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159 · Jun 2018
Love true
Aa Harvey Jun 2018
Love true


When my wife and I were young, we had a thousand dreams;
I remember watching the fish swim as I walked alongside a stream.
I have always dreamed of infinity;
Believing in everything…


Then as we got older we searched for love;
So many times we were out of luck,
But eventually we did grow up.
We found each other in the end
And we each had somebody we could always hug…


They say that we are adults now.
We still feel like we are young and don’t know how,
To act our age.
We have only ever acted like clowns; always messing around.
We used to talk about how we were going to leave this town…


We take a job, it’s no career.
We are speaking loud but nobody can hear.
We are sending thoughts out into the atmosphere;
No discovery made, so I guess we will be staying here…


We were singing in a friend’s café;
Just watching memories of people going about their day.
At the end of the night we would spend our pay,
On a drink or two with friends, before we went to work the next day…


When we fell in love we had no money to spare,
But we got married somehow with all our friends and family there.
No fairytale wedding, but we didn’t care,
Because we had true love, so we were walking on air…


Years later as the aeroplane landed on the ground,
We were back to our old life, with the old familiar sounds;
The same old smells, but with new stories to tell.
We were home at last; the honeymoon was over
And we were back to reality in the here and now…


Through a thousand nights we carried on
And then we knew what it was to be loved by our new son;
Our shining sun
And as the years flew by, he soon grew up…


He’s married now with a child of his own;
He always takes the time to pick up the phone.
He tells me that they are all coming home.
It’s Christmas Eve; he asks me “Where else would we want to go?”


As I sit here with the love of my life
And the son we had and his wonderful wife;
I sit and watch them putting more coal onto the fire.
I close my eyes and I feel warm inside, so I smile…


They’re crying now, but I have lived;
I grew old and grey and had a wonderful son and grand kid.
The love of my life, she never did leave.
Death comes for us all, eventually.
But I had my time
And at least I can say,
That I am grateful for everything, that I experienced on the way.


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159 · May 2018
Bad day
Aa Harvey May 2018
Bad day


It still remains;
Go away pain.
Impossible dream,
Which will never be.


I count the rings around my finger;
I haven’t even been born and yet it lingers.
I see love everywhere I look;
My shining sun they took.


In this grey world I am no use to you.
With all the love in the world, can I not get one?
One love is all I want.


Find me a new heart,
This one does not work.
I labour through another sentence.
Do not flirt.
Don’t say I am cute, someone will love me.
I have heard it all already.


So many promising moments,
Only ever one answer.
Set your sights lower,
You are no dancer,
Or talented being with a charming personality.
Accept the fact you are beneath all you see.
Go
And leave us be.


There is no love of mine to find.
I tried and I tried and I was denied.
No surprise.
I close my eyes,
To see my future bride.


Nothing seen in years;
Nothing to be seen through the tears.
Nothing left to do but cry.


This is why I like the rain,
It shows me to give up.
Trying every day,
Is only ever a bad day…
Another breakup.


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159 · Jun 2018
I don't believe in love
Aa Harvey Jun 2018
I don’t believe in love


I don’t believe in love anymore;
I don’t see anyone worth fighting for.
I don’t remember the last time I was in love…
I want someone who is unforgettable.


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158 · May 2018
Everyone is happy
Aa Harvey May 2018
Everyone is happy.


People only want the truth if it is sounding positive.
People do not want to hear that the apathy has kicked in.
This depression is my cross to carry;
Good luck to you all, I wish for you all to be happy.
I only wish I knew how.
I need a love umbrella to stop the rain clouds,
That endlessly follow me around,
Like a lost little puppy,
Shouting to be found,
But all my screams are on the inside.
Fool the world with a smile;
I hide my true feelings because, you would not understand!
I exist, therefore I am.


Who gives thanks for something they never asked for?
Close the door,
Take the paintings off the wall,
Remove the carpets from my floor
And roll them all away.
Leave me in a room with nothing to view,
Not even one piece of divine beauty,
To keep me company.
Just leave me be,
Just leave.
Everybody does eventually.


This cactus does not need your gift of water.
This stain glass window does not need a fresh paint.
This soul does not need to receive a blessing,
Because it is not listening anyway.


