Where is the passion that once lit our fire
Its embers grow tired and weak
Our love has grown weary, void of desire
Where is this flame that we seek

The candle has burned, the wax now cold
The wick? now gone with the flame
Then trust ran away, as our secrets unfold
With no one but ourselves to blame

The promises made, lay dying each day
As memories are starting to fade
Without reason or rhyme, it turned out this way
Just look at the mess that we've made

Our emotions now fuel this love of a lie
The truth too hard to embrace
The love that we knew has started to die
Becoming a familiar face

Familiar love is all we have left
Yet we both feel the need to stay
So here we remain in spite of this theft
Until one of us walks away

I write with pain and paper
The tears become my ink
I live each day like it's my last
While standing on the brink

My words become my savior
They tell me where to go
Tomorrow has no meaning
A place I do not know

The paper is my shelter
It hides my past mistakes
My heart will tell me what to say
Before it finally breaks

My soul cries out in sad remorse
But no one hears me cry
No one offers a helping hand
They only pass me by

A poet's words will always scream
Before they disappear
A thousand people will read my verse
But none will truly hear

The paper will always listen
To what a teardrop has to say
We write with tears to free the soul
As we wipe the stains away

Heartaches are filled with heavy words
Tears make our heartaches light
Whenever we feel the weight of the world
The tears begin to write

The paper will never judge us
No matter who we are
Its only purpose is to catch the tears
And heal our spirit's scar

Inside of every tear that falls
A broken heart is found
It must slowly stain the paper
Before it can make a sound

It's a necessary combination
These heartache souvenirs
A marriage made in heaven
The paper and the tears

The poet waits for his muse to arrive
His words are in disarray
He tries his best to right them down
But doesn't know what to say

He feels the words inside his heart
But his quill is barely used
He wants the words to bring him peace
But his words have all refused

Then inspiration slowly arrives
To put his words in place
She whispers the words he needs to say
As he writes her words with grace

The poet slowly writes his pain
His muse close by his side
Without his muse his words are lost
Though many a poet has tried

They call this place a writer's block
And the poet will always lose
But inspiration will never come
When we write without our muse

Wilted flowers standing side by side
Candles with melted wax
One shadow cast where ever you go
Now just one set of tracks

A whisper can no longer be heard
No promises to be paid
Closets get larger with plenty of room
A bed is easier made

One straw stands alone in a glass
There's always an empty seat
There's more room now at the table
With plenty of food to eat

Yesterday seems like so long ago
Tomorrow? there isn't no hurry
The phone doesn't ring, you could care less
You don't have a reason to worry

This is the way a relationship dies
It's been this way for years
Life goes back to the way it was
Sometime after the tears

I've tasted tears from broken hearts
I've known my share of pain
I've worn the shoes of crippled souls
With the shadows that remain

My sleeve has tried to comfort me
As it wipes away the past
The memories trapped inside a tear
Were destined not to last

I've heard the sound of shattered dreams
Drifting farther out of sight
While promises fade away like mist
Disappearing into the night

My hand still reaches across the bed
Expecting to touch your skin
Finding nothing but a broken heart
Where your body should have been

I didn't know love hurt this much
Until you said goodbye
Now I'm supposed to forget your name
Tell me how, I'll try

I lied when I said I didn't care
Before you walked away
And when I told you, "Don't come back"
I wanted you to stay

When I said I didn't love you
The pain was on your face
I said it wasn't meant to be
I said I needed space

I told you I didn't need you
You hung your head and cried
I want you to know it wasn't true
I'm sorry that I lied

You stole my heart the day we met
And you never gave it back
And all the good you have inside
Is all the good I lack

You've taken all I had to give
You left my heart a void
Between us both we can't turn back
Our love has been destroyed

You're better than me, you always were
And though this love was brief
I'll never forget the love we had
The liar and the thief

When poets bleed they fill their quills
And write their words in red
The letters scream each time they're made
In the hope of being read

The page becomes a sounding board
A mirror to the soul
A reflection meant to bring them peace
To comfort or console

They choose their words so carefully
Not wasting a drop of blood
Writing words that lift them up
As tears begin to flood

