"anglin" poems
Lady Slow Down
The moon will come out when the sun goes down.
It still takes 24 hours for this ol’ world to go 'round.
Lively Lady Slow Down
You speak of tomorrow as if it were yesterday.
With all the tomorrows behind you
What has become of today?
Hey Lady Slow Down
You'll miss life's rainbow traveling at the speed of sound
Take the time to see what you've already found.
Lovely Lady Slow Down
Yesterday’s fate was a lesson with a price to pay
While tomorrows destiny is chosen today.
Lucky Lady Slow Down
This is your chance, a second time around
Don't risk missing what isn't easily found.
Lovely Lady Slow Down
© Copyright 2008 L. A. Anglin
Sep 9, 2013
Sep 9, 2013 at 2:15 PM UTC
I never really knew
Just how much I needed you
You were my strength when I was unsure
You were my anchor, you taught me how to endure
You where my logic when I was confused
You gave me direction, you were my muse
Now you are gone and there are times I feel so alone
Nothing is the same, even this house doesn’t feel like home
I tell myself that you are still here with me
That if I close my eyes then I will see
That you are in my heart and you are in my soul
You will always be apart of me that I never have to let go
I love and miss you more than words can say
And the memory of you helps me make it through each day
I love you Mom!
© COPYRIGHT L. A, Anglin 2013
Sep 9, 2013
Sep 9, 2013 at 2:06 PM UTC
You sneak up behind me like the coward that you are.
Taking control of my life, leaving me disbarred
You turn my world upside down
Lost in the shadows I hit the ground
Save me! Somebody please..., Save me!
I’m drowning in this rampant sea.
Save me! Somebody please..., Save me!
Can’t anyone hear my frightful plea?
I feel you close in on me, suffocating my life
Taking over everything and turning it into strife
I’m unable to rationalize now that you’ve taken control
I struggle now just to hold on to my soul
© Copyright 2008 L. A. Anglin
Sep 9, 2013
Sep 9, 2013 at 2:16 PM UTC
I look into the mirror and I am surprised to see
That I don't recognize the woman who looks back at me
There are no red highlights in her long blond hair
In it's place gray has taken root there
Skin that was once flushed with juvenility
Now is wrinkled and shows signs of antiquity
Eyes that were once bright and keen
Now look faded from the years they've seen
This can't be my reflection that I see
This old woman who's looking back at me
I can't have aged this many years
I'm not as old as this woman appears
Then I start thinking of the days gone by
And feel the tears pick my eyes
Growing up with in a family who loves me still
Going to school filling the bill
Dating and meeting the man I'd wed
Remembering the vows that we said
Being blessed with a new life to raise
Oh how young I was in those days
The years flew by as I reminisced
Remembering each milestone, the turns and twists
I looked at my reflection again and seen
A wise and mature woman looking back at me
A sad smile forms on my lips
As I slowly come to grips
That the years have caught up with me
And the price I pay is my vanity
Still, I wouldn't trade the wrinkles or one gray hair
For I've enjoyed the life that has gotten me here
Now I look forward instead of looking at the past
No waisting time, it goes by too fast
Blessed with a daughter and two grandsons who love me
I'm proud to be called Mom and "Grammy"
Yes, time has taken it's toll
But I still know how to rock and roll
So with each new day I'll dance and sing
To life's music and the gift's it brings
I give my thanks to the Lord and Lady above
For the years I've seen and all the love
L. A. Anglin
Copyright © 2014
Dec 26, 2014
Dec 26, 2014 at 12:59 AM UTC
How can I explain so you can understand
I’m not to blame for it getting out of hand
You call me a user but there’s something you should know
I’m being held prisoner in a cage that doesn’t show
You say I hold the key to the prison that I am in
Yield to ‘The Powers That Be’ to find your God within
Have faith in yourself look to a ‘Higher Power’
Let everything you’ve felt no longer make you cower
Listen to what I say and keep an open mind
Sobriety brings dismay and depression combined
I’ve tried living sober, ‘One Day At A Time’
If I could do it over I’d still do the crime
© Copyright 2008 L. A. Anglin
Sep 9, 2013
Sep 9, 2013 at 2:13 PM UTC
Growing up is such a hard thing to do
They don't understand what you're going through
They don't remember the hurt or pain
They can't see where the scars will remain
They tell us love will come again
It really doesn't mater to them
It's only 'puppy love' from their point of view
If only they realized, this love is true
I can't wait for the day I am grown
When my life is my own
Growing (cont)
Growing up is such a hard thing to do
They don't understand what you're going through
You try to protect them from the hurt and pain
To save them from making your mistakes again
If only they'd listen to your words and believe
Your intentions are loyal, not meant to deceive
You smile and remember your first beau
The pain has lessened now, time has made it so
I hope I never fail in making you see
I do remember how it use to be
Growing (cont)
Growing old is such a hard thing to do
They don't understand what you're going through
They can't feel the aches and pains
Or comprehend the stress and strain
You look back to the time when you were young
And smile with pride at all you have done
Your baby girl is all grown
And has three boys of her own
The years flew by and now I can see
Just how hard growing can be
© Copyright 2008 L. A. Anglin
Sep 9, 2013
Sep 9, 2013 at 2:11 PM UTC
I’m not telling you this to complain
Cause I only have myself to blame
But there’s something I need to say
Then I’ll go about my own way
I knew right from the start
You wanted everything but my heart
I thought I could play that game
Now things will never be the same
I never meant to feel this way for you
God knows I tried my damnedest not to
But every time our bodies entwined
I’d loose myself a little more each time
Dreaming of you holding me tight
As I lay alone in my bed at night
Yearning for the feeling of your strong embrace
Holding me close or just seeing your face
Knowing that the only thing that we shared
Was passion with feelings spared
Still I spend my days thinking about you
Wishing that you were thinking about me too
© Copyright 2008 L. A. Anglin
Dec 13, 2014
Dec 13, 2014 at 11:08 AM UTC
When the nights are so still and the moon shines so bright
Those are the hours I think of you holding me tight
When passion runs fervent through out my soul
It's only to you whom I wish to relinquish control
If never I had felt such overwhelming satisfaction
I wouldn't be able to have this reaction
The ecstasy and bliss have been amazing it's true
But sometimes I wish I had never met you
© Copyright 2018 L. A. Anglin
Oct 9, 2018
Oct 9, 2018 at 12:26 PM UTC
Life, (like a ***** can be a royal pain
Still one fact does remain
Life will go on each waking day
And only a ***** can do what others can only say
© Copyright 2008 L. A. Anglin
Oct 9, 2018
Oct 9, 2018 at 12:06 PM UTC