There is no way I can be happy.
There is nothing…for me.
There is no peace, love and empathy,
When that is all I have to give.
Love is all I ever wanted;
All I want is somebody to love me,
But you have all, already got it.
Everyone is happy…


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157 · Apr 2018
Soon forgotten
Aa Harvey Apr 2018
Soon forgotten


When I awake, my dreams disappear from my memory.
I wish I could see what I have already seen,
Inside my head, inside my dreams;
But those images are no longer there to be seen.


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156 · Jun 2018
Say what you mean
Aa Harvey Jun 2018
Say what you mean


Human spirit, man of the hour;
Mirror shatters, sun and showers.
Picture of youth lost in a fire,
Summer is gone, now is the hour.


Living alone brings peace of mind;
I need a piece of pie to feed my hunger.
Live forever seems like punishment to me,
I’m scared of death endlessly; it is the curse I am under.


Write down your thoughts to remember the good times,
Write down your thoughts to heal the bad.
Say what you mean when you want to say something,
Think about what it is you are trying to say.


Life is a laugh if you are happy on the inside;
Keep a smile on your face so they don’t know how you really feel.


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156 · Apr 2018
Bright light city
Aa Harvey Apr 2018
Bright light city


Bright light city, shining in the distance;
Bright light city girl, shining in the dark.
My landing light beacon, you give me a reason;
Now I understand just what you could be and what you are.


You are made of crystal,
Illuminate my heart.
Show me the way to go forward,
To find a new way to love your art.


In a world of black holes that swallow our souls,
You have become my guiding light.
I read your thoughts to know what you know
And inside your heart I find a love I have needed my whole life.


You lit up the sky with a blinding light
And I finally looked up and noticed you and forgot about dying.
My misery has gone now I have your love,
So go write your book and I will be here if you need a hug.


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155 · May 2018
What is love?
Aa Harvey May 2018
What is love?


What is love if I just can’t feel?
What is love if I cannot have it?
What is love if you don’t feel it?
What is love without you near?
What is love if it’s not real?
What is love?  
Love is worthless.


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155 · May 2019
Empty being
Aa Harvey May 2019
Empty being


I only exist inside a hole of depression.
There is no light here, so there is no will or feelings to mention.
I am not getting enough sun to make me smile.
Love is invisible; I have no number on speed dial.
No-one to call on, to hold me close,
No partner in life, no hope for my soul,
Only endless nights.
No love in sight, nothing is right,
Keep your polite encouragement and positive words,
I am no longer listening…


I cannot speak to her.
The grand-father clock melts into a puddle of oil.
The plans of adventure continually foiled.
All hope has disappeared, gone with the wind.
I am clock not-working, no key,
No turning, only ever heading down,
Into my self-portrait image;
The tears of a clown.


Some would say it is misfortune;
I would say let’s give it a miss.
Some would say it will get better soon;
I quietly reply, not without her kiss.


This life is a journey into the unknown,
But I already know how my story goes.
If happiness appears, it is immediately gone.
I see a white swan…
The love bug bites me and breaks my arm.
I see a beautiful flower so I reach out to hold it,
The prickles of roses only leave my heart to bleed,
So I quit.
Keep your love, it will never want me.
I will remain the empty being.


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155 · Apr 2018
Our world
Aa Harvey Apr 2018
Our world


Falling from the top of the world,
Looking for a parachute.
Once we were Gods, now food for the worms,
Soon we will become obsolete.


Humankind has had its time,
A waste if ever there was one.
Humankind is the biggest lie.
Our world? We don’t deserve one.


We rip it up and tear it down,
We take and give nothing back.
We wonder why our time here is up,
We’ve mined the world of all it had.


But it’s too late to stop the extinction,
What this world needs is a mass evacuation.
The only way to save this world,
Is to leave for good and leave it to the animals.


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155 · May 2019
I swear to lie
Aa Harvey May 2019
I swear to lie.


To you I’ll make no promises
And I swear I will tell no lie.
As I place my hand on Gideon’s Bible,
I still fake truly showing you what I hold inside.


For you I’ll wear no wedding ring
And for you I’ll walk the line;
But for you I will never go missing,
Because I would find you every time.


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154 · Apr 2018
Written in the stars
Aa Harvey Apr 2018
Written in the stars.


In darkness you find me,
With words on my mind.
The light has been stolen by nightfall
And I,
Can no longer function, so in a bed I lie.
I am in search of a dreamer;
I am in need of more time.


I am in need of distraction, salvation and many more;
I ask for nothing from you, whilst I give you my all.
I am forever entombed inside this man I have become.
My mind is awake, my tired body aches
And I am in need of your love.


