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Somewhere between Life and Death
Posted 17 years agoShe sits alone,
Nestled in her favorite chair,
Somewhere between faded memories
[center][b]And the spark of a dream
That reminds her she's alive.Maybe the neighbor will visit today,
Somewhere between the dishes and the dusting,
Before darkness comes to vacuum up the hours
Of another lonely day.
[center][center]The children will call from their sparkling houses
Somewhere between manicured lawns and chlorinated pools,
Five rushed minutes between hello and goodbye,
Increasing her longing
For muddy footprints and scattered toys.She sets her sandwich--ham and mayo on wheat--
On a chipped plate at a table Surrounded by 6 chairs.Today she will sit in her late husband's spot
Somewhere between her eldest son and youngest daughter
Trying to savor the crumbs of her life.[/b][/center][/center][/center]Storm
Posted 17 years agoA low rumble is heard,
Far off in the distance.
I can feel it coming.
It holds a worrisome intensity
That makes me close my eyes
This all is carried by an ill meaning wind.
Shaking the leaves in a way
That raises goose bumps tall on my neck.
My body feels what is coming.
It is brewing fast.
Headed straight for me
With few places to hide.
The blue sky that covered
Has changed to a dull grey.
The smell of rain fills the air
With a strange familiar must.Now the clouds are thrown screaming
With colors of the darkest blues
With the intensity of a loaded train[
i]It bears down on me.
Piercing the busy air with
Its shrill and deafening horn.
Taking this storm on
Is a feat that no man should face alone.
Damned will be those who try solo.
And haunted will be those who hide.
The best outcome that one could receive
Is exhaustion,
From taking this on with the closest of kin
Almost on top of me the storm thrashes in
For a moment this beast stops time.
It stares at me,
And I stare back
It mocks me,
And dares me to move
All at once,
I blink.[/i]FIRE SKULLS
Posted 17 years ago[
i]Afraid
And I am afraid,
Of what could happen,
If I look back,
If I turn around,
If I stay,
Move away,
Tired of fighting,
Tired of the struggle,
But afraid of pushing you away,
Finally I burst,
I lash out,
I turn away,
For so long I was
Afraid of falling down,
No one to catch me,
Afraid of saying no,
Afraid of having no one to hold,
And now that i'm far away I am,
Afraid of going back,
Afraid of what it would mean,
To say I love you,
Once more,
Don't know what I want,
Don't know where to turn,
Afraid of letting someone else in,
Afraid of being hurt again,
Feel I can't move forward,
But Afraid of going back,
Just wish it all were easy,
Can't turn my back,
On all the wrong that was done,
But can't ignore,
All the good times we had,
All the smiles,
The laughing,
But I am afraid,
We'll never have that again. [/i]