They'll write with true conviction
Each time they start to weep
They write sometimes to clear their minds
Before they get to sleep

When poets bleed a word is born
Trying to appease their need
Shining a light to the whole wide world
And all who want to read

I listened to their horrible screams
As the teeth gnawed at their flesh
I couldn't see the predator's hand
But the smell of death was fresh

I wanted to run as I heard them cry
But my roots were buried too deep
It sounded like thunder as each one fell
But all I could do was weep

Each day they chased the shade away
The shadows had no where to hide
The knots in my stomach began to grow
My leaves grew brittle and dried

Then one day the screams drew silent
But nothing was ever the same
I waited for death to claim his reward
But somehow it never came

I looked through the leaves that covered my eyes
The only one left was me
There's no one to talk to, I'm all alone
I was the very last tree

As passion burns, my heart starts to melt
Consumed, by the flame that is you
A fire so bright that the sun starts to fade
Confused, it knows not what to do

Your breath on my skin can offer relief
With the warmth I feel in your touch
The minute you smile the light blinds my eyes
If I stare at your beauty too much

The moment you speak a whisper of love
Can offer a kind gentle breeze
The beat of your heart makes time stand still
And can bring me to my knees

Each time we kiss, the embers awake
Surrounding our love with your fire
Alarm bells ring when we finally embrace
From the overwhelming heat of desire

The love that we have, no one can touch
Two fires with only one flame
For no one has felt the love that I feel
And I know that you feel the same

I followed my shadow to see where he went
To see all the things he would see
I've often wondered how his day was spent
When he wasn't busy following me

We walked to a place in a crowded park
There were people everywhere
I sat down beside him on a empty bench
In the middle of a busy square

We waited for probably an hour or two
And then after a little while
Something by the fountain caught his eye
And that's when he started to smile

Another shadow came walking our way
A girl, as pretty as she could be
I just couldn't help but notice her beauty
But she didn't even notice me

That's when my shadow stretched forth his hand
And the two began to dance
I watched from my bench as the shadows kissed
'Til the air was filled with romance

They danced all day 'til the sun went down
And then went their separate ways
And needless to say I follow my shadow
A little bit more these days

The distant sounds of silent screams
Echo through my soul
A nightmare filled with broken dreams
That time cannot console

My helpless mind will not yield
To these voices that I hear
My captive thoughts have not revealed
The purpose of my fear

Loneliness mocks my very being
As time comes screeching to a halt
Blame still hides my eyes from seeing
Insisting it's not my fault

They say I'm mad, mad indeed
They know nothing of my pain
There's no one here to intercede
So this madness must remain

My soul cries out in sad remorse
But I fear it's already too late
I cannot alter this dreadful course
That somehow holds my fate

They call me a poet, poet indeed
How is it they do not know?
Can't they see the words I bleed?
I'm Edgar Allan Poe

She got it a week before Christmas
Like every year before
A card written by her husband's hand
Who wasn't alive anymore

The card would wish her Christmas cheer
And told her of his love
He died in a accident on Christmas Eve
But it was her he's thinking of

For twenty-six years the cards would come
That's how long they were husband and wife
She never questioned why the the cards would come
They were written by the love of her life

He would write her a card for every year
And secretly tuck them aside
He gave a card to each of his friends
To mail long after he'd died

For twenty-six years the cards would come
Until she would pass away
They buried her beside her husband
With her cards on Christmas day

As passion burns, my heart starts to melt
Consumed by the flame that is you
A fire so bright that the sun starts to fade
Confused, it knows not what to do

Your breath on my skin can offer relief
With the warmth, I feel in your touch
The minute you smile, the light blinds my eyes
If I stare at your beauty too much

The moment you speak, a whisper of love
Can offer a kind gentle breeze
The beat of your heart makes time stand still
And can bring me to my knees

Each time we kiss, the embers awake
Surrounding our love with your fire
Alarm bells ring, when we finally embrace
From the overwhelming heat of desire

The love that we have, no one can touch
Two fires, with ony one flame
For no one has felt the love that I feel
And I know that you feel the same

Behold the silence when a butterfly dies
That's heard throughout the land
For a gentle hush will start to rise
That no one can understand

Each time a butterfly falls from the sky
Another heart has been broken
The wind inhales and begins to sigh
For fate again has spoken

Can the butterfly feel the pain that we bear?
Or is it the other way around?
Does heartbreak come as they fall from the air,
And gently float to the ground?

