All I knew I threw for you
I grew and grew without a clue
You left me all alone and blue
Now today it seems so new
My days seem to be just a few
I see you and I wonder who
With you the world seems like a zoo
I'm seeing somewhat of a different view
I must remember what is true
Today I drink a different brew
And wonder what really equals two

Words we speak when eyes wont meet
will fall upon deaf ears
Eyes that meet will speak a thousand
words we see although we never hear
In the dark I hear your touch as quickly
as you say
Pull away from me today your gone as
though somehow I see you near
A blind man looked at me one day
and said I see your pain
You look as though you live in rain
where sunshine never lies
I fell upon a prickly pear and started
to feel hurt
I picked myself up off the ground and
silently brushed off the dirt
I look into the eyes of hate and love and
understanding
I look into the mirrors eyes as I see where
I'm standing
A word or two can change the world,
or brighten someones day
A word from you with open eyes,
is when you start to try

Very good!:thumbsup: I like how they flow!:)

Thank you Knight....:)

A message sent from far away delivered in a dream
Awakened with the smell of fear listening to your scream
You held my soul within your physce refusing to let go
I held my life up to hold on, not wanting to say no
A nightmare lived while in a daze went on and on for days
Don't tell me of your small small world when I have seen your ways
I walk along a steep footpath climbing to the top
I slip and fall as landing here tells me how it is to stop
You look as though you've seen a ghost as you spot me in the clear
I see you look away again and wipe away a tear
A lifetime lived in a moment as I've lived lots of them
I think and smile and wonder when my life begins again

As simple as a mountain climb,
that turned into the fall
As hard as rain turned into stone,
that fell upon my car
As lovely as a gentle flame,
that burns me when I touch
As frightful as a butterfly,
that has'nt lost it's cloth
As beautiful as the sunshine is,
as I stare at it's lightness
As easy as the world is high,
when looking down upon it
As I hold out my crooked hand,
and ask you if you'll soothe it
I pull away as quickly as,
you place your hand upon mine
A conundrum was instilled in me,
it was my childhood gift
As presents come and presents go,
I find why mine was given
As quickly as we sang a song,
that lingers in our mind
I look upon a broken wand,
and hoist it to the sky

Are I the one I think I are
or I the one you see ?
You and he and everyone
see other sides of me
To you I may be saddened
by the long cold winter woes
To him I am a playful lad,
dressed in strangers clothes
To others I am angry lonely,
hungry and retired
To me I am an honest man,
kind and full of plans
Who am I I sometiomes ask,
will I ever grow?
If finding means I've lost myself,
I don't want to know

Great poetry! I wish i could write good poetry but i can never get what is in my mind onto a piece of paper.

It's easy if you try. Thanks for responding to my stuff, it's nice to know there are still some people reading it.

Anyone who can sit and read my stuff is very worthy of being read :)


Your ability to write about just about anything is AMAZING :) I'm still working on that- thanks for the inspiration to keep trying!

Beautifully done!

Thanks guys

Sitting on a daisy I smiled as though I knew
Walking through the park one day reminded me of you
Skipping to the beat of love I love the way I feel
Pictures in my mind of times are helping me to heal
You and I are one and all as far as I can see
Me and you are different as a hornet and a bee
In your heart is where I am when you hold out your hand
You are my lovely woman, and I am your sweet man
When we met I knew right then that I had found my girl
In my life I'd searched for you, of that I am sure
Talking to you brings me joy, when looking in your eyes
Holding you as you hold me, feeling my hearts sighs
With you I would love to spend, the time we have together
With you I hope that we are, always and forever

Numbness- A sullied sultry saxaphone sitting in the sewer
Coldness- A badly beaten broken boy before being beloved by breed
Hardness- A dirty dingy dastardly decieving dog on duty
Stillness- A forgotten former friendly face flying faraway
Jealousness- A rotten rancid redefined reminder running round
Then the end of all you know is transformed into a lovely lie
You smell the coffee that tastes like tea and puts your nitecap on
You wish for things that wishes can, although you know a few
You think of grins and eyes of blue, as though you turned around
We hold within our souls of one a lie that has been true
We let it go another day, as when we start anew
A happy one once said a line that somehow I forgot
A sad one sings a song for me, and dances on my lot
Wholesomeness- A word we want within oneself, while wandering wonton
Happiness- A smile served soley so someone's shared soul seeks surprise
Enlightened as the summer moon, lights the winter skies

