wife of
Supplanter'What is in a name?Some may think we are created with a purpose,and that purpose is written within our very names.Some are created to be an one and only,some to simply be a first and devoted.I wish I was classed among these,but in fact I am in the opposite.My purpose is to take the place of someone else,of a loved one you would otherwise not get over,sometimes I’m the wrong doer, the unrightful partner.But I bring the healing, to remind you what lovetastes like in the clasp of great chaos.I am a supplanter, never the first, never the one and only.I am the replacer of those you love most dearlythe one who catches those that
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