I offer you my heart to cherish and to hold;
For I am the thief of the key to your heart.
I wish to unlock your innermost thoughts,
For they are made of pure gold.
You are becoming more and more beautiful,
As each moon departs.


I see us in a future, walking along autumn leaf covered lanes.
We are hand in hand, smiling and laughing
And we have each found our love.
The tree’s overhead keep us sheltered from any rain,
That a dark cloud above may befall us;
We are young no more.


As the grey tints our hair, we reminisce about our youth.
We were young once, but no longer,
But we are still telling the truth.


As our eyes fade and our legs begin to ache,
I whisper to you:
I love you now and always.


Our lives were entwined by the weaver of loves loom
And forever we shall be locked together,
Inside this romance of ours.


I have read it in the tea leaves…
That it was written in the stars.


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154 · Apr 2018
Violent heartbeat
Aa Harvey Apr 2018
Violent heartbeat


Poets are sponges, we take it all inside.
We keep it for use later, safely in the back of our minds.
A memory, an image; a picture of a picture.
We are the student, the expert, the novice and the teacher.


This is all I have to give!  This and nothing more.
Nevermore shall I lead forward; stand alone and learn to crawl.
For I am but an infant, inside this land of experts;
I have nothing of importance to say,
Except, I love the way you use those words,
With a memory so clearly full of megahertz.


I am forever learning how to talk in verse;
Exaggerate the truth, some say there are lies beneath those words.
Poetry is yours to do as your own.
Someone else’s opinion shouldn't affect your writing,
So find your feet in your own time and hope to become well known.


Empty your mind of negativity, so you can become free and shapeless;
Then you can become anything you want to understand.


You can become that thing without effort ever being wasted;
Write like you mean it, with a violent heartbeat
And all you will become is a writer and a poet
And on the shoulders of giants you shall stand.


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152 · Apr 2018
Nothing like me
Aa Harvey Apr 2018
Nothing like me


Plan for tomorrow to be nothing like me;
I only wish I could be nothing like me.
You claim and I claim that you are nothing like me,
But the truth is, we are one when we live together with peace.


I looked into your soul and found my true self;
I want you! I need you! But now I need to be by myself.
I cannot believe how different we are,
When your feelings are so ignorant and our opinions are so far apart.


Razor blade shaves my face
And all you fail to do is look away.
You want to see me make a mistake,
But the only mistake I made was loving you today.


My poetry is the shadow which follows my voice;
I speak to express, but I write to let my feelings out.
The words that I say are all said without choice,
Because poetry is a necessity; every word required; my faith devout.


I know you will never be anything like me,
But that is ok, because I would never want you to be.
I look at you and know you are nothing like me,
So turn the other cheek and turn your back on me and leave.


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152 · Oct 2018
You set my heart on fire
Aa Harvey Oct 2018
You set my heart on fire


You set my heart on fire.
You, are the only one that I desire.
Without you I am cold inside.
So do you want me or shall I just die?


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152 · Apr 2018
Your turn
Aa Harvey Apr 2018
Your turn


It’s a crazy world, but a beautiful Zen.
I want to tear this life apart, so I can begin again.
The zeitgeist is unseen, but the words are forever heard.
There is freedom in the air; love him, love her.


I want to learn all you have to give, but this heart you want is mine.
The only thing we all do not have, is enough time.
Wings beat faster than the light that passes through an eye.
If I can’t be understood, then how can I change your mind?


In the ashes of a soul, I have a broken heart;
If this is all I have to give,
Then how will we find out who we truly are?
Love is all that it can ever be, so never ask for more.
The only way you will find you way, is if you close a door.


In a world of make believe, we have a lack of faith.
When it becomes your turn to speak…
What do you think you will say?


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150 · Apr 2018
Light
Aa Harvey Apr 2018
Light.


Art.
Concept.
Life.
Death.


Toilet.
Time.
Frozen.
Rhyme­.


Picture.
Image.
Loser.
Winning.


Start.
Finish.
No beginning.


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149 · Apr 2018
Ear
Aa Harvey Apr 2018
Ear
Ear


Art is yours to interpret.
Poetry is yours to hear.
A diary is yours and yours alone to write.
Music is always near.


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148 · May 2019
Love takes a piece of me
Aa Harvey May 2019
Love takes a piece of me


Still so far out of my reach;
Empathy is never free.
All love takes a piece of me,
So take what you must, but never leave.  


