A dream or two
A moment not really spent
A clouded vision
An altered memory
Not living life
Giving up on tomorrow
Not believing in oneself
Saying goodbye to nothing
Hanging it all up to dry
And, then as sudden as a flash
Like nothing you have ever felt before
A new
-Beginning of sorts
just thoughts
A what if – if you will
And a whole lot of maybes
His voice breaking
Like a wave of emotions
Plunging the depth of your heart
Scent that lingers
Still a bit too long
Your thoughts go there
It begins
Or so you’ll think
And, it’ll be too late to really think
-of anything else…
(This is not finished - nor will it be.. So, in that case... It's done!)
Copyright ©2008 Erika P.
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Composites of a forgotten time
Frozen, a perfect vision
His lips upon hers
Magic
Just a fairy tale of sorts
-capable of destroying your mind
Surely
-and just as swiftly as a hammer found the head of a nail
Silently
-and just as sure as the end of a season could stop a butterflies wings from fluttering
The emotion was all but drown out
-flattened
-frozen
-incapacitated
It was just the anxiety I felt
The longing all over again
Too sure of it now
And, then again too late to know for certain...
Copyright ©2008 Erika P.
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Open To Interpretation –
He kissed her hungrily on the lips
-& her mouth parted
However, the bile that formed upon her ready lips
-poured fourth
She’d been kissing Princes all day
And, no wonder she were tired
The angry Fairy stood idly by
-watching
-waiting
In vain
For certain this were the last
No! No!
She hadn’t changed
-he was not the one
No one would/could break the spell
The spell of unease
No Shackles
Just Wings
-on which to fly
And, angrier lullabies
Fancy mood swings
-clouded Moons
& the Sun’s eclipse
The joining of two angry souls locked in unison
And, the girl was off
-taking the Freeway back home…
Copyright ©2008 Erika P.
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What would I give to live in your World
-of Fancy Belt Buckles and trivial things
What would I give to live in your World
-and think that mediocre is a wonderful thing
What would I give to live in your World
-so vibrant, so true
What would I give to live in your World
-where people get married and talk like you do
What would I give to live in your World
-where everyone walks just the same
-dresses alike
-reasons alike
Toy Soldiers in your petty life’s game
What would I give to live in your World
-but I can’t swim, can’t you see
So it’s with a heavy heart I’ll admit
-that I’m happier just not to be…
Copyright ©2008 Erika P.
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He said:
“You’ll never amount to anything!”
-and I believed him.
And, when he whispered: -
“You’ll have to marry because you’ll never be able to care for yourself.”
Yeah.. I guess I believed that too..
And, then the ground fell from underneath me.
And, my grip loosened.
-and I fell.
And, things turned dark.
And, I sat in seclusion,
-as I hugged my body tightly.
And, thought there would be no other.
Figured it was all done and over.
But as Night turns again to Day.
As the winter turns to spring
As Death breeds birth
-new life sprang fourth.
Sun rays graced my face.
And, the warm breeze filled me
And, I learned that I was everything
-all I ever needed
The cage door flew open
The chains no longer held me
I grew wings
I flew….
Copyright ©2008 Erika P.
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Welcome To The World Beautiful Baby Girl!...
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Loss is never easy
-and it's especially hard when it's sudden
-unexpected
When the person had so much more life to live
And, way more love to still give
When you watch as the people you love silently suffer
-then eventually break down/fall apart/cry
When the tears stream down your child's face
-as he says goodbye to his very Best Friend
You realize how short it all is..
-Life
RIP, Beautiful!
08/08/2008
Copyright ©2008 Erika P.
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(Not sure where I am going with this):
It had pained me
-my dream
And, as I awoke heavy hearted,
-mistaken
-misplaced
-misguided
-misinformed
I smiled
I smiled to myself brightly
As though awake for the very first time
As though I had eaten from the Tree of Knowledge of Good & Evil
It was as though I didn’t care
I didn’t care!
And, as I breathed in the coolness all around me
As darkness turned into light
As the morning sunlight shown in through the slightly opened window
I glanced around.
Fully awake now
-fully engulfed within the possibilities of everything that I could now be
And, it was worth it.
-all of it!
The failure that lay behind me;
It was worth it all to kiss it goodbye….
Copyright ©2008 Erika P.
My Grandmother - through her own looking glass.
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My train goes just around the bend.
To a place so non-existence
-and reminiscent
A secret hidden within
Unshared
And, I’m alone
A Vagabond
A Hobo
And, I’m off to where my childhood wishes have no sorrow
Where everything shines new
-like the Spring
Undiscovered
Untainted
Untouched
And, I can smell the freshness of the air
-just a whiff
-within my senses
It reminds me & remains… True
And, it doesn’t desert me
And, it isn’t afraid of the consequences
And, it doesn’t hide behind a veil of indifference
It only stays
-for a longer duration -
Longer still then a mere moment…………….
Copyright ©2008 Erika P.
Photo: Copyright ©2008 Erika P.
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La-Dee-Dah..
La-Dee-Doh..
I'm baking cookies
-I'm pouring tea
I'm careless
and my heart is free
I'm a child no more than the age of six
-counting dolls and pick-up sticks
I'm here and now
I'm smiling -see
My heart is far from being broken
And, everything is wheee..
Mother and Father are so proud now
For their daughter is all the rage/the wow.
And, I'm pretty
Look at my eyes
-they glow
I'm everything the world will ever want to know.
And, they'll all call me a beauty
and, they'll all smile at me
And, all the prospects of what I may turn out to be
And, I'll marry someone, a man someday
-Oh wow!..
And, I'll forget who I was/am, and the how...
Copyright ©2008 Erika P.
Note: I do not hate Men.. I am not bitter.. I don't believe in Marriage... Why spend a lifetime struggling to define yourself. Only to one day become someone or something else?
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