Shanna Howse

Shanna Howse Nov 2010

If I speak to you,
Will you listen to what I have to say?
Will you keep the words flowing?

If I hug you close,
Will you take me in your arms?
Will you hold me against your heart?

If I come to you crying,
Will you console me and make me laugh?
Will you tell me everything will be okay?

If I show up at 1 AM,
Will you let me in and give me shelter?
Will you help me get back on my way?

If I kiss you in the rain,
Will you hold me up and kiss back?
Will you spin me ‘round like a movie scene?

If I tell you I love you,
Will you say “I love you too?”
Will you stay with me until the end?

If I left you,
Will you follow me?
Will you never give up?

Because until the end of time,
I promise I’ll always love you,
No matter what happens,
There will always be a place for you in my heart.

Shanna Howse Oct 2010

Haunting

In the silence I walk past the room
Turn and peer inside at the door
My stomach twists and I gaze at the floor
This room is where the memories loom

In the bed the imprint stays
As we lay awake in the night
Where passion would spark and ignite
And out of control went ablaze

In the air is the warming scent
I feel you within these walls
I hear your voice fill these halls
The clock ticks past out time spent

Shanna Howse Sep 2010

Midnight

Midnight, nothing speaks
Silence coats the air like snow
Everything stands still

© July 30, 2010. Shanna Howse.

sorry it's so short, I've got nothing new to post.

Shanna Howse Aug 2010

In My Eyes

I know why I’m alive,
What I strive to live for;
Is to stay in your eyes,
And never fade away

Soft kisses and holding hands
A shoulder to lean upon
We bring up the past and laugh in the present
Remembering you’ll be leaving soon

We’ll go where we want to
Side by side we’re unstoppable
Happily reunited
Until the day you leave again

That day comes by again
When we must say our goodbyes
I believe you when you say you’ll return
But my heart is weary

Listening to the waves crash upon the rocks
I smile and turn to you
But you’re not there anymore
I find myself missing you again

I hope when you’re home
You’ll look at the stars
And think of me, the way I think of you
Every night before I sleep

Shanna Howse Aug 2010

Belle

Walking alone through these deserted streets
Through everlasting shadows and still silences
The night sky is filled with stars
Slightly illuminating the pathways in which I walk silently

A raven starts to cackle and caw
Bouncing off the surrounding stone walls
Footsteps through alleyways and laughing ensues
As the dark city starts to come alive with drunks and ******

I pick up my wandering pace
To find somewhere to sleep for the night
It’s nights like these I wish you were here
To protect me and offer me shelter

Feelings of loneliness creep over me
I pass windows and see happy families cuddled together
They are safe on the inside
And I am in danger wandering these streets

But I’ve got no home, I left it behind
I threw it away, now I’m unwelcome
Left to beg now for food and money
And sleeping alone in the cold

People show up this time of night
The old men smile and they reach for me
Darting from strangers that pass me
I don’t know where else to turn to

But hope washes over me suddenly
As I approach a familiar shadow among the others
Underneath the streetlight
Is the one I have wanted to find

We are reunited as you kiss me softly
I feel safe in your arms again
I feel like nothing will hurt me
You whisper, ‘Come home to me, my Belle.’

Shanna Howse Aug 2010

Affair

‘I have to go.’
She whispers and sighs into his ear.
Uncovers herself from the sheets
And slips from the bed.

The clock reads three o’clock
The moon illuminates the bedroom

‘Why, baby?’
He groans as he sits up
Trying to calm his harsh breathing
Wipes the sweat from his face.

Shadows dance upon the white walls
Her silhouette moves towards the door

‘I have to return home to him.’*
She replies, her gaze falls to the floor
Reaching for the doorknob,
Filled with so much guilt.

Shanna Howse Aug 2010

5 Senses

Your flawless body wrapping around mine
Your crooked smile that melts my heart
Your sweet scent making my head spin
Your contagious laugh that fills the air
The taste of your lips moving against mine

Be the softest touch I feel,
Be the favorite smile I see,
Be the comforting scent I’ll always remember,
Be the laugh I’ll know anywhere,
Be the kiss I’ll taste every day.