All of my heart belongs to love,
So are you the one I can give it to?  
All the strings you pull on are ripping me apart!
So stick with me and become my glue.


Piece me back together,
When I have shattered into a thousand diamonds.
The only thing I ever kept from you,
Were the thoughts that I never mentioned.  


Secrets and lies beneath a truth;
A pain inside that buries my heart too deep beneath the bone.
These are our times to find something new;
A piece of love you hide, I seek to find, so I can take it as my own.


Love takes every part of me.
All I have,
I give.

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148 · Feb 2020
I will not be quitting you
Aa Harvey Feb 2020
I will not be quitting you


I’m not ready to be quitting you;
I still need your love.
You may be ready, but I will never be,
Ready to give up.


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Aa Harvey Apr 2018
Poem number 1000 : Part Two – Could do better.


This is the thousandth poem I have written;
I have been looking forward to this day for a very long time.
Poetry took over my life and gave me a reason for my existence;
Now I have a reason to do what I must do.  I must write.


Many years have come and gone since I began to write.
I’ve spoken about my life and death; I’ve spoken about my future wife.
I’ve spoken about anything and everything; I have been honest and lied.
I have told you everything I feel inside
And I am left with nothing to hide.


If you want to know me completely,
Then you will have to read all of my poetry.
If you want a glimpse of the real me,
Then find one of my poems and you will find peace, love and empathy.


Sometimes you will find what you did not want to hear;
But I must show you every part of my soul, including the fear.
The dark side, the happiness, the love and the hate;
Everything has now been talked about,
But there is always more I will have to say…


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145 · Apr 2018
A reason to be
Aa Harvey Apr 2018
A reason to be


Eyes open wide, I am waiting on time;
Patience is not a virtue I possess.
I need a guiding light, come let it shine;
My soul is aching for a love, this I must confess.


Been here so long, hiding behind,
Anything I think can protect me from living this life.
My hopes and my dreams were up in the sky,
But now they are here in my hands and now is my time.


Pictures still form inside my head.
Wishes are wasted dreams of a lesser man.
If I can’t give you my all, then you will not get my best,
So I dive into my mind and when I return I am a better man.


The love that I desire stands in front of me;
The love that I crave is my magnetic need.
The love that I had, it was not really real;
But the love that I will find, it will cure me.


We all hope to be loved, so why can’t I?
Why can I not be the one to make you smile?
If all that I have left is this one last chance,
Then take my heart from my poetry and let me be worthwhile.


The darkness has gone and the sun shines;
The warmth of your love is all the empathy I seek.
I needed you to become my new romantic romance.
You give me more than a chance;
You give me hope
And a reason to be.


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145 · Jun 2018
Searching
Aa Harvey Jun 2018
Searching


I fly through my mind looking for the perfect picture,
But all the images I create are saved for later.
A memory of a film that does not go with this poem;
A thought about a thing, that does not belong in this verse.
So fast I go through my picture perfect slide-show;
No time to go back and remember her.


Just forwards, onward, towards the right words;
No backward step into the unknown.
Just on through those thoughts that I call the not needed,
The never thought of
And the never known.


A limit of time is controlling my adventure,
So now even faster I advance, seeing pictures inside pictures
And further down into my soul I go,
In search of an image made from the artist inside.
In search of hope in this place I call my mind;
The perfect image I am yet to find...


Throw paper to the floor, run through many a varied door,
The end is my goal; it is what I came here for
And then at last I find what I need…
A typewriter on a table,
A comfortable seat,
In a room without distractions,
I can make use of the pictures I have seen
And as I begin to write, I think to myself…
Was this all just a dream?


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144 · Apr 2018
Words worth loving
Aa Harvey Apr 2018
Words worth loving.


I'm bigger than you, I'm better than you;
I'm stronger, more powerful and more passionate than you.
I live more than you; I like more than you do.
I have the strength of ten men and would happily say I do.
For I have found love and my love is with me;
She's the one who shook my world and made me complete.


I'm not vain like you; I don't need what you do.
I don't care what you think, or what you tell me to.
I won't change for you; yet I could be the same as you.
But it's you who will change the things that make you, you.
For I have found love and my love is with me;
She's the one who shook my world and made me complete.


