Toro - Hello Poetry

Toro Jul 2013

Sway

Our minds race, thoughts collide,
As our goals are left to divide.
People come and people go,
We wish to make it till we grow.
Some are taken in their prime,
Left struggling to make the climb.
While the world crumbles down,
The pain is as if you drown.
One day you're here, gone the next,
Leaving those around perplexed.
We always touch lives, no matter how small,
Never did we think of how it would affect us all.
The leaves fall leaving us bare and broken,
As we're left in silence or soft spoken.
Strength escapes us as the shock sets in,
Our shield can only be so thick; skin.
Life at times will try to tear us apart,
But each time, knowledge does impart.
Never take the things in life we have for granted,
We must learn to move like trees, as we're planted.
As we take each day, never lose sight of the light,
It's the only thing that'll help us through the fight.
Move with everything life throws in your direction,
For everything in life is full of inflection.
Live like there's no tomorrow, don't be led astray,
As the winds of life hit your branches;
there is but one thing to do; sway...

Toro May 2013

Light

As each day passes the sun sets sooner in the sky,
Lifted above us each day, never going awry.
We long to share that light; we live to see,
Alone, standing waiting to feel free.

Away from the pain, the torture we endure,
While time leaves us to mature.
As the sun rises, we count down the days,
To feel something even if it's just it's rays.

The warmth keeps us going, until then we wait,
Wait until there is something else to set us straight.
Until then, we're here to live the life that remains,
Fighting through what gives us sadness and pains.

We struggle through the fires and trials of life,
But in the end everything always ends in strife.
One day the sun will no longer rise or shine,
The stars slowly dim; planets cease to align.

In the darkness we will find it; a guide, a light,
That will show us the way through the darkest night.

Toro May 2013

Hope

We may have lost track of time and everything that goes along with it,
In a world that no matter what we do each day, we will never fit.
No sense of direction in a world that has left us empty and broken,
Where happiness seems to be just out of reach, no matter what's spoken.

Alone in a world where we are different; unlike any other,
One where we will never be good enough for another.
The unspoken truth where we are alone and don't want to feel weak,
Even though we listen to what others say and listen to their critique.

Each word eats away at our core, each thought leads to more pain,
Never good enough, never happy; those thoughts that cross our brain.
Silent tears fall down to the ground, as we struggle to see the light,
Darkness and cold still envelop us, try as we might.

It is tough, for we walk the road of life alone at times,
Even if it feels as though we are paying for another's life crimes,
Hold on to that small glimmer of hope when it all seems to fail,
That glimmer is what will keep us on course, so we don't derail.

Things will get better and we will over come and we will cope,
As we face down our demons; for that thought is our only hope...

Toro Apr 2013

Salvation

It's always one thing or another,
Small things begin to smother.
Brick by brick, the pile grows,
As more of my soul does expose.
Broken, I lay as for answers I search,
Each attempt ends with nothing but lurch.
This feeling eats at my very soul,
Devouring the other emotions whole.
All thats left is despair,
That I fear I will never repair.
A long journey that ends before it begins,
Only to be left with a monument to my sins.
Each breath I take, pains me to the core,
Never again, I would say, I even swore.
The wall I built to keep others out,
Falls at the smallest sign of doubt.
The pain I feel brings me to my knees,
Left with all my demons to appease.
The darkness reaches out as I'm left to repent,
And pray for salvation that is heaven sent.

Toro Mar 2013

Worth The Risk

Never have I seen you smile,
But yet for you I'd walk a mile.
Never have I heard your voice,
And yet you are my only choice.
The thought of you at my side,
And trust in you I confide.
It's impossible to say what this may be,
Love? Lust? Emotions too cluttered to see.
I write this, to get my thoughts in order,
And yet all I'm left with is disorder.
Each thought of you makes my day bright,
I fail to escape the thoughts, try as i might.
Making you happy, is all I want to do,
To be there to get you through.
Anything, if thats what it takes,
To see you smile, no matter the stakes.

Toro Mar 2013

Shadows

the clock changes to 6, the sun begins to rise,
you lay awake, thoughts brewing, red eyes.
disappointment and sadness fill the growing void,
as everything you once held dear is destroyed.
love, life, family, friends all disappear into the abyss,
only memories, standing alone, left to reminisce.
a time that once was great, that never needed change,
your heart heavy, a thought you deem strange.
love never had a part, not a moment that made you believe,
because everyone in your life decided to leave.
never again you said, not again, so it won't hurt,
holding a barrier using all the power you could exert.
nothing ever lasts, nothing ever works out,
the void you feel fills with sorrow and doubt.
succuming to the darkness, leaving nothing left,
as every part of your life becomes bereft.
the sun may be rising but the day seems as dark as night,
for the shadows will keep pulling you away from the light...

Toro Jan 2013

Better Off Alone

I was always there despite how difficult things may have gotten,
By your side through the darkness and all things rotten.
Picked you up when you were down and battered,
Helped put you back together when you were shattered.
Never did I put myself first, selfless is every way,
Threw myself to the dogs to keep them at bay.
Not once did I ask for anything, for some type of compensation,
After throwing myself into the fires of eternal damnation.
I am alone now without someone to protect,
Without someone who gives me their respect.
I remain standing even as my supports slowly break,
As the weight grows and by bones begin to ache.
My soul fades more and more as each day ends,
Living this feckless life as I'm left to make amends.
Those close to me will soon leave as well,
But when that happens only time can really tell.
In the end it will only be me that will be left standing,
Regardless of what my life may be demanding.
Despite all the things in life that I have known,
It's a life in which I am better off alone...