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Mary Stanworth Jun 2012
Why do you love me?
Why do you care?
Why put your arms around me
To show me that you care?
Why do I feel safe,
In your arms wrapped around me?
Why do you kiss me
And show me tenderness?
Why do you look at me
And beam a smile?
Why me?
I don’t understand!
But you do understand
Just don’t be afraid
For all those things you say I do
You do the same for me.
It's called love
That's why I do it with you !
Mary Stanworth Jun 2012
Ashes to ashes
Dust to dust
Airborn and flying
Falling and rising
Sky high
Water below
Tears falling
Sobs growing
Heart aching
Stomach churning
Silence in the wind
Catching those tears
Soft touch
Warm feeling
Your here
At peace ………..
My mother past away. I wrote this after spreading her ashes of the Newport Transporter Bridge. Here were her best childhood memories of hanging to the underside of the moving bridge and dropping into the riverUsk below... its where she learnt to swim.... its where she is at peace.
Mary Stanworth May 2012
Well we have chatted
No I have talked
You have listened
Have you heard what I said?
I feel that you have
Silence answering all
Feeling of contentment
Surrounding us both.
We have worked through so much
As we walked and talked
Me speaking
You listening
It’s just like it always was.
You were my mentor
Putting thoughts in my head
Letting me answer my own questions
Never making judgement.
To love me unconditionally
No matter what I did.
And so we are here again
Me speaking
You listening………
Mary Stanworth May 2012
Don’t make promises that you can’t keep
Don’t smile caus you think we need it
Don’t hold just for the sake of it
You know we deserve better

Just be honest that’s all I ask
Smile caus your happy
Hold someone caus you love them
You know we deserve better

Look with truth in your eyes
Use words with meaning
Embrace what makes you smile
You know we deserve better

Life is hard being on your own
Even harder being with a partner
Both pulling in different directions
You know we deserve better

We were always meant for different roads
Shouldn’t be bitter about our time
We learnt that we weren’t matched
It’ time to move on, and find something better.
Mary Stanworth May 2012
Why did you
No answer…….
I wait
Still no answer!
Can you hear me ?
No answer…..
I wait
Still no answer!
Why don’t you respond?
No answer…..
I wait
Still no answer!
Oh I forgot
Your no longer here
I close my eyes
And there you are
Answers……..
Caus I had too
Yes I can hear you
I will when you need me
I will always be here
Just close your eyes
I never really left!
Mary Stanworth May 2012
I know I have to say goodbye
I know that you went
Because you needed to go
But I don’t want to say farewell forever
Caus I’m not ready

If I say goodbye who do I go to
Where do I go to when I need you.
You always knew just what to do
I don’t want to say farewell forever
Caus I’m not ready

When I say goodbye will you leave
And will you return in my time of need
To set me on the straight and narrow
I don’t want to say farewell forever
Caus I’m not ready

I know I have to say goodbye
My heart breaks to know its time
I know we still have that connection
Me in this world you in yours
I don’t want to say farewell forever
Deep breathe….i’m nearly ready.
Mary Stanworth May 2012
I carry a suitcase just like everyone else
Collection of baggage from times long past
But today I decide to unpack
To throw all the unhappiness out
And gently fold the good memories up
That my life so seemed to lack.
All the memories set me up to be armed.
To battle through unhappy times
To realise that these came my way
To build a character that stands here today.
I am afraid of what the future holds?
No not me…anticipation of times yet to come
Caus with my little suitcase I know I will find a way
To gently pack more happy memories away
An throw away the bad
Leave them behind
To keep building my character and strength
People always knew I had .
It’s time for me to shine and smile
Caus the loads a lot lighter in this suitcase of mine.
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