I'm not sad like you, I'm not alone like you;
I have someone here with me, who loves like I do.
I don't fear what you do; I don't only hear what I want to.
I'm free to be free, because I'm not trapped like you.
I'm not scared like you are.  I don't get envious of your car;
Or your money, or house, or what you believe you are.
For I have found love and my love is with me;
She's the one who shook my world and made me complete.


So become free like me and see what I see;
This passion, which leads to distraction; that lets me be free.
There’s an ache in my heart, whenever we are apart;
But this glorious, warmness and fuzziness;
Is more beautiful than any art.
For I have found love and my love is with me;
She's the one who shook my world and made me complete.


Open your arms; don't lock yourself away.
Don't hide from your fears; do not be afraid.
Don't run away and hide, if she's the one who makes you smile;
Because any fight for a loved one, is always worthwhile
And you too could find love, if you made it your priority
And ignored all distractions, thrown at you by society.
I'm guessing even you, could be the one to write poetry;
Because if you find love too, your soul will be set free.


And remember when I'm gone, nothing matters but this...


To find love is to be richer than any man...
And to be in love and be loved, is to forever live in bliss.


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142 · Jun 2018
Turn the page
Aa Harvey Jun 2018
Turn the page


Inside this mind a thought is formed,
Then cast aside to remain no more.
A lightning bolt inside a storm;
My memory returns as if it was before.


So words are said to set us free
And they do, as I tell you the tale of me.
Myself and I are a symbiotic personality.
My mind, body and soul create poetry.


Succinct when in sync,
Through these stories I speak.
The boy, now a man,
Is forever becoming more unique.


This life is too short and time is no friend;
The watcher is watching and waiting for the end,
But he shall remain unfulfilled, on that you can depend,
Because I have much more to do, before I ascend.


My soul has grown weary and needs to speak out.
Protest, or suggest; a way to remove the doubt.
Many have come before me, so I have no need to shout;
We are close now, so I can whisper and you shall hear aloud.


Minds are for changing and I am no longer the same;
I have passed through the dark times, I have turned the page.
The rain has stopped falling and even now I remain,
A poet, the poet; unheard of…
But one day you will know my name.


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141 · Apr 2018
The end of the dream
Aa Harvey Apr 2018
The end of the dream


Watching…waiting…
Anticipating.
Wishing…praying…
Saving?
­

Death hangs over;
Looking over the shoulder.
Body is getting colder;
No more getting older.


Still…unmoving…
Dead, not dying.
Lost…gone…no more losing;
Only crying.


Time stands still;
No more living this day.
Life is at an end; read the will…
The last words they will ever say.


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141 · May 2019
Video killed the radio star
Aa Harvey May 2019
Video killed the radio star


I do lyrics, not politics.
I play songs, not what is right or wrong.
What I listen to should not concern you.


If you listen to The Beatles,
It does not mean you took a trip.
If you hear Bob Marley on the radio,
It does not mean you smoked a spliff.
If you like Marilyn Manson, it does not make you racist.
TV is not to blame for tragedies.

What is wrong with society?...
Everything.

You find faults because you have too many to choose from.
You are so perfect, so you blame me for mentioning a song.


Video killed the radio star…
Put the blame on VCR.


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140 · Apr 2018
Lost love
Aa Harvey Apr 2018
Lost Love


There was a girl whose heart felt so cold;
Her true story has never been told.
With her head full of dreams, she walked the streets;
She dreamed of having the world at her feet.


She was trying to live on the razors edge;
She appeared from nowhere and left me for dead.
Screaming from a wonderland inside my head,
Came the sound of a frightened animal so easily lead.


I am an animal lost in loves wilderness,
Begging for another chance to be blessed.
She may be gone, but she is always inside me.
She cleared away the bad memories the bleach couldn’t reach.


This isn’t a day for suicide,
This is a day to rejoice and say “I’m alive!”.
Love echoes inside each and every one of us;
Even angels cry tears of love into dust.


Now I’ve got you under my skin in the summertime;
Nailed perfectly inside my heart and mind.
Love is born to die with no time on our side,
We rush along so blind in search of loves light.


Free love is my drug and love is endless;
Now love will be reborn and I have found a long forgotten happiness.


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139 · Feb 2020
Unfinished Business
Aa Harvey Feb 2020
Unfinished Business


Feel like giving up.
Think I have had enough.
Impossible to finish a book.
Keep on getting stuck.


All begins with good intentions.
It all ends with procrastination.
Thought it time for me to mention,
I never reach the end…


Keep it real or never said.
We are all a long time dead,
So do something that matters.
Hearts are made to shatter.