I feel it for a fleeting moment
I look over my shoulder and then it's gone
Am I psychic or are you here?
Yesterday I thought of you
Passed away before your time
Should I listen for a tale?
Or am I just a crazy man
I gazed upon my pic of you
You seemed have a knowing smile

Silly little thoughts of yours
Don't you know there not worthwile?
Listen to the right of way
We will tell you what to think
Close your eyes and breathe it in
Walk this way and you'll be fine
You can choose and here's your choice
You can sing, and here'e your voice
Join with us our simple plan
Bring your women, and your man

Exhuming irradiance extoles virtue
A frog looks at a toad below
We walk as though we want a slew
You seem as though you are askew
I want to try to ask of you
Where is the place that is new
We jump upon a train and go
The rails roll left, then down below
The river bends then finds its flow
The raft we take is somewhat slow
I ask you as your eyes say no
The prickly flower does'nt grow
When does the music call to dance
I can't remember where I left my pants
The big gray dog growls at his stance
The blind man on the corner rants
As all the others as they wants
I seem to catch a light sunrise
As I mutter time sure flies
A broken chain gives me surprise
I listen to a pack of lies
Grieving as the other dies
We sing a soft sweet melody
The humming sounds come back to me

I am surrounded by deaths wings as I smile
I laugh in the face of the reaper, as I appear to be unbeknownst
Although I am simple, I know it as much a part of life as the air
I hear a voice calling, just to say hi
Angels are calling as we ignore them they push harder
Pay attention I heard as we enjoyed the moment
The dawn is awakened as the wind sings my song
A soft sullen breeze lifts the hair on my neck
I look a bit harder to see you right there
I wonder out loud that it's about time
Time answers back it had nothing to do
Enblazoned in red I see light shining through
Tommorow is here as I lean through the port
Whence once was one I was stronger than you
Hence now I'm gone as this tower is new

Like ForgottenKnight says, i'm finding it harder and harder to find time to review the ol' board. When i do though, speaking of finding, things such as

'Who am I I sometiomes ask,
will I ever grow?
If finding means I've lost myself,
I don't want to know'

in particular entertain me very much. Still bangin' out the profundity i see J.R.V.A (Or can i call you J?)

You can call me J, Or you can call me R, you you can call me S, but like my grandpa said, just don't call me late for dinner..... Thanks for responding to my writings :)

A leaf falls and my tables small,
As autum turns to rose
The wind blows while my shutters fall,
my windows made of stone
I built a strong and steadfast wall,
all around my garden
The winters chill now won't harm,
the children that live there
It's summer time the year around,
as frolicking we do
We dance and sing and whistle tunes,
as sunshine fills the sky
The asphalt jungle seems a memory,
as we will seize the day
Please come today where we are at,
spend some time and play

I expect your aspect to be a bit blemished
Drinking from the well of you,
Has left me somewhat famished

Consumed in dubiousness's left me a blur
Finding flights left me a stir

Constant nagging won't help my cause
As I look for all the flaws

Deriving realms of inquiry,
as summer leaves,
with me a chill

Systematicly springing from your stance,
I smile a bit, for the last dance

We cross the I's And dot the T's
Last night has brought me to my knees

I sing a tune of muffled roar
We sit and spin a liars lore

Remembering things that may be real,
Or are they what we really feel

......................................Losing the race..........................................
..........................My mind...................................
......................................................................You.............................
.............Reaching.....................................................
...............................................Grasping.............................................
.....................Falling through...................................................
Fingers bloodied
.............................................................................Broken....................
........................................Twisted.
...........................................Thinking am I really thinking
.....................................................................................Or am I..........

About Pie or is it

Pie oh pie sitting there,
waiting to cool,
i feel such a fool,
Why oh why must you tease so,
i want the bite you, you make me drool,
everything in me says no,
i bite into you,
golly gosh now i feel full.

Written for a friend
 

A ghost of past or demon still,
that lives cause we give life
A ghost of future instilled in,
The long cold winter nights
We wear the color of our skin,
that we choose to wear now
A ghost of past or angel still,
we will bring back to life
Our lifes are what we choose to live,
and if we are determined
They will be as we will them to,
no matter what the outcome
If I am sold on one red car,
The blue one I don't see
I choose to look the other way,
I'm thankful I am me
The beauty and the sunshine you,
are holding in your heart
Are waiting to be shared by one,
of which you are a part
I know not of gods plan for you,
or the part you have in it
I only know that happiness,
is waiting for you to get it
It's time to open the closed door,
and let the one who's waiting
Step inside the summer place
with you together in it
It may be just a day or two,
or longer if it's his will
But don't forget it's there for you,
and I know you will get it

...excellent piece, J.R.V.A.
Thanks!

