Rai - Hello Poetry

Rai Oct 2015

She stands like a porcelain mannequin in some elite boutique*
Beautifully attired in the latest style
She moves with grace and emulates sophistication

She lowers her eyes from her mirrored reflection
Where we see perfection
She only sees flaws
Sinking down lower
She leaves cuts
A tortured soul in a beautiful frame
Pain muffles pain

He stands receiving his medal for
Bravery and courage
A man a country can be proud to call their own
A battle won
A hero born

He lowers his eyes from the crowd
His internal battle holding him hostage
When his guilt leaves him begging in the gutter
Will you toss him a coin
Or walk on by?
Another vagabond beggar
No more than
Dirt on your feet
The same feet that walk
The very streets he made free

The child with the sparkle in their eyes
When asked what they would like to be
when they grow up
Silently reflects
With cancer riddling their bones it's not a question
They wish to ponder
But their four year old sister pushes on
Unaware that this could be their last Christmas
A time traveller of course
That way I could live forever
As long as I keep going back
To before
Or maybe forward to when they have a cure
But never worry I'll always be with you in spirit
When my body has gone
Maybe when I grow older I shall be your gardian Angel
And so it is
All imperfections are timeless
But we will not see them
Unless they are our own of course
It is then that we need to remember
**Our imperfections are what make us unique

Rai Oct 2015

Fragile world

In your fragile world
Even the wings of a butterfly could
manage to sweep you to the ground.
You lie in the dirt
Like a cast off
Like a lost soul with no home to dwell in.
Thoughts bouncing around inside,
Threatening to break you down,
Warning of last chances
Freedom calls
Will you answer or will you slither aimlessly away
Giving a ****
May just help you get on the right footing
It may help you choose where you go to next
Crossroads
Dark forests
Gutters
And the breath of Angels
Which shall you choose to be your guide I wonder
Hands held clasped
Closing off all that come near
Hear me
See me here
Picking up pebbles from the beach reminds me of you
It is possible to go from
lost to found.
Maybe you would like to take a stroll
Feet in wet sand
Toes curling
**There's a smile and a warm heart to be found here.

Rai Oct 2015

Double

Tonight I thought I'd try sleeping in the middle of the bed
Somehow I think it's about time
The void
That forbidden space
As though it's waiting for someone to crawl in
An invitation
Warm arms holding on
So no it's gone
Covered by my right leg
I give up
I really can't be bothered anymore

Rai Oct 2015

I love...

I love how I let you closer
I love how you pull me open at the seams
I love how you trace my journey
You see my colours
but still come back for more
I love how you never give up on me
I love that your eyes twinkle when you look into me
I love how I'm sitting here tearing myself apart
thinking I've done something wrong
Something that made you turn away
I love how I can read through the old stuff
We really were quite close
I love that life brings good memories
Hell I'm going to catch a few more before I'm through
I love and that's all there is to it
Funny how I find that I'm still all alone

Not depressed , well I am a little maybe,but it's only the antibiotics running round my system . Just want to have a hAppy healthy day tomorrow. :-)

Rai Oct 2015

You do

I never mean to let you pass by my barriers
But somehow you do.
I never mean to let you fill my void
But you always do.
I never mean to miss your presence
But I always do.
You make me see how empty I really am
And most days that's something
I manage to hid
Even from myself

Oct 2015

Helen

Her Husbands Thoughts

She's mine to have
mine to hold,
mine to love
until I'm old
He held her hips
beneath his palms
grinning wickedly
with his charm
he pinned her down
with a whispered
Be still
anticipating the thrill
of loving the ever after
out of the fiery flame
that set alight his body
**she who honoured his name

this is an addendum to Her Husband, His Wife :)