Throw your words through each and every window.
Heaven’s knows where they will go.


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139 · Apr 2018
You could be so much more
Aa Harvey Apr 2018
You could be so much more


Our time on this Earth is gone in an instant.
Make the most of love before you lose it.
Never leave behind a chance to feel content,
Because if you do all you will have is a lifetime of regrets.


I hope you all find love and I hope you are happy when you can be.
I hope you all find a place where you always wanted to be.
I hope you live forever or as long as you need.
I hope you have all your wishes come true;
I wish you peace, love and empathy.


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138 · Jun 2018
The army needs you
Aa Harvey Jun 2018
The Army Needs You!


I wanna be all I can be,

I wanna be released.

I wanna be all I can be,

I wanna be deceased.


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137 · Jan 2020
Madly, Deeply, Truly
Aa Harvey Jan 2020
Madly, Deeply, Truly


I am writing this poem just for you,
Because madly, deeply, truly,
I love you.


Your love has given a life to me.
All I can give you is simply me.
All the love, you have given to me,
Has improved everything for me.


For you and I have become us.
Love, lust, passion, trust.
You plus me equals love.
One plus one, equals us.


My dream woman, you took my heart with just one look.
You are the muse I need to write a thousand poetic books.
My angel sent from up above.
My heart is yours; it’s full of love.
My heart I have given to you, so I could become us.


I’ll love you long after I turn to dust.
I will be with you in Heaven if there is no end for us.
My beautiful Angel…
You are loved.



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135 · Apr 2018
Never let me go
Aa Harvey Apr 2018
Never let me go.


Do not bring me flowers.
Cry no tears for me.
I never want to see you wearing that black dress,
Because all that I want, is to live.


Do not have a wake; wake me up!
Do not let me go, when I am in need of a hug.
Do not forget me, when I become a ghost.
I want to be standing beside you, when you make your next toast.


Embrace me now, before I disappear.
I do not want to go away; I am happy here.
I like being near, so do not let me fade from your view.
Never let me go…
I still need you.


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135 · Apr 2018
Today
Aa Harvey Apr 2018
Today


Today has been the unluckiest day of my life;

Today has been the saddest day I have known.

I’m so glad my clock says midnight.

Maybe, who knows?  Things may be better tomorrow.



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134 · May 2019
Write your story
Aa Harvey May 2019
Write your story


The hardest times leave echoes in my mind
And try as I might to push them aside,
The hardest times are a part of my life.
I cannot let them go without losing my light.


I could hope to be different and wish for change,
But these days they will remain the same,
And if I try to ignore my brain,
I will reverse and fall into love again.


The zeitgeist blows through computer screens,
Whispering woes eternally,
And all the hive activity,
Allows the world to learn how to teach.
Reach deep into the depths of your mind;
You never know what you will find.
It could be a dark tale of the saddest mystery,
Or you could find a light which shines endlessly.


Within my heart there are words of love,
And even though I am on the up and up,
There was a time I truly believed that I would end up as one of us.
Those times have now passed; I have relaxed and forgotten about love.


Words cut through me like a vipers smile,
Spitting lies like I am on my side sometimes.
As the poison creeps throughout my landmine mind,
Time waits for no man and it passes on by.


The years I have lost to those fake alibi’s.
A list of excuses practiced with time.
Textual context not worth reading,
So many years stolen away from me.
My misery goes hand in hand with me still believing.


Then again I hear the sirens calling,
Their lover’s aplenty, sinning and falling.
I fell on my sword and jumped off the cliff,
When I trusted the deceivers; the pain sealed with a kiss.
Forever trapped inside their web of lies,
Such beautiful words I had never heard in my life,
But behind blue eyes the lies continue.
False smiles, false people, they are nothing new.


It took the best of me, to remain a living being, I still drown;
The heart fell to the ground and I was forever falling down,
But I hope, I pray, one day I will get to be lucky;
Maybe I could one day write a family story.


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131 · May 2019
Silently screaming
Aa Harvey May 2019
Silently screaming.


At the end of the day all things end.
When all is said and done, we are merely men.
Nearly men never find their true love.
We are left so close, but never touched.
So far from being,
Always only ever seeing and dreaming,
While inside we remain…silently screaming.