Spot on as per usual. Recent favourite='We cross the I's And dot the T's
Last night has brought me to my knees'

Thanks Art, praise from you does'nt come cheap, and it it means a lot.

Von,As one that writes as you, praise is well appreciated also.

Thanks guys

bigtime, J.R.V.A. - this one does it all for me - nice to read it again and again...

I looked,
I thought I saw,
Truth of all,
I looked,
But could not find,
The truth of time,
Yet still I looked,
For I would not,
not,
Stand to be blind.

... ;) I seldom write poems.....I "used" to be pretty good I think though.
I just wrote the one above from scratch infact....*shrugs* :hmm:

My fingertips are deadend, feels like a winter chill
My heart is like a frozen wall, getting harder still
Iv'e lost desire for the day, the night I have to fear,
I'm sighing with a whimpered wail, looking for a tear
I lay here and my sleep won't come, I think of you and cry,
I wonder to myself what of, although I know just why
As light is dark, and dark is light, I look to see the sky,
My love is hate as hate is love, believing it's a lie

I looked in your eyes it's where I saw hope,
I swallowed your smile,it's what helped me to cope
I inhaled your fairness and it gave me a lift
I gazed at your sight as I felt a new gift
I wondered aloud where have you been hiding
In some other pasture you must have been riding
The sight of you there took my last breath away,
The beauty of you made me smile today

What has happened to our love?
It was as one, from up above
The beauty of our warm embrace
The smile that was upon your face
Holding you was as a gift
Seeing you gave me a lift
Us humans know not what we do
We threw away our precious few
We had it all within our hands
Heavens present, in our plans
For now I know what I once had
For now I know, it makes me sad
The love you gave is in my heart
I know that it will never part
I'll live my life and think of you
I'll smile and try to not be blue
We think somehow, we don't deserve,
Happiness throws us a curve
A part of me feels lost and wrong,
Somehow I hope, I can move on
The future waits, for us to go
I hope tomorrow we will grow
A smile I'll send to you today
I'll love you always, I will say

If I could write a poem,
to help you ease your pain,
filled with love and joy for you,
a soft and warm spring rain.
The words I used would soothe your heart,
and fill you full of glee,
You'd feel the love I sent to you,
Oh happy you would be
If I could find the words,
To make the hurting stop,
You'd dance and sing and twirl around,
You'd learn to do the bop
If I could hold you in my arms,
and give you my sunshine,
Your heart would feel a summer place,
and you'd know you were fine
If I could pen the things that would,
Spread hope and understanding,
my fingers would be sore today,
cause you know I'd be writing
If I could give a tenth of me,
and of the love inside me,
This world would be a better place,
and smiling you would be

Thinking I am out, thinking myself again
Words I hear are hailstones, mixing with the rain
A cat cut to my jugular, juggling my pain,
Sunshine mixed with stormy times,
I think I'm insane
I am here to hear you out,
I'll back you till your back,
I'm creaking with the sound of hope,
I think I may crack
My vices spiced with dreary woes,
caught within your vice
As I do unto my self,
This is how it goes
Prone to pick a bone or two,
can't I just sit still
Picking up where I left off,
somehow it's my will
Will you may or may you nigh,
Which one is the right,
I think I am sweet and calm,
I just like to fight
Fighting for the last cookie,
As the cookie crumbles
feeling empty as they say,
My fat stomach rumbles
Wishing I could stop my mind,
and get off and rest,
Seeing things a different way,
Truly is the test

JRVA - whenever I need a little awe, I just have to read some of your works. Your poems make me want to be in love again.

Thanks a lot...it means alot to me when I recieve comments :)

I found an electric blanket one day last winter and took it home. Now this blanket I found was in a thrift store, and it was supposed to be used, but it looked new to me, and it looked very nice. I went over by the power strip and tried it. It seemed to feel warm to the touch after only holding it for a moment. I was a bit leary, as I had'nt had a lot of luck with electric blankets before, and I thought I was just about done with them.Then I remembered the cold winter nights when my blankets had kept me warm.I decided I must have it and pursue it I did.