One thing's for sure when butterflies die
The pain by both can be felt
The truth is we'll never know why
We just play the hand that we're dealt

Behold the silence when a butterfly dies
That's heard throughout the land
For a gentle hush will begin to rise
That no one can understand

Where the little ones dwell that's lost in the night
Be sure of your journey, beware of your plight
When love has failed you and all seems lost
The path that you choose will come with a cost

The choices you make are yours to keep
Mired in frustration, you're buried too deep
Escaping the past was your only plan
Running away from where it began

The hurt seems to follow where ever you run
Nothing can change the things that's been done
Forced to grow up before you were grown
Abandoned by love, you're now on your own

The dreams that you take move further away
They have to be earned and you'll have to pay
Though life is a gift, freedom has a cost
In finding yourself sometimes you get lost

She softly whispers to her love
Who lay beside her in the bed
"I love to watch you sleep my prince"
As she gently kisses his head

"I love the way you always smile,
Before that little white lie"
"You knew you couldn't fool me
But it was fun to watch you try"

"I love to watch you try to dance
Though rhythm, you have none"
"I couldn't bear to break your heart
'Cause you were having so much fun"

"I love the Father that you became
The kids were your pride and joy"
"You were the happiest man in the whole wide world
With your little girl and boy"

She softly whispers to her love
As she slowly starts to weep
The coroner comes to take him away
For he died last night in his sleep

Just in case you say goodbye
Remember how we met
I know that soon you'll have to go
But I'm not ready yet

Cancer doesn't care who we are
Or anything we've done
It doesn't care about the tears we cry
Or that you're my only one

Just in case it hurts a lot
I will hold your hand
Don't be sad if you see me cry
I hope you understand

It doesn't take any volunteers
Or I'd be in your place
But still I pray that God takes me
And spares you just in case

Goodbye is a different language
Spoken with regret
Often used, sometimes abused
A word we'll never forget

It's known to **** a thousand dreams
Dreams that wither and die
A permanent scar that goes too far
And leaves us asking why

Goodbye is such an un-natural word
That's filled with fear and dread
It leaves a heart that's ripped apart
Because of the way it's said

It's always the meaning of distance
When one person walks away
The maker of tears that can last for years
As we die a little each day

Goodbye is a different language
Whether a lover or a friend
It's never kind if it's you that find
You're on the receiving end

Enter a land of shattered dreams
And cast aside desires
The gates are built on broken smiles
And promises made by liars

A place where love's not welcome
For it simply cannot be found
A land of crushed and hollow souls
Where screams don't make a sound

A place where hope does not exist
And compassion cannot survive
Where second chances are just a myth
And pain and heartache thrive

A land where lakes are filled with tears
And memories once made, now lost
A bridge that leads to nowhere
With a void that can't be crossed

A place you've made with years of hurt
Your priceless work of art
An empty shell of a broken man
Welcome to my heart

A momentary lapse of reason
Has brought me back to you
Even though I'll always know
The hurt you've put me through

With blinded eyes I come again
My heart won't let me leave
I can't deny the tears I cry
The evidence, on my sleeve

Doubt has now replaced the hope
That made my world worth while
Dread and fear will reappear
And steal away my smile

Like a puppet on a lonely stage
My strings are in your hands
I have no will to even feel
Just following your commands

Broken dreams your voice commands
My will no more my own
A lonely seed, a useless ****
That you alone have sown

I'm just going through the motions
Tired and feeling used
I tried today to stay away
But again, my heart refused

He loved her from the day he met her
New love at its best
A love that stands the test of time
And every other test

They decided at a very young age
To walk together through life
Promises made, that he tried to keep
As he made this woman his wife

The years went by as their eyes grew dim
But the love was there to stay
Their new love becomes their old love
As their hair starts turning gray

Each morning he tells her, "I love you"
And again, before he goes to sleep
While keeping all of the promises
That he pledged that he would keep

