Brandy Blanton Breeden--the first friend I made in Houston when I moved there in 1989, she was my best friend until sometime in high school. As it is, things and people change. We're still friends, but we both have busy lives to get through before we can sit down and write a letter to the other. We keep in touch, though, and that's the most important thing. She introduced me to poetry. My favorite of hers is and always will be Another Time, Another Place. That one poem got me hooked on all the others she wrote.. which got me hooked on writing myself. Since I'm writing this at work, there will probably only be a couple here to begin with because I never memorized very many of her poems.. and what I have memorized has since flown the coop. I must be getting old.. I'm forgetting things.

--And Brandy, if you see this before I fix it....forgive me!

Another Time, Another Place

Moon and stars sit way up high
Earth and trees beneath them lie
The wind blows fragrant lullaby
To cool the night for you and I
On the wing birds fly free
Leviathan tames the angry sea
The flower waits for the honey bee
The sunrise wakes new life in me
Fishes swim while rivers run
Through fields to feast my eyes upon
Intoxicated drinking from
The loving cup of burning sun
In dreams I'll crave familiar taste
Of whispered rain on a weary face
Of kisses sweet and warm embrace
Another time, another place

What I Feel

All the sorrow and all the pain,
All the sacrafice in vain.
I was much too blind to see,
You'd make a loser out of me.
You put me down for so long,
While you sang your serpents song.
Your cut was quick and deep but then...
You thought you'd never need a friend.
Too many wounds to heal,
Now you're feeling what I feel.

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I'm not supposed to love you anymore
I'm fighting feelings that I've never fought before
I'm not supposed to wonder how or where you are
I'm not supposed to love you anymore

I'm not supposed to wonder why you left me
I know you felt tied down and needed to be free
I'm not supposed to hurt this way you see
I'm not supposed to wonder why you left me

All Through the Night

The room is filled with silence
It's quiet as can be
And as you hold me tight,
I sense the love you sahre with me
Outside the clouds may fill the sky
Or stars may sparkle birght
The moon may shine upon the earth
Or it may rain all night
But in the silence of my room
Each thing will be all right
As long as we're toether all through the night
There's no where I'd rather be all through the night

You'll Never Find Out

It's over, said and done.
And just when you thought he'd be the one.
He spoke nothing but lies.
He fed his fire with wild alibies.
You should have seen it in his eyes.
You should have known you'd hear good-bye.
Now who can you turn to when it's all black and white?
And the winners are losers you see every night.
You have no answers because you didn't really count.
Which way to turn now; I guess you'll never find out.

We Danced

When we danced, it was just a little awkward--
my inability matched your liquidity.
But, you guided me as if we were one and
the music like a singular life.
We became a duet of passion and love, fear and sadness--
like a symphony of so many moods.
With life's funny changes, the music changed
and it frightened you, so you ran.
Gone; blown away with the wind while I,
unaware, still danced.
When I became aware of all my inabilities once again,
I wept for my loss.
The only song, the only dance, ever dear to my heart
was with you.
So, until we dance again,
I will dance no more, only stumble through the steps
to the song still playing in my heart.

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Every day he says momma 100 times and can properly show that amount by holding up one pudgy little finger.
He shakes his head no at ever question he is asked regardless if he really means yes.
He will do exactly what is a "no-no" even after he has had time-out so many times I've forgotten how much time he has left.
He spills, drops, kicks, slaps, splashes, throws, smashes, melts, drips, tips, tilts, rolls, wears, and, at some points, eats his dinner.
After a bath, he's clean, I'm wet, and the bathroom smells like someone greased it down with Baby Magic, which, in most cases, is partly true.
I read him a story, The Cat in the Hat, and afterwards, he is playing with a torn corner and I am speaking in rhymes.
I make some faces, he pulls my hair, we sing, we dance, we rock, he drags out the toys I already put away, and he goes to bed.
I cover him up, kiss his cheek, turn out the light, and close the door.
On my way down the hall, I step on his car and quietly scream -- Bradley Cole!

Sometimes

Sometimes I wonder why I love you.
And sometimes I wonder why I even care.
Then, I remember the times we've had--the chance to share.
Sometimes I want to run and hide.
I want to give up and not even try.
But, when I see you, you lift my spirits high.
I know I'll never forget you, and you'll always be on my mind.
You'll always be the best I'll ever find.
Sometimes I wonder why things turn out the way they do,
But I'll always remember why I've kept on loving you.

Within Me

The thought of you makes me so happy that words just can't describe
I've never felt better since you came into my life
Sometimes one moment can be perfect and all mine are with you
Your smile is honest, your words are sweet, your heart is true
I value our relationship with all from within me
It's hard to say I love you, but you make it flow freely
In past I've dealt with pain
You don't use my feelings against me or play those hurtful games
I'll never forget all the laughter you've given
Now to say I love you; I'm driven

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You Think

You think that you are strong, but you are weak
It takes more strength to cry...admit defeat
I have truth on my side, you have deceit
You think you can leave but be by my side
My heart aches; not this time
Now I'm free; I can fly
You think I'll never find myself again
My soul is strong, I know who I am
I have a goal, and I will win

In Her Heart

She stares at the worn picture of her sweet lover's face
Once they were strong, but now are fallen from grace
Only a few tears will fall from her eyes this time
She is so weak from all that she has cried
Once he promised he would always be true
She's lost in herself with nothing to do
She knows he'll come back for one more turn
Only to find the ashes of the bridges he's burned
She'll have a hard time letting him go
But in her heart she'll always love him so

Try To Stay

Yesterday you left me in pain
Today you're back with smiles in vain
It is now your turn to cry
because this is our last good-bye
Time after time you do what you do
I've nothing more to give to you
Each time you ask for a brand new start
I give you everything--my heart
So, this time when we walk away,
don't come back and try to stay.

There was Love

There is love in this heart
I gave it to you, but you would not accept it
There is love in this heart
You twisted it until it became deep hot red
There is love in this heart
You used it to hurt me
There is love in this heart
way down deep inside slowly growing cold
There was love in this heart

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Angel

You're my guardian, my love, my angel
You hold my hand, you hold my heart
No matter where you are; you never let go
We have our problems, but you always understand

The Rider

When you look in his eyes
They are full of fire
You notice inside
That burning desire
No woman could hold him;
He was a stray.
Roaming around,
Never to stay.
He rides with the wind
Without looking back
Never having anything
But his horse and that hat.

all poems remain property of Brandy Breeden