I took this new blanket home and lied down with it and WOW!! This blanket was like none I had ever had before. I felt free, warm and safe with my new blanket. I felt feelings I had never had before. I would hold my blanket tight and it seemed like it was only us together in the world, and nothing would ever change that. I loved my blanket, and I was sure it loved me. All my feelings of trying to keep up the walls around my heart were melting. I felt like I could do anything, and I felt somehow worthwile. It was a beautiful feeling I thought was going to last forever.

One very cold night I went to sleep with my blanket and all was well in the world. I had a smile on my face that I thought would never leave. I started dreaming about being on a warm island, laying out in the sun, and how the wind cooled me a bit. Then, in my dream, the wind stopped. The sun continued to beat down on me, and I could'nt get out of my chair. It started to get hotter, and everything was turning red. I looked around and started realizing I was in hell. I started to shout, and no voice would come. I lie there baking....

All of a sudden I woke up. My blanket had malfunctioned, and I was burned badly. I yanked the blanket off me and jumped out of my bed, as tears started to flow. I realized that this blanket was far worse than any I had had. It seemed like I wanted to destroy it, but I started to remember the cold nights when it had kept me warm, and I thought maybe i could keep it and not plug it in, but every time I looked at it All I could see was the time it had kept me warm, looking through the firey ash. I could'nt keep it, I knew, and I also decided i would never get another electric blanket. I knew that they were nice for keeping you warm and safe on a cold summer night, but as soon as you had them with you for a while, and grew to love them, it would be time to get burned. I couldn't stand another fire...................

And as she plays,
her sweet song of laughter
floats through the air
and warms my heart

Spinning
Dazed...Lost in time
A lifetime passed as one quick wink
Where does forever end and daytime start
Many lives have passed to one
As far as time tommorows gone
Slowly moving tick by tick
Gone so fast as I breathe out
A day unlike another day
I reach and find where I come from
Floating through another realm
I find this moment then it's mine

Liking this one:
"
And as she plays,
her sweet song of laughter
floats through the air
and warms my heart
"
Quite a lot, J.R.V.A.

Thanks Art, I wrote that for my six year old daughter. I am thinking of getting a picture of her, and putting that on it. What do you think?

We have a way of seeing,
what we choose to be true
We have a way of hearing,
what sounds to us as new
We look at things as though we know,
which is as much as you

We sing and dance and laugh and play
as far as we can tell
Sometimes when my day is done,
I think I'm in hell
I wish is as a folly log
floating in the trees
Reality of my sad life,
has brought me to my knees

Today I stumble as I stand,
a broken twisted man,
because the day has not,
gone as to my plan

I hold the hand of destiny,
outstreched unto my time,
I pull myself up rung by rung,
to heaven I will climb

Fragile
On the edge
Like some old tnt
Unstable
Ready to blow
Thinking one thing may set me off
Don't know where it's from
Spinning
Out of control
Where does it end
Is this the way it's supposed to be?
Needing
Relief
Was that a Tsunami ?
Or did I make it in my head
Crazy
Wanting to be sane
I don't know anymore
When am I going
Stop

I do always enjoy putting text to images, yes, J.R.V.A.

Life....if thats how you describe this....
That's it....
It's what you make it...
Like a box of chocolates....
Looking out my window,the glass is streaky
Looking in the mirror, seeing something freaky
The hat I wear in need of changing
The keys are old where they are hanging
We skip the meat and dive right in
The dress you wear is mighty thin
Cold and hard or wet and gooey
The stuff you feed me's mighty chewy
Life or death...
Where are we now
Do we know
Now
No

We take a stroll to wherewe go
from whence we once had come
We look toward the sky to tell
the story or the plan
We know not where the road will lead,
or we will be later
We think as though we want to go,
unto another place
As far as now or later goes,
I'm stuck for the time being
Trapped in this revolving door,
that I want to be staying
I think we think the same as day,
or different as the night
together we will break the way,
to figureout whats right

Wet, to the touch
you make me feel
Hot, as a torch
your sweet spot feels
My tounge is a wanting,
the you to be tasting
My lips are a yearing,
to be on your ear
Your soft breath on my belly,
makes my knees like jelly
Your tounge I am tasting,
this hardness not wasting
I lick your sweet skin,
I want to be in
Together, we are
As one in the night
Coming and going
It sure does feel right

