I see you my brother, my sister in pain
your eyes diverted from the croud
hiding your face from the bane
I see the fear in your eyes, from pain of long ago
see your avoidance of all that is real
trying to wash it way, or soften its blow
I see your cries for help, the struggle of your soul
I see it in the way you walk
staying far from the fold
I see the haunting of your mind, the darkness that you fight
the circle under your eyes
from not sleeping at night
The needle marks on your arms, trying to **** the demons inside
the way you hang your head in shame
not looking the world in the eye
I see you my brother, my sister it's true
for there once was a time
I was just like you.
December 29, 2019
Dec 29, 2019
Dec 29, 2019 at 7:58 AM UTC
No one listens to another's pain
The subtle ways it shows
A tear in an eye of a smiling face
True happiness, never shows
A glance away, when you mention a name
Hand to the heart, at a song
A heavy sadness follows them
Forever, trying to be strong
We don't pay attention, to the look in the eye
When a memory crosses their mind
That rips out their soul, and tortures them
To their suffering, we are blind
Never judge another's path
You do not know what they do
What it takes, every day
To try to be normal like you
Pam Penta
7/16/19
Jul 16, 2019
Jul 16, 2019 at 10:13 AM UTC
My words have left me
Have nothing more to say
They fall upon deaf ears
As the pages start to fray
We preach the religions
Condemn the weak
We do not practice
the words We speak.
No one is listening
To their truth within
Instead pointing fingers
To bring out your sin
My words have left me
For ones I once loved
Are lost to their darkness
Instead of rising above
Remember the truth
Before it's too late
Create a heart of love
Instead of one of hate
Find your truth
Go against the world
And a life unimaginable
Will then unfurl.
April 30, 2019
Apr 30, 2019
Apr 30, 2019 at 8:04 AM UTC
When we have lost our heart
When we judge what we do not know
Show no gratitude for life
Our soul slowly dies
When we look at our neighbor in hate
Because they are a different shade
We move away a little more
From our Fathers eyes
The world is lost, blinded by hate
Forgotten our purpose
Forgotten our fate
Living a life of lies
Money and greed, I want what is mine
Instead of feeding the hungry
Helping the blind
Becoming all you despise
On your deathbed you
Scream "God save my soul"
He says in return
I know you no more
You didn't live the love
You claimed in church
Instead you looked down
From high on your perch
Jesus taught you the way
Yet you twist it to serve
Your greed and your hunger
For things of this world
A deathbed confession
Won't save your soul
When you gave it to man
And by my children you strolled
The homeless, the naked
The thirsty, the weak
I put them in front of you
But you called them all freaks
You judged their condition
Instead of lending a hand
Turning your eye
To the suffering at hand
Your riches are grand
Your possessions, many
You wallowed in greed
Had more than plenty
What did you give
To end the suffering of one?
Be careful how you live
Before your life is done
January 29, 2019
Jan 29, 2019
Jan 29, 2019 at 11:21 AM UTC
I keep most of it inside
This utter darkness I fight each day
The tortured demons I hold at bay
Knowing one day they will escape
Their feathered claws
Rip at my soul...try to destroy my heart
Crawl into my mind and speak
Of memories torn and bleak
And take me back to the start.
The little child, who's innocence was torn
When her mind became twisted and bent
On stories of love, but actions without consent
The darkness creeps in, with images of
The moment it all took place.
And the broken child inside of me,
Runs to hide her face.
Then the pain, in reaping waves
As the memory of abuse is found
The tortured demons laugh at me
As they toss the memory around
Fists of fury swing at me
From every direction and space
Bruises form and streams of blood
covering my face
I see the demons' eyes, filled with fire and rage
Switch to the face of my abuser
As each punch lands in its place.
I try to push it all away
To bring back in some light
The demon whispers in my ear
"My dear, we own the night.
No relief will come to you...
Until the sun does rise.
Until then, my dear, I own your mind.
So sit back, and enjoy the ride ".
September 17, 2018
Sep 17, 2018
Sep 17, 2018 at 9:54 AM UTC
The color has been stripped from the world
In shades of black and gray
I watch the world move away.
Screams of hatred fill the space
As others move out of line, or slow down the race.
"You are unworthy, to eat, to drink, to live!"
"You are everything I am not, how dare you ask me to give!"
The rich get richer, as the poor die away.
Money and greed are now the way
Doors locked at night, with secrets behind
People walk past, as if they are blind
Streets lined with homeless, most veterans of war
"Don't ask me for help, or knock on my door!"
Children are hurt, some left to die.
Emotions are rare, not many cry.
Or hurt for those who don't have enough
Or don't have it in them to always be tough.
We look down on them as burdens, not fair
Instead of lending a hand, learning to share
The values we preach, are seldom carried through
We have forgotten we are one. You are I, and I am you.
Take care of each other.
September 2, 2018
Pamela Penta
Sep 2, 2018
Sep 2, 2018 at 11:19 PM UTC
I look in the mirror
And all that I see
Is a wrinkled old woman
Staring back at me
Skin sagging in places
That once were firm
My hair turning gray
Each one I have earned
When I look in my eyes
I see happiness and youth
Dancing sparkles of light
The symbol of my truth
For though time has ravaged
My skin and outer frame
The little girl inside me
Had never lost her flame
She dances in the moonlight
Marvels at the world
Shows love to every soul she meets
With open arms unfurled
The laughter in those eyes still glows
And shows the world that sees
That though age has taken my body
It will never take away me
May 7, 2018
May 7, 2018 at 10:00 AM UTC
Who are you?
To say I don't need clean water
To say I don't deserve to eat
To say I can't have a pair of new shoes
To cover my bare feet
Who are you?
To say I am worthless
To say I belong in the street
To say I shouldn't have the comfort
Of a home, a life not of defeat
Who are you to say I'm unworthy
Who are you to say I'm wrong
Who are you to judge the things that have happened to me
And to kick me because I'm not strong
Just who ARE YOU??
April 27, 2018
Apr 27, 2018
Apr 27, 2018 at 7:29 PM UTC
My body and soul ache
And long for the touch of another
Skin hungry...I've heard it called
Does our spirit start to die
When we no longer love?
Or is it just stalled?
I need to be awakened
To be alive again
To share my love with you
For if I don't, I'm afraid that I
May wither away, shrivel and die
And lose all that is new
I'm afraid that we will never meet
That the love in me will starve
Never knowing your touch
Why are souls that long to be
Placed so far apart?
Is wanting you in my life asking too much?
March 25, 2018
Mar 25, 2018
Mar 25, 2018 at 12:32 PM UTC
A hollow space inside me bleeds
And begs me for relief
A shudder through my aching heart
That rarely skips a beat
Then the voices in my head
Cackle, crawl and creep
Waiting for the time to be
To take me in my sleep
Veins still pump and eyes still cry
Though never at my will
Rather death come quietly
And that my heart were still
Quiet me, the hurt inside
Has waged on long enough
Burdened soul of hallowed mind
A spirit born of rust
Shadowed in the waking dawn
The demons take their leave
Resting, waiting, patiently
For my soul to thieve.
November 13, 2017
Nov 13, 2017
Nov 13, 2017 at 10:09 PM UTC