Smeared blood upon your walls
And, as guilt settled within
-gathered you within my arms
-and placed a kiss upon your lips;
just hoping to breathe life back into you
I wept
The tears of a hundred years welt up in my eyes -
flooded the floors and cleaned up the walls all around me
I heard the Angles calling just as I swam up to the surface
to take my last breath before plunging into the unconscious abyss
I saw you -
just then in childlike form
Your body alive and pure
And that golden spun hair -
too soft to be touched
I cried out, but you didn't hear me
'cause you were too innocent
And, I didn't know you as a child
But, could only admire the way your body swayed within the poppies
-blades of grass
-fields of wheat,
and rays of sunshine............
Copyright ©2008 Erika P.
Photo By: Pale Opalescence
(Flickr Acct: http://flickr.com/photos/opalescence/)
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A timeless beauty as she sleeps.
And, my heart races as her soul keeps
-within the rhythm of silent splender
One look at her now and I surrender
-to every urge locked deep inside.
I love her so much and I can't hide
-what I feel for her now.
Wanting to protect her, and knowing somehow
-one day she'll belong to another and then
-another's heart will break as he looks at her when
-she lay sleeping...
Copyright ©2006 Erika P.
(originally written 5/14/2006)
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'cause sometimes I take pictures too...
Copyright ©2008 Erika P.
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Once upon a time sat The Frog and The Princess.
And, so starts their story equipped with one wish.
For love
-that went tragically awry.
And, it begins with a wink and a sigh..
"I won't do it!..
I don't think that I can.
There is just no way to turn this frog into a man.
I need to venture now,
-out to the pond
Where lilies lay over and just out beyond.
Wipe those tears now welling up in your eye.
This is it, Dear;
This is goodbye.
I'm hopping on now.
I really must go.
There must be another that can love you just so.
No!.. Let me go!.
Do not kiss me.
I'm not your prince!
Just let me be."
The Princess let him go at once
-as he hopped mistakenly to another
She kissed him so fast
and watch in sheer horror
His body had changed
no longer hopping
no longer swimming
no longer jumping
He turned at once from a frog to a man
looked at the woman now in front he did stand
Looked over at the other still sitting by the stream
rubbing his eyes as though in a dream
Tried to explain
But, no word could he utter
For He was eternally bound to this woman
-the other.
She placed her hand within his
they walked quickly on.
No other word exchanged
though he knew it was wrong
And, the guilt it did robe him of his happy days
And, the woman by the stream that loved him
in ways
Ways that no other could comprehend or feel
For she let him go
-gave him free will.
And, he knew deep inside that all was not right
But, it was too late to turn dark into light
He remember the Princess and how loving she'd been
Heard she gotten married
And, couldn't even begin
-Begin to understand what could be done to right the wrong
He strummed on a guitar and sang his sad song.
But, how sad stories go
-and sometimes how they went.
For the sins of a past
-no time to repent
No time to make amends
for the things that you know
For it is what it is
-when you reap what you sow…………
Copyright ©2008 Erika P.
Photo By: Pehpsii Altemark
Model: Victoria Gehrke.
(Flickr: http://flickr.com/photos/pepsii/)
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Hello / Goodbye
And, wishing you were here
Smiling at your flashbulb
-in your picture, Dear
And, when will you tell me where to stand?
To convey some make believe
-happiness at will
I’m sure you’ll turn it up & on
-likely and always still.
I’ve seen this image before, Lover
Serving up a second plate
So unreal / real
Far too little... Far too late
Reminiscent of a past blocked out by the sun
The film was overexposed
-and the negative is gone...
Copyright ©2008 Erika P.
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Recline
And, lastly relax
I’m only dancing in these dingy clothes
within these shadows
Tired
For now, as the birds sing within their trees
-and the sun shines down upon a new day
Broken
These tower walls are closing in
I’m barred in
-and barren inside
Life
As we know it goes on
-and the onlookers cannot hear my calls
And, I’m calling
Reaching
-only out of the tinniest of windows;
feeling the breeze upon my face...
Copyright ©2007 Erika P.
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That house on the shore was empty
-its windows were all boarded up
The walkway was covered with branches
-and its entrance masked in vines by the cup
And, as I stood back second guessing
All the while looking up ahead
Thoughts that clouded my vision
And this is what they said:
-I’m going to miss your smile
And, when you exhale
-yeah, I think I’ll miss your sigh
So, tread lightly into the abyss love
‘cause when you’re lonely
No exchange of words will be found
-to dry an eye
They’ll be the silence of your moment, darling
As you tip toe across that floor
And fold your clothes so discretely
-only waiting for more
Just the mere mention of words
Fed into a mind bound in shame
And, you’ll recollect all those times
-the challenge of this game
And, the chess pieces will be missing
No brave Knight anywhere
Just the four corners of your loneliness
To enfold on you everywhere...
Copyright ©2007 Erika P.
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I’m crossing over bridges, Sunny
Feel the breaking of your bones
And, all the while you thought-
"I'll never be alone."
I’m kissing rainbows, Childhood
They remind me of yesterday
And, if you never took the time-
could you ever appreciate the day?
I’m swimming in your lake, Summer
I can feel your breeze
And if I missed that welcomed warmth
-well, I thought you’d never leave
I’m dressing up, Dolly
I thought you’d understand
And, if you did
-You never told me
You never told me, Man
I’m skipping away now, Sunshine
I bid a last Adieu.
So have this kiss and make your wish
-and wish for something new…
Copyright ©2007 Erika P.
Photo By: Christina Marie
http://www.christinamarie.com/
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“I can build you a house,
-but I can’t write you a song”
He said as he wept
And, the day felt so long
I kicked up the dirt left upon my shoe
Tired and spent knowing not what to do
I gave him a wink
I gave a slight smile
I promised the day,
-but not the long while
For in my rational mind I did not understand
Why this Gentle Giant was more childlike than man
And, he handed me a paper
written on it in blood
‘Love to you always
I’d cry you a flood’
And, on I looked with remorse in my eye
Wrinkled up my face and gave him a sigh
“Dear, Sir I am sorry
-but this can not be
Me here with you
-you here with me.
I am tired and weary
And, we’ve walked very far
I am not what you want
No one’s bright star”
As I said it he slumped upon the stump of a tree
“Then run away now and just let me be”
I starred right at him for the short of a while
Shrugged and then fled
-and ran for a mile.
Copyright ©2007 Erika P.
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Hold
-and hang on tight to your fairytale wish, Little Girl.
Time’s a fickle fleeting thing
-when your wasting your time
Chasing diamonds?
Broken glass on the highway
And, when you’re not so pretty anymore
When you’re spent
And, your wilted Sunday White Rose Petals fade to black
When your bright eyes dull
When that beautiful smile cracks the translucent skin
What will they remember of you?
What did you leave behind?
Copyright ©2007 Erika P.
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