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annieohk Aug 2019
Phone calls that are never made
Notes that aren’t written
Gentle words left unsaid
So wrapped up in my own little life
I don’t see the tears
Or hear the heart cries of others
So many what ifs, so many regrets
Hindsight is always twenty twenty
But foresight is blind
Like cold eyes on a statue
That never see the world around
Trips will be planned but never taken
Beds will be neatly made
Never to be slept in again
Front doors will be locked
But that threshold won’t be crossed any more
Clothes will be bought but never worn
A gift received but never opened
A whisper of love not given
A warm hug not shared
So many things we leave unfinished
When we leave this world
It’s true that tomorrow is not promised
So why do I live as though it is?
When death comes calling
Those left behind will ask
Why didn’t I do more
Why didn’t I say more
Why didn’t I hold your hand longer
You know how much I love you
But I should have shown it more
I thought we’d have more time
I thought we had more tomorrows
Some times I think people die
To show us how to live
For my sweet sister Mary who passed away 3 weeks ago today. I miss her so very much...... ***** cancer!
annieohk Jul 2019
I said the word nonsensical today
and thought how
much it applies
to this very world
we live in.
July 4th road rage
two innocent children burned
a family changed forever,
A mother tries
to discard her newborn
like yesterday's trash,
Unloved animals
left alone to die,
Thieves who take possessions
and unsuspecting lives,
Cowardly men strapping bombs
on helpless women and children
instead of themselves,
Greedy curs stealing
the rations of the hungry
to sell for profit,
Black hearted people
bartering children,
depraved pleasures
of dark minds
The unimaginable ugliness
of empty souls
So much more
than nonsensical,
just
pure
evil
Sometimes my heart is so heavy with the weight of all the ugliness in our world.  So many cruel people with no regard for others. This poem reflects that.
annieohk Jul 2019
In my garden
I drink in the beauty of the blossoms
Like one lost in the desert
Searching for the water of life
For a few moments
The sweet fragrance and sunlit hues
Block out an ugly world
And I am at peace...
annieohk Jul 2019
Cannot catch my breath
Trying to come up for air
I drowned in your eyes
annieohk Jul 2019
Lover of my heart
Breaching the strongest of walls
I am helpless now
annieohk Jul 2019
Eyes searching heaven
Starlight permeates my soul
I am lifted up
annieohk Jul 2019
Life should last
As long
As there's
Living to do
Love should stay
And keep the
Promises it made
Lies should never masquerade
As the truth
And time ought to warn us
Before it runs out
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