In want of something out of reach,
I step upon the time
Knowing twixt the common lies,
I think of you and cry
Tommorow as I enter on,
A strange and new expanse
I'll twist the dagger deep inside,
It's what I have become

A lie?
But who's telling?
Better yet, who's believing?
Am I living or dying?
Depends on the question
Am I twisted around, or twisting around?
One things for sure, can't take it no more
The truth?
Is it?
Where do I go or what do I do?
Common sense was spent long ago,
Penniless as far as reasoning goes
A gray area?
Is it black or white?
Can you see the clear sky from outside looking in?
Can you tell me to stop before I'm gone
Is it real if your in it or do you react?
A lie is the truth if you tell yourself
The truth is a lie if you cannot believe
Spinning and swaying I step off the shelf
Somehow I'm lost in spite of myself

In as much as your words paint
a picture of you
Your deeds tell who you
really are

She dreams of a smile she's heard from her friends
She wishes she could find a way
She smiles but inside her worlds made of stone
She wonders how will be her day

She floats in the clouds as time passes by
She sings through a lonely hearts veil
She bekons the light
She runs from it's sight
She crie's as her tears turn to wails

She thinks of a time when her life was sunshine
She wonders what ever became
She sighs as she lies to herself one more time
Saying it all is alright

As day turns to night she turns on the light
She hides from the darkness inside
Tonight is the night, she fights off the knight
That comes to releive her of life

Tommorow she says, will be a new day
She hopes for a whispering tale
She knows that it might, just be the right time
To turn and decide what is right

As morning has come she has an new smile,
Today is the day of her life
She opens the door, and walks off the floor
Into the love and sunshine

She holds out her heart, she takes one more chance
She smiles from down deep in her soul
The light is just right, to put back the knife,
Thats cut apart all of her sails

As she walks toward, the new guy in town
He stands and says how do you do?
She grabs hold his hand, she's found a new plan
As they grasp a newly found love

As she lays down the night, just seems so right
Her call has been answered again
She glows at her fright, realizing the fight
Has won her the right just to smile

WOW. Really great stuff in here. Thanks for sharing, heartfelt words, captured beautifully.

Thanks Hal :)

We smile from inside when we are'nt aware we are doing it

We cannot go through this life without needing,
and being needed, by other people
That is why god put more than one
of us on this planet

As we become older, it becomes our job
to love children, and let them know how
important they are.
I, for one, love my job

The older my shoes get, the wiser I am
The newer my shoes are, the faster I run
When I am barefoot I am free to be
as a child plays by a tree

I appreciate your latest reflective pieces here, J.R.V.A.

There's a certain "innerness" that's revealed in them that speaks with a new-found voice, perhaps...

Thanks Art, always a compliment to recieve praise from you :)
You have such insight

We lie with our lies
We sleep with thoughts
We walk with our truths
We travel with the weight
of our decisions on our shoulders

J.R.V.A.

The mind of a child is
the purest of all

J.R.V.A.

As we do, so it is done to us
This we know
We are the ones that
choose our fate
with our actions

J.R.V.A.

Embrace the love
that is sent your way
Your angels will thank
you for it

J.R.V.A.

When walking in the rain,
be thankful for the water,
not sad that you are wet

J.R.V.A.

You alone know the truth
By sharing it,you set
yourself free

J.R.V.A.

Here is one I wrote for my ex's sister that was also a friend that just died of cancer..

As you pass this earth we know
every year as flowers grow
We'll look toward the warm blue sky
we'll wave and say one more goodbye
Although youv'e left this earth for now
We know we'll meet again somehow
Watching us from up above
we still can feel your wonderous love
Your friends and family all will miss
your soft and gentle cheeky kiss
We'll try to smile and not be blue
and thank the lord, for knowing you

You can't live in two worlds,
Cause sooner or later,
they will collide

I was glad I had found you
I traveled this earth looking for you
When you found me, we knew
Now, as this life passes and I
grow old with out you
The many many times I
will think of you
And realize I have to wait another
to look again
I am sad that on our journeys
we encountered to many things that
we carried that we could'nt let go of
Just know that you will always be in
my heart
And when we are reborn, maybe
it will be different

I love the thought behind this one, JRVA - it's something I contemplate at times :)

Thank you..... people commenting on my work means a lot to me.