Their old love becomes their new love
Each morning when they awake
For when old love turns to new love
It's impossible to break

Her Daddy was thunder her Mama was rain
And she was just caught in the storm
Rising so fast she'd take cover in vain
After the storm clouds would form

Under her bed the skies were so blue
But the thunder grew louder each day
She didn't come out 'til the rain had blown through
But the rainbows were not meant to stay

She couldn't find comfort in her hour of need
Sometimes it lasted all night
No matter how hard she'd beg and she'd plead
Her Mama and Daddy would fight

Then one day the thunder moved far away
But the rain would always remain
The day that it left she begged it to stay
It was something she couldn't explain

Her Daddy was thunder her Mama was rain
And she was just caught in the storm
Rising so fast she'd take cover in vain
After the storm clouds would form

I've often wondered why you cry
Why are you always sad?
What's the reason for all your tears,
What makes you feel so bad?

Your pillow case is always stained
Your tears are on your sleeve
Has someone near you passed away,
Is this the reason you grieve?

An unseen pain you hide away,
Something I can't see?
Or maybe your best friend walked away,
What could it possibly be?

Tell me why you feel this way
Help me ease your pain
Is it something that's too hard to say,
Something you can't explain?

What is this liquid pain you bleed?
I can see it in your eyes
Your cheek shows me the evidence
That my heart somehow denies

I see the way you look at me
Each time I'm standing near
Now I know who makes you cry
My reflection's in your tear

I write to find my inner peace
A place the world can't see
It's inbetween the wrong and right
The deepest part of me

I write to to find a little relief
To write my pain away
Life's too hard to hold it in
There's things I need to say

I write to find compassion
To calm my inner being
I write of things important to me
The things that you're not seeing

I write to tell a story of hope
To all who's lost their way
I write to turn the darkest night
Into the brightest day

I write for many reasons
But to tell you honestly
The truest reason I write each day
I write because of me

You're as beautiful as the day I met you
And it will always be that way
I said that I would always love you
And that still stands true today

You're the best mother a child ever had
And you're also the worlds greatest wife
You're the woman of a thousands dreams
That I've searched for all of my life

You always knew how to make me smile
Whenever I was feeling down
There was something in your magical voice
That would melt away my frown

I wanted to put you on a pedistal
But you said it was way too high
You said you didn't deserve it
But I never quite understood why

You're the reason that God made the sunshine
To compete with your beautiful smile
But you never thought you were special
For that was just never your style

We've made memories to last us a lifetime
And I promise to never forget
I've made you a million promises
And I haven't broken one yet

I come here today to say goodbye
And to give you one last kiss
I want you to know as they lower you down
How much you're gonna be missed

Though forever seemed so far away
A promise that we both chose
We'd follow the rules that life demands
And see how far it goes

To live on love, our only plan
How could we go wrong?
As each day passed we grew apart
Forever's not that long

A million kisses gone to waste
The product of a lie
Love's a gift that's made to last
It's not supposed to die

We tried our best to see it through
To rewrite history
But now each time they write of love
It won't mention you and me

Though legend we were meant to be
We'll ever be remembered with
The likes of Romeo and Juliet
Forever just a myth

To help them mend a broken heart
Or maybe make them smile
A new beginning, a place to start
Or maybe accept denial

To help them feel they're not alone
A reason to wipe their tears
To soften a heart that's turned to stone
Or calm their deepest fears

To help them find tomorrow's sun
When things aren't looking bright
Help them forgive the wrong they've done
And help them make it right

To help them find their hopes and dreams
That's faded by the way
Show them it's nothing like it seems
To tell them it's okay

To help them grasp their inner peace
To make it like it was
To help them know their pain will cease
That's what a poem does

I think my muse has fallen ill
I've lost my inspiration
I sit alone and grasp my quill
In hopeless anticipation

I scribble lines that make no sense
Only to be erased
The air around me becomes intense
The words I choose, a waste

I cannot choose the words I write
The words, they must choose me
Without my muse my words aren't right
As anyone can see

How can I free my tortured soul,
Without my muse's hand?
The words I choose cannot console
They do not understand

