My Poetry

(All Poetry is Copywritten)

Do You Have Music in Your Soul?

 

Melodies soft and loud alike,

They dance across the air.

My body reacts with passion inside,

I sway with my partner there.

 

I feel my toes begin to tap,

My spirit just wants to move.

It excites my soul to hear the beat,

I dance with nothing to prove.

 

Slow, calm music is my favorite,

It gives my heart pure joy.

Making me feel my spirit’s true needs,

And even a little coy.

 

Head-banging music is not my kind,

It doesn’t make sense to me.

I need to hear the words so clear,

So I understand and see.

 

Music gives us time to reflect,

Even if it’s rock and roll.

It takes our worries and throws them away,

And can keep us from feeling old.

 

Listen to your favorite tune today,

Take time to hear the beat.

Before you know it, you’ll be smiling,

And dancing in your seat.

 

Listen to the music!

 

 

             Ease My Pain

 

I don’t know where it started,

I only know it’s raw and deep.

It’s set hard inside my soul,

It’s there for my spirit to keep.

 

I’m shattered and broken,

On the floor of my life.

The pain hurts in a place with no name,

My world is drowning in strife.

 

Yet here you are just watching me weep,

Not knowing how to react.

I would give anything if you would ease my pain,

And give me my happiness back.

 

The sadness I endure is because of you,

Never caring how I feel.

My tears go unnoticed, and the ache is my own,

I never signed on for this deal.

 

I only want you to ease my pain,

Give to me your strength and shoulders,

To help me bare the burdens I carry,

I want to be free of when I’m older.

 

Please hear me cry and my screaming soul,

That only wants your devotion.

I still love you beyond all reason,

My tears could fill up an ocean.

 

Now I’ll wait for you to come,

To be by my side and see,

If you don’t come soon, I’ll be gone,

And you’ll have everything but me.

 

Please come ease my pain.

 

 

 

Forgiveness

 

Someone hurt my feelings today,

They made me cry inside.

My spirit still soars high above,

Forgiveness is at my side.

 

He yelled at me, I did it wrong,

Insulting me at every turn.

But I digress and smile again,

Forgiveness is the fire that burns.

 

Punch me, kick me, and hold me down,

Make me feel like I’m nothing.

I won’t let it invade my soul,

Forgiveness gives me something.

 

Something I can’t put my finger on,

Something I can’t buy or sell.

Forgiveness is strong and steady with me,

At days end all is well.

 

Holding onto the hurt and grudge,

Doesn’t accomplish a thing.

Forgiveness gives you a new reason to breathe,

And a brand new song to sing.

 

Let your soul be free and clear,

From all the pain and angst you feel.

It will give you much to be thankful for,

And appreciate everything real.

 

Forgiveness is the best

 

 

I’m in Love With You

 

Thinking of you sets my soul on fire,

Dreams come forth each day and night.

Needing to have you close to me,

Your love makes everything right.

 

I’m in love with you beyond all words,

Feeling something that I can’t put a name to.

Always on the edge of my heart,

Spilling over and through.

 

Your face is as clear as a summer morn’,

Eyes twinkling like stars in the sky.

Beautiful soft lips kissing me long,

I never ask how or why.

 

I’m in love with you beyond all words,

Feeling something that I can’t put a name to.

Always on the edge of my heart,

Spilling over and through.

 

Although you’re face comes through my dreams,

I awake and can’t remember your eyes.

Laying there trying to capture the image,

I begin my day with a sigh.

 

I’m in love with you beyond all words,

Feeling something that I can’t put a name to.

Always on the edge of my heart,

Spilling over and through.

 

In my dreams you’re close enough to touch,

And I do with eager hands and soul.

Then you disappear once more,

My heart now can feel its hole.

 

I’m in love with you beyond all words,

Feeling something that I can’t put a name to.

Always on the edge of my heart,

Spilling over and through.

 

I’ll find you someday

 

 

My Weakness

 

You are my weakness, you always have been.

I sit here waiting for you.

My love all wrapped up to give away,

And you take it, giving me little in return.

 

My heart is my weakness, it always has been.

It never betrays anyone but me.

Always giving beyond what anyone asks for.

Then I have nothing left inside.

 

Love is my weakness, it always has been.

It makes me look through rose-colored glasses.

I can’t see you for who you really are,

So I’m left alone, broken and waiting.

Anger is my weakness, it always has been.

I let it inside my soul and it dictates to me.

Finding myself unfulfilled and empty.

And the world seems barren and lonely.

 

Happiness is my weakness, it always has been.

I miss the little things that I should see.

All the negative pieces of life escape my vision.

I never see them until it’s too late.

 

Life is my weakness, it always will be.

No matter what I do, I inevitably lose something.

But I know in the end, I’ll win.

Because I’ll never give in to my weakness.

 

 

One Night Stand

 

A fleeting moment in my life,

Captured in time and space.

I held it in the palm of my hands,

And looked into his face.

 

Making love in the middle of the day,

We rolled around on the floor.

Giving whatever we could to each other,

Then walked right out the door.

 

He was tender and sweet a very kind man,

Lovingly touching my skin.

Kissing me sweetly and stroking my hair,

Trying to climb within.

 

Passion so hot it burned my skin,

Flamed with a white-hot fire!

Even though I barely knew him,

My body lit up with desire.

 

In my heart it just wasn’t possible,

I was using him as he was me.

For a moment I closed my heart up tight,

And wouldn’t allow it to see.

 

It feels so good to be loved so freely,

Even though it isn’t real.

For a moment I allow myself to dream,

That what I’m feeling is real.

 

Suddenly our time is over,

We dress and say good-bye.

Never to touch each other again,

No hurt to make me cry.

 

My one night stand.

