Standing Bare

Do you have it? She asked him, 

as she lay in his arms

hoping she'd find it

as she tended her scars

She'd given her all 

and was left standing bare

she looked at him pleadingly, 

but it wasn't there

Do you have it? She asked them

as she stood on the stage

hoping she'd find it

looking out from her cage

She'd given her all

and was left standing bare

she looked at them pleadingly

but it wasn't there

Do you have it? She asked it

as she built up her home

hoping she'd find it

with all that space there to roam

She'd given her all

and was left standing bare

she looked around pleadingly

but it wasn't there

Do you have it? She asked them

to her children, each one

knowing she'd find it

They're the best thing she's done

She's given her all

since the day of her birth

She finally found it, 

Her Value, her worth. 

Timeline

Frustrated

Aggravated

Irritated

Depreciated 

Hated

Segregated

Devastated

Complicated

Educated

Medicated

Alleviated

Tempo

She can feel her tempo, slowing down

the rhythms of her rage, decreasing

the medicinal deliverer distributes throughout..

her anxiety, like her cause, is ceasing. 

That which comes on like an unexpected storm

and feels as comfortable as an old friend

has a poisonous bite, like a venomous snake

and urges her to fight, and defend

The poison spreads out to anyone around

Those she touches with mouth or with eyes

She squirms beneath the suffocating grip

But can't escape no matter how hard she tries

She can feel her tempo, slowing down

the rhythms of her rage, decreasing

the medicinal deliverer distributes throughout..

her anxiety, like her cause, is ceasing. 

Time

I turned around, and time was cruel

He snuck up in the night

He robbed me of my little boy

and with his youth, He took flight

He stole the days of easy love

days of staring into his eyes

He stole the days of needing me

of wanting me when he cries

He left a feeling strange and new

a place we've never been

I keep searching, hunting for that time

to see my little boy again

Vacation

Watch-less wrists, time does betray

                                                                    Intoxicating waves wash our cares away

A lyrical breeze dances all around

Playing it's melody, without a sound

Inspiration

I've lost all forms of inspiration

I'm in desperate need of a vacation

A break from all the tasks at hand

to hear the ocean and feel the sand

I need the waves to be my muse

a painted sky in different hues

To feel the sand between my toes

let the smell of salt tickle my nose

Soft caresses by the breeze

Gazing across the open seas

It's hard to fight this strong temptation

to go and find my inspiration

My Love For You

My love for you drains me

pains me

chains me

My love for you molds you

scolds you

holds you

My love for you ages me

rages me

engages me

My love for you finds you

binds you

reminds you

My love for you brightens me

enlightens me

frightens me

My love for you grows you

knows you

chose you