Excuse me
You took my smile and I want it back
I can see you don't have it,
But I don't know where it is
I know I will find it,
I can feel it in my heart
For now, I will keep searching,
and I hope that it helped you
while you had it

I wassail my life
I stand on the peak
Although I could have,
A better physique
I reveal my truths,
They are what is me
I moue when anothers,
mendacious with me
I am who I am,
I is what I be
It's this that has
taught me,
the meaning of free
So if you would like,
to absquatulate with me
I'll show you pure joy,
and felicity

You evince my life,
without a care
It's sad that somehow,
your still in my head
You steal from the light,
when you enrol a room
Sometimes I think you,
ride on a broom
The mesmeric power
that you have learned
Is burning in you,
it's making you churn
Although I will carry,
you through my life
I'm glad that you never
Got to be my wife
A lesson in time,
that has made me stronger
I'm glad that I will not,
see you much longer
You suck people dry,
then throw them away
It's funny I'm glad,
I knew you today
Altough you are harsh,
and your life's prevarication
Somehow you can't give me,
even abrogation
I wish you the best,
no ill do I feel
I know I am just,
one more cog in your wheel
So take what you have,
may it do some good
Don't lie to yourself,
cause I understood

It's hard for a man who
Is trying to do good
To not have some hate
left for you
But where there is hate,
Someone shuts the gate
And learinngs all over again
For now I'll just smile
And cherish the times,
Cause children of god are'nt all bad
The benefit of doubt,
you've won once again
It's how that you seem
to get by
A prayer for you soul,
said over again
Letting you go is the best
Inside my old heart,
is growing again
You can't hold me down
for to long
I walk with my pride,
and hold my head high
For I've got so much
just to give
Someone will see
the man inside me
and welcome the light
in their life

She cries in the night so no one can hear
She wishes she did'nt have this cross to bear
Walking alone till he's out of sight
Doing again till it comes out right
She cries to herself so her daughter won't hear
A lonely girls call to her heaven from here
She uses the ones that she finds in her way
Knowing that someday she'll have her hell to pay
She lies cause she thinks that it makes her fill whole
The truth is a thing thats to boring and slow
Inside is a child, just wanting for love
She wishes some how she could give her a shove
Her life is a mess, and she just wants out
Her childhood is gone, without a doubt
She cries in the night so no one can hear
She wishes she did'nt have this cross to bear
Altough it's not right, what he put her through
Somehow she just can't, start over anew
As time passes by, she's learned a new way
To let the child out, and teach her to play
The pain will subside, the hurting will stop
as she measures up, for a newfound crop
She cries in the night so no one can hear
She wishes she did'nt have this cross to bear
She dreams of a love, that she once did have
She takes two more pills, to help her to bed
As days turn to years, as she loses hope
Her child is the one, helps her lose the rope
And as she is singing, her heart break is close
sometimes we cannot, conquer our ghosts
She cries in the night so no one can hear
She wishes she did'nt have this cross to bear

The sweet song of life,
that I sometimes sing
Reminds me of places,
and people I've seen
I sing in the shower,
and it sounds just fine,
Sometimes I'm off key,
I just cannot rhyme
I look to the skies,
to get through those times
I know I can't wail,
without my backup band,
They keep me in tune,
by lending a hand
I'll sing till I'm better,
A smile on my face,
Till I'm close to perfect,
With my heavens grace
I'll be there to lend,
a voice to your song,
We'll sing it together,
we'll shout it out strong
So when your a singing,
and you feel off tune,
Give me a call,
We'll sing at the moon

The soft morning sun tickles my skin
Oh what a night, and morning it's been
I walk with a limp, as though I can dance
My head hanging down, a broken mans stance
The journey is hard, through this craggled mess,
I say whats the use, I must confess
Almost been a year, since this day has passed,
and as for my love, I feel it's the last
My hand on the zipper, to close it up tight,
Although still I feel, somehow it's not right
A conflict of intrest, inside yet does rage,
I can't seem to find, a way from this cage
The afternoon sun, is turning me red,
In search of a way, out of my head

If I gave you my hand, woud it be enough?
If I gave you my heart, would it be enough?
If I gave you myself, would that be enough?
If I died for you, woud that be enough?
If I gave you my soul, would it be enough?
If I gave you everything I had, and asked
for nothing in return, woud it be enough?
You don't have to say anything,
because I know the answer already

JRVA .... these last few speak volumes of painful awareness... especially "she cries in the night" . So glad you share your mind with us :)

Thank you for reading them, and thank you for replying.