I think my muse has fallen ill
My words have been betrayed
The poems I write I cannot feel
My thoughts have all decayed

I whisper outloud my love for you
You can see it in my eyes
My heart will tell them what to say
Your smile becomes their pirze

My lips imprison my unused words
Words I can't deny
I scream I love you with my smile
Each morning as you pass by

A love I know I'll never touch
A love I'll never hold
But I'll keep your love inside my heart
As I watch the years unfold

Although you carry another man's name
In silence I'll stand in line
I see the way he looks at you
I know you'll never be mine

And if it's a sin to love like this
Then I guess I'll take my chances
For I'll love you 'til the day I die
If only in passing glances

Today I saw a diamond cry
For your beauty stole its shine
The flowers all began to sigh
For you make them all benign

The stars no longer reflect the moon
For you have become their light
Even the sun is not immune
For he chases away the night

Your shadow makes the sun rejoice
He follows where ever you go
His love for you has bound his voice
Or he would have told you so

Even the breeze whispers your name
Just to touch your hair
Your shadow tries to share your fame
She follows you everywhere

Today I saw a diamond cry
For your beauty stole its shine
Not a day goes by that I don't ask why
The Good Lord made you mine

Enter a land of shattered dreams
And cast aside desires
The gates are built on broken smiles
And promises made by liars

A place where love's not welcome
For it simply cannot be found
A land of crushed and hollow souls
Where screams don't make a sound

A place where hope does not exist
And compassion cannot survive
Where second chances are just a myth
And pain and heartache thrive

A land where lakes are filled with tears
And memories once made, now lost
A bridge that leads to nowhere
With a void that can't be crossed

A place you've made with years of hurt
Your priceless work of art
An empty shell of a broken man
Welcome to my heart

It's all a matter of opinion
We all have one of these
We always have something to say
Even if no one else agrees

My wife says I don't have one
I have to ask her what to say
She thinks I'll say something stupid
She says, 'You're just made that way'

If we go to a fancy restaurant
She orders what food we'll eat
She tells me when I'm finished
And when to leave my seat

Even on our wedding day
Before I could say, 'I do'
She told the preacher, 'Of course, he does'
So I just mumbled, 'True'

If it sounds like I am henpecked
My wife says that's not true
She says to tell you, 'You're all wrong'
She doesn't tell me what to do

So be glad you're not in my shoes
A man who lives this way
The only words I'm allowed to utter
Is, 'Yes dear, whatever you say'

Well, I think I'll end this poem
And try to get on with my life
But before I go, I want you to know
I probably better ask my wife

Beyond the mountain's whisper
Is a land where dreams are grown
Where the seeds of hope are planted
And the wishes in life are sown

It's guarded by children's laughter
Where nightmares are cast aside
A place where darkness fades away
And the sun refuses to hide

Where way up high beyond the clouds
The garden of smiles is found
Where all of our happy endings
Are lying on top of the ground

A place that's neither here nor there
For it's simply in between
A land that only a few will find
A place that's seldom seen

Beyond the mountain's whisper
Is a place where tears are banished
A land where hopes and dreams are grown
When all your cares have vanished

I carved the stone with my own hands
To watch you as you sleep
I tend the flowers every sunday
Making sure they keep

You aways took care of the roses
Now they're taking care of you
Your grave is covered by dozens
Though I only planted a few

Rain or shine your flowers grow
While others don't survive
The way they did in your garden
Back when you were alive

Some people call it a miracle
As they come to watch them grow
But I know you feed the flowers
With the love that's in your soul

I carved the stone with my own hands
To watch you as you sleep
But when it rains it almost seems
The flowers begin to weep

Today I found a heart of stone
Just lying on the ground
I picked it up to hear it beat
But it didn't make a sound

I wondered who had left it there
Some poor heartbroken soul?
A heart that's forgotten how to love
And turned as black as coal

Today I found a heart of stone
Just like the day before
I put it in my hiding place
And quickly shut the door

I wondered who had left it there
This heart so petrified
And how long did it suffer,
Before it finally died?

