Closing your eyes,
You see my face,
Burning your soul,
You feel no trace,
Of the pain I bring into your life,
Using my metiforical knife,
Slicing and dicing,
Until there’s nothing left,
Not caring what words I speak,
As if your deaf,
Just another wound to add to the collection,
Choosing your soul,
As my celection,
I’m your nightmare of dreams,
Your hatred of sin,
Yet you still can’t leave,
The love I bring.

Ema Scott

A wonderful reader of mine sent in his original poem to be published in this blog. Stephen, your work is great, and it’s my pleasure to share it with everybody. Thank you for sharing it with us. Here is his poem:

A nervous glance to air
returned without a glow—
A smile behind thin glass
the mask to cover wholes.
We locked our hands in bliss
and never let them go;
We fell to pieces with
no fears inside to grow.

Our past is distant but
some memories are bold;
Our eyes closed tight we have
no tears for saving soul.
A nervous glance to air
returned without a glow—
A smile behind thin glass
the mask to cover wholes.

SM Laforce-–Feb 08

Memories…
Sometimes they creep up at you,
Quite unexpectedly.
Dragging you back to a place…
You wish you’d never return to.
Bittersweet memories…
Of a past long gone…
Memories that were once moments…
Bringing back old wounds…
And familiar pangs of regret…
Glimpses of people and places,
That you want to escape from…
Wishing you could just let go…
Wishing you could just be free…
Leave them all behind, forever…
But then you never really do forget…
Because they cling to you.
Until little reminders bring them back
To consciousness again…
And you feel the waves of nostalgia,
Washing over you…
Tears are threatening to fall…
Memories come in a stampeding rush.
Both the good ones and the bad…
But it’s the good ones that hurt more…
They’re the ones that stay longer…
They’re the ones you long for…
But the truth is…
That’s all they are now…
Just memories, floating in the wind…
Just memories…

Copyright©2008angel

I looked at the clock ticking,
I asked myself, what if I can turn back time?

I’ll turn the hands back to 10 minutes ago…
My co-worker came to talk to me about a problem
But I was too irritated… I couldn’t even smile at her.

I’ll turn the hands back to 12 hours ago…
My brother asked for help with homework
But I was too busy… I snapped at him and turned him down.

I’ll turn the hands back to 8 days ago…
My friend came to apologize for a mistake she did
But I was so hurt… I stuck to my pride and turned away.

I’ll turn the hands back to 5 months ago…
My father scolded me for staying out too late at night
But I was so angry… I said hurtful things and walked away.

I’ll turn the hands back to 3 years ago…
I took someone for granted, and now he’s gone,
To a place where I can’t follow…

If only I could turn back the hands of time
If only I could… I’ll do everything right.

Copyright©2008angel

I thought you said it would be you and me forever… I thought you said you’d never leave… You said you’d never stop loving me, and I believed you. But then one day, you walked away… I don’t know what went wrong… I wanted to stop you, but I wasn’t sure I could… or if I even should…

There have been times in the past when you walked away from me but you always came back… But now it’s different… I have this hollow feeling in the pit of my stomach, that this time, you’ll be gone for good… And it hurts… To watch the man I love leaving… To watch my baby walk away from me… But I know you had to…

When you walked away… I felt no bitterness or regret as I slowly watched your back disappear from view… What I felt was bittersweet longing of a love that once was, but never will be again… And now you’re gone to a place where I couldn’t be with you… Where all our memories will, from now on, only be from a distant past… You don’t need me anymore… So I’m letting you go, and I’ll send all my love with you…

Copyright©2008angel

“When these days are gone, when the love you once feel for me slowly fades away, when your smile and laugh is only here as a dream, and when the words ‘I love you’ are scripts of the past, I’ll always have the memories that were once moments, and I’ll always know that no matter what, I got the chance to love you the best way I can.”

It’s been a while… I should say,
But still feels like yesterday…
When you held my hand and touched my face,
When you hugged me close in a warm embrace…
Sometimes I could still hear your laughter,
Ever so slowly, softened into a whisper…
At times, I could still feel your kiss,
As I reminisce the times I so often miss…
I miss our talks and our moments together,
The special times we thought would last forever…
But now you’re gone and I’m left feeling blue,
Can’t deny the fact that I’m missing you…
But as a tear falls from the corner of my eye,
I know I have to stop believing this lie…
Wherever you are, I hope you feel it too,
And know that for always, I’ll miss you…

Copyright©2008angel

This is a poem I’ve written years ago when I was bored and didn’t have anything to do. I was so bummed, and I stopped writing for a while, so I decided to whip up a little something. It’s not about anyone in particular, I don’t even know why it turned out this way, but nevertheless, I think it speaks for itself. Read it and tell me what you think it’s about.

Once again, she’s alone in her room
Pondering about what she is to the world.
She wears a mask, to hide her pain
So no one will see…
She whispers something, but nobody hears her
She begs for freedom, but the world is blind to her pleas
She shouts her love to the world,
But the world is deaf to her cries
Her shouts… barely a ripple…
In a sea of people, judging her and condemning her
What has she done wrong?
All she did was be true to herself
And love unconditionally…
But to the world, her love is worthless
To the world her love is wrong
So what’s the use of hoping?
No one will understand.
So she bows down and gracefully exits.
She has a secret. A beautiful secret.
But no one will ever know.

Copyright©2008angel