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Aa Harvey Apr 2018
Pain is no longer welcome here


Love had died and was reborn in your arms;
We are the ****** generation of forgotten sons.
There’s no need for teary eyed pain or to hurry;
Take your time and enjoy your life, with no worries.


It’s just a part of the process;
It’s a learning curve.
Each heart that is broken, heals
And eventually you get what you deserve.


Watching raindrops fall down the windows;
Thinking of how this used to make me feel.
I used to be sad when the dark rain clouds would come,
But eventually even I will find love too, so I will be sad no more.


No matter where you are on Earth, my love…
We are both staring at the same sun.


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128 · Apr 2018
Two wheels on the highway
Aa Harvey Apr 2018
Two wheels on the highway


Highway!
I’m heading out on the highway!
Two wheels on the highway!
I’m heading out the highway!


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127 · Jun 2018
Go
Aa Harvey Jun 2018
Go
Go


Am I sad enough to make you feel?
Or am I so sad that I will never heal?
If I can never be happy, then why would you want me?
If I can never heal, then how do I learn to see,
Your open heart?  It forever looks like a fake.
Your loving words only sound like a well written script.
How can we be close, when I am running away?
If I am always broken, how do I become fixed?


I see another you, but no reflection of myself.
I see you happy in love, but with who?  Only time will tell.
I hope you are happy together; I only wish it could have been me.
I hope you find yourself a being that you are happy being with.


In this cold-hearted world, I am miles from a home,
But if my loss allows you to find your happiness…
Then I will happily go.


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127 · Apr 2018
Now, then, always
Aa Harvey Apr 2018
Now, then, always


Love can change and get better with age,
Or love can die and fade away.
All I know is, love leaves me amazed,
At how many people do it wrong whilst wearing rose tinted glasses
And then they wonder why their love went away.


You've got to ****** love out of the air;
You've got to seize your chance whenever it's near.
You've got to grab that love and say I will be there!
Whenever your lover says: “Why aren’t you here?”


Love is not just for Christmas, it’s a permanent change.
Love is now; love is then and real love is always.
Temporary love does not exist in my fantasy;
So why do I keep wasting time,
On a love that will never sustain me?


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127 · Jun 2018
Madness
Aa Harvey Jun 2018
Madness


Think of me walking through an empty field…
Staring at the sun, staring into the blue;
Searching for you.
In a sky so empty of anything with such beauty;
This life has no mysteries left to be revealed.


Rain, rain; go away.
Come again another day.
Bring with you her love and I will happily stay;
Come back empty handed and I shall leave you to your happiness
And I will never be seen again.


In a room of broken mirrors, I am happy at last.
Now I can see my mind clearly; it is full of cracks.
There lies my mind; because of the lies, it is shattered.
Chasing madness, chasing memories; chasing pavements.
I have been battered.
Bruised by love again and never truly healed;
I walk amongst the poppies, lost inside this field.


I went out of my mind and found religion;
I guess I needed something I could dive right into.
I wondered if I would ever again be fixed;
Once shy, forever bitten.
A dog barks, a farmer farms and the cow goes moo.


Searching for answers;
Searching for sanity.
Searching for anybody who can help me;
Searching for a remedy.


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127 · Apr 2018
Love...
Aa Harvey Apr 2018
Love…


Love; the possibilities.
Love; and all that could have been.
Love; it’s all you need it to be.
Love; it has a hold of me.


If love could become all I wish it had been,
Would love still have the same meaning?
If love is really all you need,
Then why will love not last for me?


Love; the thing dreams are made of.
Love; you must give it all you have got.
Love; a memory that can never be forgotten.
Love; the two of us have already been chosen.


This love is still the same to me;
Your love is my everything and you are my perfect melody.
This love will last for eternity.
This love for you has been born inside of me.


Love; the cherished beauty and the unforgiving beast.
Love; a starving hearts lifelong feast.
Love; alone no more in this place of peace.
Love; the greatest love stories are tragedies.


Love at first sight can last for a lifetime.
Our love can grow deep within our hearts and minds.
Love can be lost, but still love we are trying to find.
No-one truly gives up on love, so why would I?


Love; the Holy Grail and the saving grace.
Love; a beautiful mind and a beautiful face.
Love; the end of the search and the happiest day.
Love; it is all we require, so love me truly and I shall feel the same way.


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126 · Apr 2018
Dreamland
Aa Harvey Apr 2018
Dreamland


People pass on by my mind’s eye,
And then they are gone forever.
I remember friends and lovers, so high!
They took my wings with every smile.
I never want to leave this land,
So now I exist in the never.


