Heidi A Readey

Heidi A Readey Dec 2011

X-mas
Christmas?
That's okay, I'll pass.
Covering a tree with lights
Is there really any point to this?
I don't see one, other than a day for gifts.
Maybe there was a reason for this day once...
But it's been lost in history, too many have forgotten.
Now Christmas is but a day for greed and gifts for children.
What happened?
What happened,
To Christmas?
It has changed.

Too many people just see Christmas as a day to get gifts, most have forgotten the real reason we even celebrate it.

Heidi A Readey Dec 2011

Haiku of Hope

As you sit, Darling,
I know you have loved and lost,
but keep moving on.

There's a better way
though you have not found it yet
Darling, don't give up.

I know you can shine
bright like the light of the sun
just keep on trying.

Through the darkest nights,
if you let your light shine on,
you can do it all.

But if the darkness
ever has you in its grasp
don't fear it, my love.

Everything lives on
from the darkness, till the dawn,
and you must go on.

Heidi A Readey Dec 2011

Broken promise.

Break a promise,
Break my heart.

Where to begin?

You said you would be there,
but you weren't there for me.
You said you would call,
but I've yet to hear your voice.

Once upon a time, our story never started,
It's just a faded dream in the back of my mind.
I never told you,
And I probably never will.
How much you mean to me,
Will remain an unspoken secret,
Hidden deep in my history.

Heidi A Readey Dec 2011

Saying the Impossible

At night I wait,
longing for your sweet embrace.
A gentle touch.
For with each touch
of your arm against mine,
a new flame lights,
its warm tongue burning me soothingly.

No words describe what you mean to me,
each time I go to try,
the words fly far from my mind
leaving me in a silenced state
of absolute wonder.

Heidi A Readey Dec 2011

The Bridge to Nowhere

Where it leads,
not a soul knows.
Take me there?
Please, just once?
I have to know why..
Once you take the stroll down the wooden planks,
you don't return.

Could this be because it leads to paradise?
Or maybe directly into the snarling, snaggletoothed beast.
Take the risk?
The dazzling leap of faith into the sun?
Yes please.
Lead me to the bridge.

I really must go
Take me to the bridge,
cause I really wanna know.

What lies beyond the now?
What hides in the shadows?
Take me to the bridge.

Heidi A Readey Nov 2011

Mask

There they stand,
Faces set firmly in place with the masks they wear daily.
A different face for everyone.
Some happy,
Some sad,
Mostly happy.
Molding themselves into what the world wants.
Mother wants this,
Father wants that,
Friends, Family, Teachers, Haters.
A different face for each.

Heidi A Readey Nov 2011

End of it all

Falling from the ledge high above it all.
The wind blowing strong,
tantalizing as a lover's last kiss.
And without further thought,
It ends.