:)
I am glad you liked them

A smile can twist someone around
sometimes without a clue
A friend is smiling when your down
chasing way your blue
In love with life I seem to be
as I smell the flowers
Love and hope and gentle words
full of magic powers
In this life I've learned to live
with an open heart
Giving to my fellow man
is a peaceful start
Spreading me around the world,
starts with a soft smile
mine has traveled all around
hope it lasts a while
To you I will send a kiss
lightly on your cheek
look for it and it will come,
if you truly seek

The lies I told unto myself
never were more bold
Than the lies you told to me
in your search for gold
My heart was true as firey rain
left out in the open
Vanquished with a smoking gun
trodden once again
As the spirit rises
like the mighty golden phoenix
Joy and hope and love I've found,
I will not relinquish
Thank you for the lesson you
have taught me on your way
I hope gold is for you to find
happy be you may

As far as I know, the flowers still grow
The sun must still shine in my garden
The rest that I had, has not been half bad
I feel I've been given a pardon
The joy from within, has given me spring
and though I awoke with a smile
I'll be holding you, as we often do,
Cause you know no man is an Isle

My heartbeat is a bit softer
and my words are still
Hearing your voice weakens me
as I lose my will
An empty hole is fuller
than the void that cries within
Seeing your face now might make
me feel the urge to cringe
Waking up from sleeplessness
losing all my druthers
asking for the sake of god
let me pray for others
Giving in and breaking down,
losing all my hope
Staying here and dealing with,
I can't seem to cope
Where on earth did I deserve
the right to feel this way
Inside I am trying to quiet
all the newfound fray
Weighing in and checking out
arms hang by my side
The ray of sunshine I once owned,
somehow now has died

The road is wide
and bumpy
as I switch from
side to side
We take what we
can give away
As we're on the ride
The sun is raining shadows
as I shift to overdrive
Crusing with the top
rolled down
Glad to be alive

An empty hole is nothing to
the emptiness I feel
Lost and found is
where I seem
to wind up in the end
A day goes by and still
the night, gets darker
as I go
Trusting in was where I
found
To lose the race I know
Today will be a memorie
when morning comes again
And I will be a different man
I'll try to smile again

Am I your dream man
or is your dream man
just a dream
Do you feel the way
you want to feel
or do you
want to scream
Is something telling you
you can't let go
your holding on
so tight
Is being you
the thing that
seems
to keep you
up at night
Do you want to
love again
or do you run
for cover
When in your
life someone
is thrown
or is it
to much
bother
Is life
content
or is it
short
what seems
to be your plan
Take a chance
and realize
that you
really can
_________________

I see you as you with a smile
I think of smiling too
Your beauty is as innocence,
A droplet on a rose
I think of kissing you about
And wiping way your cares
I'd hold you as I touched your face
And kissed away your tears
I'd bring with me the biggest smile,
and ask to share with you
We'd touch, then kiss,
We'd be as one,
we'd love away the hours
Then when it was all but done
w'ed start the whole thing over
As the smiles turned into sleep
We'd hold each other tight
Come spend the day with me and play,
I know I've said before
We can chase the blues away
Don't you want one more

As far as a heart
will bring me today
I smile as I think
where I've been
As far as my heart,
has seen me today
I laugh cause I've
loved my living
As long as a day,
is to a fly
I've loved more than
one mans fair share
As long as I carry the hope
from within
I'll find what I've been
searching for
The locks off the door,
I'm beaming inside
as far as I know I'm
not dead

They say time will make me feel better
In time, I may
My heart is pure and full of love
but I don't want to feel this way again
Should I close up shop and not risk it?
I know if I don't give my heart away again
I won't have to feel this way
I'm scared
I'm lonley
I just want someone to love me
for who I am
It seems like that is too much to ask
Letting go is tearing me apart
I don't want to be alone the rest of my life
but maybe I should

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A paradigm of paradox,
ironic as it seems
Is poignantly incoherent
To a hill of beans
Exceedingly electrifying
when all's as it seems
The facade you are wearing
is as thin as my blue jeans
Cause no one really knows
you know,what it really means

We discalceate through
Summer time, as reality
is real, approaching
phantasmal realms
of rights, when left
is where we beam