Perfectly imperfect describes me.
Although more accurately would be, incomplete.
Situations arise and I am at one with the sky
And Mother Nature guides my every footstep forward.
I travel blind.
I feel as if life is being lived in reverse.
I have no need for curse words.
There is no need to shout, I can hear.
I can even feel, but I cannot cheer.


Déjà vu times two or three.
It’s all the same to me.
Witches brew, potion of healing,
There is no remedy,
For my broken heart.
Leave me to my dreaming.


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125 · Jun 2018
Burn
Aa Harvey Jun 2018
Burn


Poetry is my self-portrait, for all the world to see.
I show you my every thought and wonder about yours.
What do you read into me?


Are we all, all we could have been,
If we have never tried to study our dreams
And chased them through to the conclusion?
Why is love such an optical illusion?


What would I be if I chose to never write again?
If wishes are real,
Then why can we not all feel the need to love another?  
Why is it so easy to just throw it all away?
Such a waste and expectations so unreal;
Lovers always find new lovers.


Surrealist art shows an image from inside,
A dysfunctional mind, that slips and slides as worlds collide
And atoms separate.
Who is to say what is first-rate?
Who is last to take their place?
Who is humble enough to have nothing to say,
But are happy to wait, to be given their way?
Their way to go; a way to be.
A way to avoid the shared misery.


Pull me out of this slumber, for my mind is awake
And I cannot wait to try again, to brighten up my miserable face.
I used to smile a long time ago,
But those days are far away from me now and I can see no return,
But hopefully with just a little bit more hope,
I can ignite my future and leave my past behind to burn.


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125 · Feb 2020
Unfinished
Aa Harvey Feb 2020
Unfinished


I’ve been catching sunbeams in a little glass jar.
I’ve got nothing to lose now, apart from my self-control.
I want to set free the world and release my soul afar.
I’ve lost control of growing old.


Head still thinking sideways, but now I don’t know.
With youth I was so sure, but now I fall alone.
Lost my support family, friends used to surround me,
Until I gave them away to live again happily.


Reaching out for independence.
Lost the will to learn to dance.
Inhaling songs never heard before.
Trying to cure the endless bore.


I call me ugly;
Unhappy underneath my empathy.
I am empty, skeleton bones.
Stripped bare of skin, broken soul.
Drink everything away to sink into oblivion.
Riding high over the world gliding on the equilibrium.


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Aa Harvey Jul 2019
A collection of ‘Love is…’ Poetry
In Vain


Love is straight.
Love is gay.
Love who you want to love.
Who cares what they say?


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122 · Apr 2018
Good night morning sunshine
Aa Harvey Apr 2018
Good Night, Morning Sunshine


Thank you beautiful bird, for singing me a lullaby,
But I must fall to sleep now;
So say nighty, night.


Don’t let the big bugs bite.


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119 · Feb 2020
Weep
Aa Harvey Feb 2020
Weep


I want my next connection to be my last,
And I want it to be a connection that I know will truly last.
If the connection is lost due to ill-communication breakdown,
I hope in the universe there can be heard its eternal sound.


I want an upgrade on what I have had.
I want the possibility to become a Dad.
I want a woman who joins me in my laughs.
When I write poems for her, I want her to be sad.


Not the feeling; just the illusion.
I want her tears to create confusion.
I will ask why so sad?  She will say they are happy tears.
I will weep with her, for years and years.


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117 · Apr 2018
Birds
Aa Harvey Apr 2018
Birds


Watching birds fly high in the sky;
Oh why, oh why, can I not fly?
The freedom they have is clear to see.
They do as they please and they seem to be free.


I wish I could be up there on cloud nine,
Above the world, flying so high.
They dash and dart and they swoosh so sublime,
Way up there in the great blue sky.


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117 · Apr 2018
Supernova
Aa Harvey Apr 2018
Supernova


I need love.  That is all I want from you.
I don’t need money,
I don’t need things…
I do not care about Jimmy Choo’s.


Just give me love and I will give you more.
What’s mine is yours and what’s yours is yours,
As long as I can get fifty percent of your love;
The rest you can keep for yourself, for good.
Please never give away your shares in love,
Because I will not share your true love heart.
If you go with him, then he is yours
And I will vanish like an exploding star.


All that will remain inside of me, without you,
Is my black-hole heart.


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