To Be

To love
Is to need
As it is
To bleed

To hate
Is to take
As it is
To ache

To lust
Is to want
As it is
To haunt

But to give
Is new
As it is
To you

Strong Enough

Tear me apart

Limb by limb

To expose

All my sin

These people

they don’t care

who they hurt

what they tear

I am crying

out in pain

I need someone

to see the strain

My heart is weak

not strong enough

so I cover it

up with a bluff

I wish this wasn’t

how it has to be

I am sorry

You suffered because of me

All I wanted was

to save face

to do my best

to keep grace

But now it’s easy to see

my efforts lead to

A killing spree

Where the only thing

left was a bag of lies

and two

brown eyes

Hearts were smashed

dreams crushed

all because

I wasn’t strong enough

Daydreamers

I opened a box
That was on my front porch
It was white as snow
With a picture of a torch

I dug around and around
Pushing the foam aside
And pulled out another box
I wanted to see what was inside

It was a small and wooden box
Carved to an antique degree
It even had a lock
And has its own key

So slowly I turned the lock
And opened that small box
And inside you’d never guess
There was a smaller box

This one was small, black, and soft
And I new what it contained
I smiled and held it right in my palm
No one needed to explain

Slowly I lifted the lid
And was shocked that I was wrong
Inside was a heart, broken in pieces
Which started to play a song

Each word spoke to my heart
So I picked up the note
Which I read aloud
Until tight was my throat

He said that he would always love me
Even if My heart was not one piece
He’d stick it back together again
Because I was his masterpiece

I smiled as I looked up
He was standing there
A needle and thread in his hands
Staring at me with care

He took the heart from my hands
And sat down next to me
Then on his own sowed it together
He compared to no body

Some how the heart could open
He gave it to me with pride
And he told me to close my eyes
And I reached my hands inside

Out came a simple diamond
Beautiful to the core
I couldn’t believe what my eyes had seen
But I knew he, I could adore

But then I found myself
Standing out on the porch
Holding a white box
On it, a picture of a torch

Growing Up

When she was young
She use to laugh and play
Joke around all day
And dance ballet

She use to have so much fun
Imagining a castle
Never had a hassle
Not thinking ’bout a tassel

Then one day she was force to grow up
Faster than she ever should
A series of events sped her up
And then she became a woman

Looking back at her life
She doesn’t remember the good times
All she knows are the wasted dimes
But that’s the way life is sometimes

So she looks forward
Her soul’s in the right place
Surrounded by her wonderful grace
And runs to the future with an embrace

Beautiful

Red red lips
Stained the color of blood
Almost a smile
Like small rose bud

Dark dark hair
Gentle around her face
Framing her charm
Giving her grace

Bright bright eyes
Brighter than the sun
Lights up the dark
Only meant to stun

She’s picture perfect
In every way
Beauty to behold
Only made of clay

Bad Day

It’s 5 in the morning
I’ve already got a warning
That today’s going to be a bad day

I hardly slept last night
And I just don’t have the might
To get up and go today

Maybe it’s my mood
Maybe just my attitude
Either way I’m not leaving my bed

You can’t make me go
I just feel too damn low
But that don’t mean I won’t put up a fight

Power of Imagination

In the world that I see
No one is like me
But in the world that I know
Everything’s made of snow

In the world that is real
I have to just deal
But in a world of my own
I can be all alone

In the world that I touch
I can’t do much
But in a world not the same
Everyone knows my name

In the world that is real
I can only heal
But in a world of my own
I am truly home

A Little Hope

She use to hope
About happiness
But it only existed
In her dreams
She would close her eyes
And drift off in the night
To place so fine
A place called Paradise
Where everyone was happy
They drank but didn’t get sick
Love was eternal and was not toxic
A place where she could sing
Pour her heart out
Laughing and crying in happiness
In this place she had a prince
Who whisked her away every night
He took her by the hand
And would hold her tight
They would dance in the moonlight
Smiling, in love
Until she’d awaken to find
Her love gone
In her waking moments
She never felt so loved
So whenever she had the chance
She’d enter Paradise
But one day when she drifted
To sleep, Paradise was no more
The color was gone
And so was her Prince
Finally she realized that place was
Gone.
She awoke in tears having seen
Her home in shambles.
It was cold and dark
There was no more eternal love
The buildings were wrecked
And so was her heart
So when she finally opened her eyes
Allowing for the tears to escape
They made a trail on her face
They glistened in the light
She pulled her head up high
And wiped away the tears
Her home was gone but so we’re
Her fears
A moment of reflection was all she needed
Before she understood
What was needed
She threw open the curtains
Letting the light in
And embraced the world problems
With a smile
No longer would she cry
But instead fly