In the garden, by the french doors, watching the path,Waiting for the one and only one who won't come.Life is a long, unending glimpse of the future Without her, with no exemption or resumption Of the love we shared, we lost, she took it away.Wasted time,...
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A Fallen Warrior
He wanders...Necrosing tissue eats away at him. He suffers the pain, the torture, the terror. All in a bid to protect his loved ones. His body be used up, and his mind is worsening. Soon, he will feel nothing. Not even hope. And yet he continues in his vain bid: for n...
Thoughts Of A Man About To Leave A Bridge
When all seems lostAs I view the world through the prism of my mind I see what life's made of, and I wish I were blind Nobody is happy, and those that say they are Have a mind that's torn, twisted, with a social scarThe beat goes on ... the war goes on ... But can life go o...
birds fly and swoopover fields now bareand lying fallow.each patch of harvest completeholds promise.i am a fallow field...my heart restingand full of possibilities.my body longs for your touchon each furrow,each hopeful swell,each painful beat of my heart...
Home for Christmas
Surviving the storms of LifePART ONENaomi sat, staring out of the city bus window. She held two large, brown shopping bags on her lap. The bus was not really crowded, but she did not feel at ease. Looking out the window was her way of avoiding eye contact with the other passengers....
Scurrying crowds beat down on the pavementsAnd screaming children bicker with their frustrated adults,Strangers to each other in this season of enforced cheer.Blue-white light strings buzz above the precinct,A harsh, cruel sneer to the ancient blazeOf my...
Underneath the starsWhere our souls collideAnd break the darknessInto scorching flame,We stand inSecret embraceAnd kiss each other's hidden dreamsInto reality.Fear has no placeIn this starry oceanWhere mermaids and sirens are chased away,And the fireflies...
stories of hope series -the light #2
never give up hopeHe traveled all night anxious to get home He heard the familiar ring and picked up his phone With tears in his eyes he covered his face For it was his wife--Samantha--Samantha grace. Her doctor had told her that she was dying And seeing this specialist wa...
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stories of hope - the trapper family
finding faithLiving in poverty- the trapper and family Born high in the mountains of Tennessee With no running water, or electricity. Living in rags that her father found in the woods Was her only salvation, her only goods. They put her in pampers that they had found...
female soldiers
giving credit where credit is dueFemale Soldiers they are soldiers fighting a war across the ocean, but their hearts are at home seeking love and devotion. love from our country, devotion from their family. that is all that they need. they joined the military to fight for what they belie...
Shadows slide in this midnight mist,Where the whispers embrace meAnd tendrils of moonlightPlay with my hair.Sleep, cold and heavy,Presses on my heart,And its fingers close my eyelidsAs I wait for the ferryman.A metal tang in the ozone airTeases my tongueA...
Have you ever
Life lived and questioned.Have you ever felt unrequited loveHave you ever wished on stars aboveHave you ever wanted true loveHave you ever cried sad tearsHave you ever seen darkness inside of mirrors Have you ever heard someone's jeers Have you ever cried yourself to sleepHave you...
I wonder if...
Just a thought and a prayerDo you ever read through some messages And realise just how much you love someone? Ever just sit and think of that person?Realise that they make you happy?That happened to me just tonight. Here I am, sitting around, bored, so I fire some Led Zeppelin on a...
This poem only available on Stories SpaceEnveloped in the midnight velvet,Breezes sneaking through the pane,Breathing on the threadbare curtains,Whispers call me through the rain.Orange glows of street lamps shiningFill the air with silent cheer,But still...