 

 

           You Inspire Me

I’ve never known anyone like you,

Your outlook gives me hope.

Nothing in life is ever so bad,

That I can’t hold onto life’s rope.

 

Teaching is your way of giving,

Showing children just what they can do.

Guided by your heart so strong,

And a love that’s pure and true.

 

You’ve seen disease and felt it’s sting,

Wondering if you’d survive.

Through it all you never lost hope,

I can see you have arrived.

 

I complain and gripe about my life,

Always whining about something,

Then I see you, and all I can do,

Is find a new reason to sing.

 

You inspire me everyday,

With your strength, and bright sunny smile.

No matter what else is going on,

Your courage goes on for miles.

 

I think of you every day,

Your smile and grace give me strength.

I’ve grown so much since we’ve met,

And can handle any angst.

 

So when you have a moment of sorrow,

Remember you inspire me so.

And no matter where your life takes you,

Bring my thanks wherever it goes.

 

Thank you dear sweet lady,

Teaching is not your only gift.

All who meet you can stand strong and steady,

Never to be adrift.

 

 

 

I Love You

 

I love you so much,

My heart can’t hold it all.

It runs out so soft and pure,

Like a giant blue waterfall.

 

I want your arms wrapped around me,

Keeping me safe from harm

You give me all I need to live,

It keeps me cozy and warm

 

The love I feel is bigger than me,

It consumes my every deed.

I think of you and my souls on fire,

It sets my spirit free.

 

I miss you when you’re not here,

I feel like my heart is dead.

Then I see you; again I’m alive,

I now have nothing to dread.

 

Sometimes I ache so bad inside,

The words don’t describe the need.

I have to be near you all the time,

Your love has planted a seed.

 

This seed has grown into an orchard,

Filled with trees of love and light.

Giving me shade when I need it most,

Keeping me safe at night.

 

The dreams I dream are all of you,

They fill my mind with hope.

Reaching beyond all I’ve seen,

I wish you knew of their scope.

 

I need you now and always my sweet,

That doesn’t change through time.

I will keep you close in my heart,

Know that you’ll always be mine.

 

I love you.

 

 

Imagine That

 

Imagine your world without suffering and pain,

Nothing that hurts your life.

Imagine your world that’s lit up with love,

And never knowing a strife.

 

Imagine your world without abuse or neglect,

No one is ever without joy.

Imagine your world that’s all filled up,

With happy little girls and boys.

 

Imagine your world with constant fighting,

Wars going on with no end.

Imagine your world filled with bloodshed,

A place where no fences mend.

 

Imagine your world with crime and hate,

Everyone suffering from fear.

Imagine your world filled with guns,

No goodness ever to hear.

 

Imagine your world without an aching heart,

That beats on day after day.

Imagine your world filled with love,

Lighting your own life’s way.

 

Imagine your world filled with peace and harmony,

No one who understands hurt.

Imagine your world filled with confident people,

Who only know of their worth.

 

Now imagine your world, as you would hope,

Which way do you want it to be?

If I had a choice, it would be perfect,

And mine would be worry free.

 

Imagine that!

 

 

Survivor

 

Outplay, outwit, outlast,

Seems easy enough to do.

But I didn’t count on meeting,

Someone just like you.

 

Friends are just one thing,

These players can’t afford.

Always trying to stay afloat,

They never have time to be bored.

 

Challenges come and go,

Obstacles standing in the way.

Trying to beat the other’s time,

Exhausted at the end of the day.

 

Rewards are part of every day life,

Food, loved ones and more.

At times taking another along,

Trying to find a back door.

 

Immunity up for grabs,

It’s the thing they hold most dear.

More than anything else,

They want another day here.

 

Tribal council can be brutal,

Voting off people that matter.

Talking behind each other’s backs,

Everyone hears the chatter.

 

Another one gone in the name of the game,

What price did it cost?

Will you get it back in the end?

Or will your soul be lost?

 

What have you survived?

 

 

The Tyrant, the man, my Dad

 

You made my childhood scary,

I feared you when I was bad.

Trying so hard to make you happy,

The tyrant, the man, my dad.

 

I waited patiently everyday,

To hear those three little words.

“I love you” was all you needed to say,

But they were rarely heard.

 

Teaching me about life’s little things,

I loved every moment of time.

Sometimes thinking and hoping too,

That your heart was completely mine.

 

Like every child, I brought disappointment,

When you yelled I was meek and scared.

Trying to show you that I could be good,

And you would show me you cared.

 

I failed in so many ways,

I could never quite get it right.

Eventually I stopped trying so hard,

And ended my daily fight.

 

Years went by and I grew up,

You grew older and started to change.

I started to see the love you showed,

It was foreign and totally strange.

 

My wedding day, I’ll never forget,

Saying you were proud and loved me too.

Even though they were seldom heard,

I knew those words were true.

 

No more pedestals or illusions grand,

I can finally see what’s real.

Seeing inside your heart and soul,

You began to truly feel.

 

Our time was so limited you passed away,

And now I’m left alone to cry.

I had one last talk with you,

But didn’t say goodbye.

 

No more chances for words unsaid,

I can’t tell you about the hate and pain.

In all this time I finally let go,

Just look at all I’ve gained.

 

Here I am, your youngest girl,

I have so much to be grateful for.

I want so desperately to share with you now,

Please walk through my door.

 

I’m just here waiting to see you again,

With a smile and that twinkle in your eye.

My heart is filled with love for you dad,

The brightest star in my sky.

 

Someday I hope to see you again,

To regale our memories past.

For now I’ll reminisce all alone,

And watch as old shadows are cast.

 

I love you, I hate you, I miss you…

The tyrant, the man, my dad.

 

 

      The tune you're listening to is Charlie Rich's "Behind Closed

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