Today I found a heart of stone
A "You don't love me shrine"
It hurts too much to pick it up
This heart of stone is mine

A shadow lives inside my heart
A place where nothing's real
Where echoes reign with endless pain
A place I used to feel

Where everything I love, I break
Sooner or later is found
A hollow shell that feels like hell
But never makes a sound

And endless trail of a broken past
With tiny drops of pain
Where it always seems my hopes and dreams
Are almost daily slain

Twisted excuses litter my path
No matter where I go
A love that's bruised and been misused
Always seems to show

I'm sorry never seems enough
To cover each mistake
The things I touch , I love too much
Somehow always break

You sure had a way with the flowers
And knew how to make them grow
You said it's in the care you give
And in all the love you show

You would often talk to the roses
And sing to the morning glories
You gave them water to quench their thirst
And sometimes you read them stories

We buried you in an empty grave
Where flowers never grow
But when we laid you in the ground
You became the flower's soul

The roses sprang toward the sky
Inspired by all your love
As if to thank the Father
In the Heavens up above

You sure had a way with the flowers
And though you had to go
Your love will live forever
Where the flowers never grow

I've never seen the rain so clear
As I do when it floods her eyes
I feel the pain she's going through
Each time my little girl cries

How do I tell her that she's dying,
That her hero can't save the day?
Some kind of hero I turned out to be
I can't even say "It's okay"

Death is something she don't understand
I don't think anybody really does
She keeps asking me, "Will it be over soon?",
And, "I want it to be like it was"

What do I tell her when she asks me this?
I just hold her hand and smile
I say, "Don't worry sunshine, I know it hurts,
It will all be over in a while"

There's nothing worse than losing a child
It will tear your world apart
She says, "Thank you daddy, for being the hero,
That I carry inside of my heart"

As she utters those final words of love
She quietly closes her eyes
I gently kiss her on top of her head
As a piece of her hero dies

Are hearts made to be broken?
For mine is made of glass
The pain is drawn like tiny cracks
That simply will not pass

The sound it makes is deafening
It cannot be ignored
It shatters all your hopes and dreams
Where all the love is stored

I've heard of hearts made of stone
Too hard to even feel
Those are the hearts that will not break
They have a protective seal

But mine it seems love passes through
Like a window without a reflection
Broken into a thousand pieces
With the slightest hint of rejection

Are hearts made to be broken?
For mine is made of glass
The pain is drawn like tiny cracks
That simply will not pass

He wonders why she left him
As he stumbles to the bed
He just needed to take a minute
Some time, to clear his head

When he got home her clothes were gone
No note was ever found
She didn't even say goodbye
She didn't even make a sound

Married now for fifteen years
And she threw it all away
He just didn't understand it
How could she leave this way?

He opens another bottle
And takes him a couple sips
He numbs the pain like everyday
As the whiskey crosses his lips

He says, "Why didn't she leave a message?"
His head too cloudy to think
"I didn't do anything wrong", he says
And then takes another drink

The message was in the bottle
He was just to blind to see
She begged him to stop drinking
But it wasn't meant to be

Sorrow only hangs her head
While walking to the floor
Pride wants all the attention
While Greed keeps seeking more

Shame hides behind the curtains
While Anger demands his way
Fear is too afraid to dance
Impatience just wouldn't stay

Joy was dancing all over the place
While Lust's heart began to burn
Love just watched with stars in her eyes
While Patience was waiting his turn

Confusion didn't know what to do
While Surprise was doing the twist
Shock was so appalled of it all
While Temptation just couldn't resist

The Broken Hearts just sit and cried
While Doubt didn't believe it was real
Now you've seen the dance of emotions
So tell me, how do you feel?

When Winter dies it's always sad
The clouds begin to cry
The flowers grow to let us know
That Winter has said goodbye

Winter held on as long as she could
But she caught that Spring disease
Try as she might she lost the fight
To make her subjects freeze

When all of her snow begins to melt
It's more than she can take
She begins to fear her time is near
As Mother Nature plans her wake

Summer and Fall begin to watch
For they share the very same fate
They're already there as both of them stare
As Winter's arrival is late

They bury her somewhere far away
Away from prying eyes
Today rejected she'll be resurrected
Once again to rule the skies

If tomorrow I should pass away,
What would my last thoughts be?
Would I think of all the harm I've caused,
Throughout my history?

