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Barkley Layne Nov 2014
It is getting harder to tell him,
It is getting harder to look him in his eyes.
Gosh those eyes,
Enough to sweep away my sole in one
Glance.

It is getting harder to tell him,
It is getting harder to kiss him.
Gosh those lips,
Enough to make me weak in my
Knees.

It is getting harder to say it,
It is getting harder to explain it all.
That this,
This Web of Hope that we have made,
Will soon be a sheer memory on our fragile
Hearts.

It is getting harder to feel his whisper in my ears,
It is getting harder to soak up my soft tears.
His soul;
What if this is what will crush his tender spirit?
What if I am the one  that breaks him
I do not want to be the ones that make those strong hands shake.

It is getting harder to smile and repeat those three meaningful words,
It is getting harder for him to understand my gypsy soul.
I do, I feel the heartbreak coming
Space slowly ripping us apart.
These winter winds bring a chilling feeling in my gut,
But will this all make me stay?
Barkley Layne Nov 2014
You cannot hide,
It will find you.
It is not meant to be camouflaged,
Rather avoided by those who claim 
They are innocent.
It is not what you have done or
What you will do;
It is what you failed to prevent.
Just a poem for those who do not help the weak or stick up for those who need it more
Barkley Layne Nov 2014
An old town that escapes the reality of today. 
I'd trade anything to see it in all of its glory. 
No cell phones, everyone smiling and waving.
Everything peaceful and happy. 
The sun peeking through the pine trees.
Do you hear the mockingbird's song? 
The summers are hot and humid,
the creaks are filled with crawfish,  
The banks filled with frogs and
Us playing cowboys and Indians.
A summer love and
A Mason jar of cold sweet tea. 
"Thank you Mrs. Maybell!" 
We giggle and run to our hiding place near the oak trees.
"Tag your it!" 
We all scurry barefooted through the woods. 
Screams, shouts. 
We forgot how we are still here, 
In the same town over taken by the sounds of silence. 
You may think this story is over; 
The truth is, it’s only just begun. 
"Back when I was a child" 
maybe seem boring to some, 
but if you listen-
You may be surprised how you will want to go back 
to a time when we could play near the creaks
and pay five cents for a coke. 
Life was simpler back then,
Back when; 
This town was small and simple, 
but it was home. 
And always will be.
I wrote this listening to my grandmother tell me stories of her home town, she did not think I was listening... but i am sure glad I was.
Barkley Layne Nov 2014
Drip Drop Drink
Oh fill my glass to the
Brink!

Drip Drop Drink
Why does this elixir prohibit me to  
think?

Drip Drop Drink
Why does this cause all my thoughts to
Shrink?

Drip Drop Drink
I take another sip and gradually
Sink.

Drip Drop Drink
My pen desperately tries to regurgitate  
ink.

Drip Drop Drank
My thoughts have becoming teasingly
blank

Drip Drop Done
I will never be his only
one.
Barkley Layne Nov 2014
He does not give me butterflies

Anymore.

No, the feeling he gives me in my stomach,

It stings.
Barkley Layne Nov 2014
Then, in that moment


I did not feel
Anything
Barkley Layne Nov 2014
So I decided to stop being miserable

because nobody cares.

I decided to just be

Happy.
I saw a quote like this and i liked it so i just put a little twist on it.
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