aj heatherly

aj heatherly Dec 2012

Give me a good book,
And a *** of warm tea,
And you won't see me
Anywhere but down by the brook.
Peace in the flow,
Of the water on the rocks
On the soil on the blocks
Of earth down below....

aj heatherly Dec 2012

Knowing Will Never Be the Same as Feeling

I never know when it will come.
Is it today?...
I can't hope to know.
Only feel.
Feel that it's today.
Feel that it's right.
I don't know that feeling though.
My only hope?
That I can feel that feeling when it comes,
For I fear it may come, and then pass,
And I,
Will never know the difference.
What tragedy that would be,
unknown,
unheard.....

aj heatherly Dec 2012

Just Breathe

Blood pumping, heart racing
Nerves jumping, mind's now facing
What's real, what's not,
Open eyes, whatcha spot?
Ugly truth, pretty sight?

These aren't the little wonders,
The little moments of life;
This is anxiety, the memories that stick,
The good, the bad; plain, simple life,
Up above the surface,
Hanging over your head.

This just might be your very last breath.

But you have to let go.

Just.
Breathe.

Have you ever noticed the similarity in the anxieties of fear and love? Confront a father, show love to friend, but at the end of the day, it still gets your heart racing.

aj heatherly Dec 2012

Maybe Tomorrow

It's dark here now,
So what if I just left?
Got in the car,
Drove until daybreak.
Where would it lead me, leave me?
Where would I land?
Would I be back here,
In this place I call home,
or perhaps, far away.

I want to explore, endeavor, adventure.
That night isn't tonight though.
And that isn't right; it should be.
I can feel it in my heart.

Maybe Tomorrow.

aj heatherly Nov 2012

Stones of Cypris

The red gems,
They would gleam,
And they would weep;
And they always came to gleam again,
As they always come to weep again.

Each cycle, stronger than the last,
Each tear brought with it a new fracture,
But every red gem,
Every single one,
Held together, shattered but strong.

Broken hearts can so easily shatter others.....amazing.

aj heatherly Nov 2012

The Whisper of a Hundred Hearts

Doors keep swinging,
Open, closed;
This body's reeling,
From what it's eyes been showed.

So close those eyes,
Close 'em real tight.
And listen....

Wait....

The doors keep swinging,
Open, closed;
You better keep walking,
Before you're left all alone.

But wait, listen closer,
You can here them all whisper.
As gold, glisten.

The Gypsy
                                The Lover
                                                                 The Poet
                                                                                               The Sister

Many more hearts,
Four short of Five score,
Inexactly,
Right behind,
Passing through,

Open doors,

Following you.

aj heatherly Nov 2012

Just One Look

This boy's got a heavy weight;
Dangling 'round his neck,
Hanging 'pon his chest

Don't know where to go
                    what to wear
                    who he'll meet

Well maybe,
it's his time to wait on mystery.

One evening far from now
Forget 'bout father
Learn what true love is

Don't know how to touch
                    what to say
                    who to be

Well maybe,
it's time to leave independence bay.

A guitar once said, "you can't start a fire,
you can't start a fire
[not] without a spark"

Don't know how to live
                    how to love
                    or give faith

Well maybe,
time has come to give that heart away.

*This was inspired in part by thoughts from the day and in part to listening to my all time favorite cover, Mat Kearney's rendition of Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing in the Dark." Enjoy

The lyrics in quotations are NOT original and are the property of Mr. Springsteen's estate.
All other material, ©Anthony Heatherly , 2012