Would my whole life flash before me,
Like they say when someone dies?
Would I think of all the dreams I missed,
That I couldn't realize?

Would I leave behind a thousand regrets?
Or things I should have done?
Would I think of all the plans I made,
That hadn't yet begun?

Would I wish for maybe one more day,
To right things that were wrong?
To put things in their proper place
Where proper things belong

If tomorrow I should pass away,
What would my mind review?
I'd think myself a lucky man
'Cause my thoughts would be of you

You never choose to be a poet
The words somehow choose you
Sometimes you can't escape it
If it's what you're meant to do

A poet is always filled with pain
When they feel the need to write
They search for words all night long
'Til they finally get it right

For a poem is like an unfinished task
A never-ending need
A journey that always needs to grow
From inspiration's seed

For a poem is like a long lost friend
That always brings you peace
A burden you've buried so deep inside
You write to find release

But you never choose to be a poet
The words just fall in place
It's either a curse you can't turn away
Or a gift you must embrace

I've forgotten how I'm supposed to feel
For all I've known is love
The joys of life have passed me by
It's you I'm thinking of

My food no longer tastes the same
Salted with my tears
My hopes and dreams begin to change
Then slowly disappears

I'm trapped in things that used to be
A shadow of my past
A future filled with you and me
That somehow didn't last

How could something so beautiful,
Fade away like mist?
How can love just come and go?
Never to be missed

How can something break my heart,
When it's something I can't touch?
How can something that feels so right.
Always hurt this much?

No one knows where the wind comes from
But we see can it in the trees
There's nothing there we can touch or hold
But we can feel its gentle breeze

The wind is made of voices
Just whispers in the night
From those who've long since passed away
Reaching, for the light

It sometimes comes in a sweet caress
From lovers who have died
A gentle kiss upon our cheeks
From a husband or a bride

A melancholy wind will sometimes blow
A whisper of the past
From broken hearts who've died alone
A love that didn't last

We sometimes feel that angry wind
A lost and tortured soul
Cursed to shout in a whispered voice
That time cannot console

So when you feel that warm spring breeze
Listen close and you will hear
The wind is made of whispering souls
From voices, no longer here

Sometimes secrets can be hard to find
They stay hidden so far out of sight
Spirits of the past keep haunting my mind
With invisible things I just can't fight

You say that you love me and I know it's true
For your smile doesn't give me a choice
But your eyes are the windows that tell on you
It comes from your heart's secret voice

I try to compete with the phantom of dreams
Someone that I've never met
At least when I'm with you that's how it seems
He's someone you can't forget

You always stare at some far away place
Some place I've never been
You're looking at me but seeing his face
I try, but I just can't get in

Sometimes secrets can be hard to find
The heart can wear a disguise
And though you've tried to leave him behind
I can still see him in your eyes

She wasted her talent for most of her life
Buried down deep in her soul
Knowing she had the words to heal
But no one would ever know

She could see inside a person's heart
She knew how to fix their pain
She could even find the rainbow
Each time that it started to rain

And though she had never been there
She could still understand their grief
She knew what each one was looking for
And could offer a little relief

She was more than your everyday poet
For she had such a special gift
She could always bring her words to life
To set our souls adrift

There was something about the words she chose
That was simple, with understanding
Her words were kind and well defined
Suggesting, but never demanding

How many lives could this poet have touched
If she would have only followed through?
Don't be afraid to write what you feel
For this poet, could even be you

Little by little I fall through the cracks
With no one to help me get out
I'm truly mundane alone in my pain
With no one to hear when I shout

A shadow's shadow an illusion at best
A memory that fades like the breeze
Hidden from view that nobody knew
I'm nothing that nobody sees

They gave me a name that they never use
I don't even know who I am
They made me this way I'm sorry to say
They've proven they don't give a ****

When I look in the mirror the reflection is gone
I can't even describe all my pain
My body survives my heartache still thrives
But my spirit is only a stain

Little by little I fall through the cracks
And I'm starting to disappear
For it won't be too long before I am gone
Just like I wasn't even here