As the Sea to the Shore
Your line is impervious
to my attempts
to make you jealous for the affection
That I throw towards you
I am the waves, you the shore
I cast myself
Recklessly at your mercy
But you are unmoved
I retreat to my bed
And alone I stay
But I wait for you to come for me
The shore never ran to the sea
Guess
I am dressed in striking colors
But I have no need for dyes
I stand out from all the others
Of my kind, and catch your eyes
I dance each ev'ning and ev'ry morn
I am seen just by the sun
With every day I am reborn
Yet this life is only one
No woven cloth could be my glory
And wiser people have said
No costly garment match the beauty
In which I'm naturally arrayed
Just Asking
I don't know what I'm thinking or feeling
Maybe I'm just hurt or angry
Or something
It doesn't make much sense to me
I keep opening up to you
And still
You've hurt me too many times
For me to drop my guard
Even once more
If you are who you say you are
Then I'm just asking you one thing
Prove it.
Anxiety
I feel the loveless presence
Of a spirit I know too well
His arms are not comforting
Like a father or friend
His voice is shrill
And drowns out my thoughts
Till my mind is filled with nothing
But his ravings and rantings
He takes my hand
My heart begins to pound
As if trying to escape my chest
He puts his arms around me
My stomach turns
My breath is lost
There is no comfort in this embrace
I want only to be freed from it
So I stay awake in his clutches
Through the night
And I await the dawn
I know it will come
Just
Just as I breathe a sigh in peace
When I lie in bed at night
So the trees will give their leaves
And the birds take their last flights
Just as I wrap my coat around
To shield from biting winds
So the snow conceals the ground
And under ice, the branches bend
Just as I open windows up
To invite in the breeze
So the trees throw wide their buds
Revealing their flowers and leaves
Just as I seek the shade of trees
To hide away from heat
The clouds administer mercy to me
And hide the sun with rain
And just as seasons pass me by
And time spins on and on
I know so quickly goes my life
And and like the leaves, I'm gone
ACT I
The breezes cue the leaves to start their dance
The rains, the audience, clap their hands
The woods pantomime with a breath of wind
All sound hides in the storm's presence
I watch the scene behind a pane of glass
And as quickly as it came
It's onto the second act
Buzz
Buzzing, buzzing, buzzing
Like bees inside a hive
All this incessant buzzing
Is the soundtrack of our lives
Buzz
Your phone is ringing
Buzz
The TV's on
Buzz
The kids are screaming
But nobody's home
All poems © Smile Like You Mean It Publishing
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