His heart was a riddle
hidden behind playful eyes
pain below the surface
so leary – no surprise
She broke his heart so easy
tossed aside and second best
his eyes and dreams still follow her
they never seem to rest
At night the longing lingers
Each deepened breath proclaims
She is the only true love
His heart will ever claim
Though others try to solve him
bring him to the couples fold
his heart remains a mystery
His longing left untold
The small cottage lays quietly
On the edge of the gentle lake
The dusky blue sky is wiped clear
By the soft breezes that usher you home
They are waiting for you….
Paper lanterns dance against
The budding night sky
Carried higher and higher
By that familiar laughter just beyond the gate
They are waiting for you….
Memories flood your steps and carry you
Back to another place in time
Simple cottage on the lake
Late summer evening frozen in time
They are waiting for you
You step through the gate
And now the party can begin
Autumn came
But our time was brief
We bonded hard
Within our grief
She was broken
As was my heart
This love it was
True from the start
Some careless soul
Took away her light
Her tiny body
Too weak to fight
In my arms she lay
Death’s shadow near
In her final breathes
She did not fear
I still feel her love
Though her spirit’s free
I held her once
Now she holds me
She, from meek beginnings came
A multi sided gem in name
Tossed in oceans of uncertainty
Against rocks that always let her be
Broken and shaped by sand and edge
Her heart kept fast and held its pledge
Not held back she pushed on through
Though storms they raged and winds they blew
She, a fighter at her core
Got knocked down then begged for more
Her beauty’s just an alibi
She, with strength could never hide
You won’t crush her spirit, she won’t stop
This pretty gem will land on top
She chases darkness like an addict
One foot always in the night
Body twisted staggers
Finds discomfort in the light
Heartbroken from her losses
So many now she’s gone astray
Begging strangers for their pity
All her joy has gone away
Wallows in her misery
A friend who always lends an ear
Shuts out those who love her
And ones who want to end her fear
Every shallow breath she takes
Pulls her deeper to the grave
Never thinks of those around her
She is simply darkness’s slave
Gone ahead to find the trail
That leads us through the misty veil
Found some friends who went before
That now run free on a distant shore
Sky so blue and cloud so white
Every face so filled with light
We wait for you to join us here
But all our spirits are still near
Walk beside you as you stride
Our heads held high and full of pride
Never far away from you
Don’t ever doubt what love can do
We’re all connected at the core
We’ll be together again once more
The rainbow of her reasons
A collection leads to why
She couldn’t give much more
And had to say goodbye
That morning when she woke
She knew she had to run
Got in that car and left it all
Looking out for number one
The note she left was simple
With colours plain to see
Every creature needs to seek this path
I just need to be free
Whether you understand or not
Is really up to you
I’ve always done for others
This is what I must do
I leave here no regrets
With no looking back
It’s time for me to live my life
To find just what I lack
The words are twisted in my brain
For my pen to rearrange
Fight this darkness crave the light
Nothing’s ever black and white
Say I’m strong but know I’m weak
Can’t believe the good they speak
I’m all shadows – masquerade
Here’s my drama on parade
Gotta fix you if your broken
Not for me these words just spoken
Find no solace in my head
Just cut fresh wounds deep, dark and red
Punish all my sins away
Won’t speak the words I cannot say
Thundering paws
Cascade down the narrow hallway
Colliding with every obstacle
Yet remain unyielding
Hurling through space and time
Like aliens adrift in the Milky Way
Barreling and bounding
With reckless abandon
Breathe grows ever heavier
Chasing air and tails
Scrambling for more
Step back or be trampled
Forty four paws of furry fury
Stampede to the next adventure….
Caution! When you pass the shelter
That I have carved out for myself
Under the thick and twisted jagged brush
I am a warrior out of survival
Caution! When you trap me in that cage
I slam my broken body against the smooth cold steel
I am a survivor and will be free again
Caution! When you pass my kennel
Bright lights and human hands make me cower
Yet I have a heart that can learn to trust again
Caution! When you stare into my face
My eyes are full of stories only a wounded soul can know
But this place with its warmth has given me hope and at last joy
Caution! When my new family promises me forever
Opens the door to greet me
I smile back at them and will knock them over with my love
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