~ The Light ~

~ My favourite ~

 

Uncertain in her decisions

She wades through her confusion

So lost & lonely... she's lost her smile

She looks in the mirror... holds her face

A strangers eyes look back

Standing still in the dark, dim room

She wonders where that lively girl walked to

Seems more like she ran

For it felt as though,

Only yesterday she lived right there inside

And when she turned around that night

She had gone all out to hide

Now darkened eyes & sunken cheeks

Work hard to come to life

The corners of her mouth... aching to be lifted

The room's still dark & easy on her eyes

Abandoned by all light

"Come Back" she whispers to not a soul

"Please come back to me"

Talking to that lively girl so far behind her eyes

She sees not tomorrow... nor the day after that

When sunshine fills her room

She will see herself more clearly then - The light will soon come back

That day maybe she will see

She is loved by more than me

She'l smile at last and her eyes will fill with fire

"I will not leave again"

24/11/99

~ Song ~

Tried to write how I feel about music...

 

Close your eyes... Let the note out

It releases finally

Hitting an empty room

Sing the next line... like you'll cry if you don't

Tension fades in my body

Hearing those sounds come from me

Feeling them pass over my heart

Before they reach my breath

Lost in a song..... It's words soothing me

Seting me free - I feel at peace

If only all my life could be music

It runs through my veins like water

Stirs in my heart and parades in my mind

dancing in endless circles

Till the words come from my pen

Close your eyes... don't think.

Just sing.

 

~ Jay ~

For my wonderful friend Jay, a true sweetheart & inspiration.

Thanks for bringing a smile to my face.

 

"I'm normal" He said

As he lifted my spirits

His company alone doing so

"Your special" I replied in my usual tone

Lecturing & indignant

He says he likes to make people smile

He does that to me with ease

 

He says he is a good freind

And I believe him in a second

As he is to me

He says "You're far to sweet to me"

I don't think I am, but he certainly is to me

 

He offers me his shoulder "Tell me what's gone wrong"

For some reason unknown to me

I rest my head upon it, unburden myself to him

He says he sees the gift he has

I see it all too clear

As I cannot do that with others...

Tell them of my fears

 

It's a strange concept,

That we should be so close

Yet so far away

I know not your voice or irritating habits

That I am certain you must have

Strange that in a world so large

I found this lovely man

Who cares not of himself foremost

But others for which he cares

Without a single thought

He then offers them his hand

I adore that quality in him

I too am that way

I guess the common factor

Is I relate to all he says

 

I thank you for your friendship Jay

It means so much to me

Though we cannot sit like most and be conventional freinds

I love and cherish you just as much

As if you were right here

 

Next

Back to Poetry

Home