We hide ourselves
behind the stratus
That hovers o'er our heads
As calling morpheus is when
we've gave away our beds

As thinking to a caring mind
as love is to a miser
We look inside ourselves to see
Which one is the wiser

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Sorry Again

NoNe
 

Last One,Sorry

If we build it strong then no one can get in
But dad, don't we want people to get in?
Well we will put a door on it so we can let in
a few people.
But dad, no one will be able to see the light
if we close it up to tight
Son, let me tell you. I used to not have any protection
around it and there was a time when the seasons were so beautiful
and the light shone for everyone to see. People would come from all around to just get a glimpse of it. Then, some peolpe started to vandalize it. The weather turned very bad, and I was afraid it was going to be ruined beyond repair. It was very hard, but I started laying those bricks right there to build a solid foundation. I let a few people see it, and they just continued to chip away at it. It was then I decided of it was going to survive, I had to enclose it fully or it would die.
But Dad, No one will be able to see the light...
Son, can you see it?
Yes dad, but it does'nt shine as brightly as it did before.
Son, you need to take care of your own, and build your own wall.
Dad, did you ever think that it was made to be shared with others?
Son...
Dad, Do you think That if I build this wall it is the best for me?
Son, it may not be the best, but I am trying to protect you.
Dad, I cannot build that wall..the light is to beautiful and I want to share it.
In fact, I am going to try to help you tear down yours..
But son...
Dad, I love you

There are only so many minutes in a day...
You can let them pass you by, or ride them like a wave

Good work man, your poems are very creative.

Thank you...I really like yours also...Lots of feeling there

As always, my dear friend, your words are beautiful.

:)

Thank you Minx....so are you :)

Confined to the cage that you built for your self
How can you tear down the walls
The labor of love that you toiled to break free
Is what your prison's made of
The mask that you keep by the out door
does shine, you wear it with with only your pride
The shackles do shake, and creak while you walk
The dance is a memory of old
You wonder awhile, is this what I've made,
you question your reason for life
You ask of yourself if you want to be free,
a choice is a way to decide
A sudden wind sings, a note in your ear
is this the way to what I want?
You think of a time, when singing a song,
was all that it took to believe
We wander alone, in spite of ourself,
stumbling just to survive
We answer the question that we thought we'd ask
and question ourselves once again

Wherefore our auf wiedersehen
has gave us a new start
As long as we let weltschmerz live
we can't cobble our heart
Asfore from within the time,
has come to emanate
and skip away the day today,
paradisal's through the gate
I have found my freya in the
one that I adore
As you will too if you will choose,
to open a new door
This life we live on this small earth,
could end for us tommorow,
It's doleful to think some will live,
with attrition and sorrow
The lesson that was taught to us,
was gave so we could live,
As far as we can look to see,
and all that w can give
Let your soul fly free today,
let nimbus leave your heart
Let your God take back the reins,
it's time for your new start

Cold to the touch
my fingers turn a blue
Memories of winter days
take on a different hue

The blizzard that you choose to live,
has left you somewhat broken
I think of words that were unsaid,
and feelings left unspoken

The ice has left the sidewalk cracked,
traversing it is rough,
Your skin is lined and weathered now,
you still think your so tough

We shoveled snow as we got hot,
and shivered to the bone,
I would have gave you my old coat,
if only I'd have known

It's freezing in the room you left,
I can't quite shut the door,
It's time to put on my tool belt,
and get up off the floor

The sun is shining through the glass,
the window begs to see
How a new soft summer day,
really can change me

I send to you on angels wings,
A ray of warm sunshine,
I bid you a brand new adieu
I hope warmth with it brings

I walked with you upon a path,
that we had to walk on,
although our paths go different ways,
some things are never gone
A bit of you within my heart,
will live like an old song

I'm grateful for the times we had,
and that on earth I knew
A friend that helped me on my way,
a soul as such as you

I hope that you will choose to play,
and nourish your new garden,
and let the light melt all the ice,
the cold can be forgoten

'The blizzard that you choose to live,
has left you somewhat broken
I think of words that were unsaid,
and feelings left unspoken'

^this is a very strong stanza, it stands out for me from the rest of the poem. Personally, (i'm probably being needlessly pedantic here, but in the spirit of constructive criticism...) correcting the grammar would make it feel more poignant.

I'm not much good at grammer...A little help :)
Thanks