Poetry Freedom

A spider’s web For Heather I’ve been watching a spider build a web at my door, Way up high, in the corner, by the frame. At first I dismissed it as a nuisance, nothing more, A spider – a creature so fierce, yet tame. So docile is her work, and faithful is her labor. She weaves it to fulfill a basic need. And, [...]

Packed Have you fully packed your case? I have everything I need Does everything have its place? I ignore the rules of greed Wither will you be going? To a place far, far away Wild oats you must be sowing I’ll get lost the more I stay Will you be away for long? I wander where the wind blows Was it something I did wrong? Right or [...]

Shallow Superficial is the life I lead Seems more real than the blood that I bleed Or tears I cry when I beg and plead My own advice I neglect to heed Memory – a phantom of the past A reminder that nothing can last The seconds and days go by so fast A lifetime of woe has been amassed The real me remains [...]

Would you love me less tomorrow Would you love me less tomorrow If I said I love you today? An ounce of courage I’d borrow If there could be another way Never imagined, never dreamt, And yet it happened all the same From where was this newfound love sent? To be thankful or yet to blame? I thought at least we could be friends, Get [...]

What else do you see? She glances at me While at her I look Here I want to be For my heart she took Not a word was said For the longest time Looks sufficed instead But could she be mine? “You there – tell me, please, Just why do you stare?” Courage I must seize “Well, it’s just your hair” The arch of a brow, A quizzical gaze If [...]

A World of Fantasies I live in a World my own, in a World unique My World is a World of Fantasies In this World of mine I can find all that I seek, Where Miracles mix with Heresies In this place the Guardian of Truth is Desire It’s a World where haves and needs mean naught The Soul of raging Imagination [...]

Etiquette A million rules of etiquette, you’ll never learn them all. How could you dare to break them? How can you have the gall? Stand up here, you should never slouch, bow now and curtsey then. I know I’ve got to kiss a hand, but which one, and when? I can not visit my friends till I leave a calling [...]

Empty soul I’m searching for something to fill my soul To make the emptiness go away But what can I find that will make me whole Or at least get me through another day? You can’t find a single thing in the dark There’s only emptiness all around Problems can’t just float away on an ark Who here knows where relief can be [...]

Some kind of party I’ve been invited to a stranger’s house Some kind of party, I suppose Over there a man argues with his spouse A girl spilled root beer on her clothes A room filled with unfamiliar faces In emotion they’re all lacking Tell me, how much longer must I take this? My impatience is demanding My stomach’s tied in knots, feels on [...]

Walking in a forest Walking alone amongst the trees In a forest I feel a breeze Of my life the wind tells a tale As I follow the dusty trail Remembrances of some old friends Memories of starts and of ends I see my life before my eyes Floating, like the clouds in the skies I keep walking, I feel at peace And wonder what [...]

A lone shadow A lone shadow stalks me As I walk through the night Lit by a streetlamp dim I wonder, “Who is he?” Though hidden from the light, I must understand him Gazing at his dark form, Hazy and featureless, He seems strikingly bold It’s with me he was born, But his world is darkness What secrets does he hold? Though visible to all, He’s familiar to none So [...]

A voice in the dark A voice in the dark sounds throughout the night Echoes of sadness and despair Its dark message stays hidden from the light I want to help, but I’m not there I feel the sorrow entering my soul Losing track of all that I knew As painful as a wound and black as coal Sadness is what I’ve been [...]

Reflecting Thinking, reflecting, looking at the sunshine The trees bathed in the light and the shadows they cast What will happen, and will I know when it’s time? Looking towards the future, I still think of the past Separating what I want and what I need Weeding out everything that helps from all that harms Often it’s hard to understand, to believe I [...]

Empathy The pain of a suffering soul Betrayal and a broken heart Fear that one will never be whole Feelings of dread about to start A terrible revelation Unexpected and so unfair Appeared without explanation Caught entirely unaware They’re words and letters, nothing more Yet behind them a dark meaning Opening up a gaping sore An entire world left reeling Disappeared are comfort and trust Questions replace all that [...]

The girl at my window The girl at my window, my one true friend It’s to her these special words I send She’s always welcome when she comes around Such a true and faithful pal I’ve found A knock at the glass and a flashing grin The best way for a day to begin I open the window and feel the breeze With [...]

Memories Memories – dirty, decaying, rotting in my mind Memories – all the tarnished glory I’ve left behind Memories – I try to hold on, but they’re fading fast Memories – unforgiving souvenirs of the past Places – where I’ve once been and where I’ll never return People – whom I once loved and those who make heartbreak burn Visions – strange [...]

I’d like to hold you close to me I’d like to hold you close to me And make all the hurt go away To allow our souls to be free Let love blossom like a bouquet The touch of my skin next to yours The rhythmic sound of your heartbeat Our love bursts forth through open doors Two wand’ring souls finally meet Getting closer [...]

Always promise that you’ll care To feel the closeness of your touch And the warm, sweet scent of your breath To know just what love is, and such Feeling something better than death Simply knowing that you are there You’re with me, and always to stay Not afraid to strip feelings bare Keeping all of our doubts at bay To hold your hand, caress [...]

Searching for the words It’s been a long struggle to find The best way to say “I love you” My feelings for you leave me blind The truth simply has to come through This preoccupation consumes Every waking second, all day Within me I’m sure true love blooms I need to learn just what to say I always see you in my head, And I’m [...]

Always in my heart I loved you so much, but I’m afraid you’ll never know I’ve always been overwhelmed by secrecy and pride But emotions like love I never learned how to show I’d trade eternal happiness for a chance to hide What am I afraid of? It’s the unknown, I assume And somehow I find “comfort” in a pathetic rut I’m [...]