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Trevor Reynolds Dec 2020
Next time you light a candle
Look closely in its flame.
You'll catch a glimpse of who you seek
Though they may not look the same.
And if the flame does flicker
You must follow where they go.
So, you can reunite with them
When you stare back in the glow.
Your mind will tell a story
That you and your flame do share
Though the ending may be different
It depends how long you stare
When your satisfied it's finished
And it has all turned out just right
Just gently blow out the candle
And kiss your flame goodnight.
Trevor Reynolds Dec 2020
Carolers sing by a well-lit lantern, snowflakes flutter and float to the ground.
Decorated homes twinkle in the backdrop, the scene is loud without making a sound.
But this isn’t real, it’s the front of a card, sent to bring someone good cheer.
Restaurants are closed and businesses shut, abnormal for this time of year.
Streets are empty there are no social gatherings, people are confined and scared.
Curfews restrict normal socializing, as the latest set of rules are being aired.
Oh yes this is real, and it’s ******* us all, except those, where the rules don't apply.
Just do as I say, don't do as I do, seems to be the political war cry.
News is read by a liar as you watch by the fire to the new propaganda, they spread.
Vast numbers they've saved, it’s not relevant they say, focus on the number of dead.
Abolishing the law seems to be the last straw, it is time for us all to fight back.
So, they plan to disarm us, and negate all our rights, so we cannot repel their attack.
At the death of a nation, they laugh in celebration, our history rejected and destroyed.
Not allowed to ask and you must wear a mask, stay calm you cannot get annoyed.
Good tidings we send in the hope there's an end to the nightmare we currently endure.
Rely on your faith, pray for your God's grace, for His word will be final, I’m sure.
Trevor Reynolds Dec 2020
Oh, darkened skies, don't hide the dawn

For I long to see nights end.

The sunrise rescues me from my fears

As the darkness is not my friend.

A fog of depression hangs low in my valley

While I anxiously await the sun.

To dry the tears that adorn my cheeks

From the tracks down which they'd run.

I feel responsible for all that’s wrong

Though I know that I cannot be.

And even as I think things through

The blame, I still lay, on me.

People try to pretend they care

And lift me from my gloom.

But through the crowd I realize

I’m alone in this mass filled room.

So, I beg you clouds, let the light shine in

Make my demons depart for a while.

I know come dusk they will return

And a frown will replace my false smile.
Trevor Reynolds Dec 2020
The daylight slipping through the blinds

Like search lights hunt the wanted

I try to conceal my presence

Under ruffled sheets and blankets

But alas I’m discovered.

Digging furiously at my camouflage

I'm exposed to a wet nose and wagging tail

I feel a walk is very much on the horizon

And though I still feel weary and lethargic

My refusal will not work

And so, another day begins

And my bond with nature tightens

You can never deny such love and loyalty

From a furry trusted friend.
Trevor Reynolds Dec 2020
I’m finally here kneeling beside your grave
My finger tracing over your name on the marble stone.
It’s been a year I know, although, it seems more like five
Time has dragged so slowly it almost stood still…..
I loved you……
Why are these places so windy?
I still don't know why you did it, we could have talked things through
I would have listened honestly; I could have helped….
I want you to know above everything else
I loved you…….
You know I did; I could have told you more often I guess
I should have told you more often I know
But I need to believe that you knew….
I brought you some flowers but I have no vase, I’ll just lay them here.
I loved you…….
Trevor Reynolds Dec 2020
Looking back
I left the track
Going completely off the rails
I had no other plan
I didn't give a ****
No exam passes, only fails
I saw the light
Put my life right
Found a sense of hope out there
Feet back on the ground
No longer fooled around
Became someone who began to care
Trevor Reynolds Dec 2020
Honeysuckle blossoms, homemade strawberry pie
Lovely thoughts of summer, beneath a bright blue sky
Swinging on my hammock, in the summer haze
Looking up watching the world pass by, while soaking up the rays
Sipping on a julip, with watermelon snacks
Hoping for a gentle breeze, as sweat trickles down my back.
It only feels like yesterday, we had a foot of snow
How quickly nature changes, how little we still know.
We take the world for granted, expectancies are high
And when we don’t get what we want, we shake our heads and cry
Lower your expectations and except what life your given
Let’s do things out of love and pray our sins will be forgiven
It’s easy to do nothing and watch while others toil
Yet in the end we all return to dust upon the soil
Enjoy a rest if you earned it, breathe in a new day’s air
Find the purpose of your life, it's why God put you there.
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