You see now. I didn’t know it would be like this. Who in their right mind would have ever taken it on had they known? I didn’t know the thing would follow me here. I thought I was safe from its nose, always sniffing the wind and watching for movement, any movement. I hid in [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Sorrow’
You See Now…
Posted in Fiction, Musings, tagged addiction, Beauty, betrayal, Broken Spirit, Darkness, fear, heartache, heartbreak, Hope, Horror, Love, Passion, Personal Journey, predator, redemption, Secrets, shadows, Sorrow, terror, Waiting on May 16, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Jess
Posted in Musings, Prose, tagged addiction, Beauty, Broken Spirit, Darkness, Death, Dope, forgiveness, heartache, heartbreak, Hope, Loss, Love, memories, Peace, Sorrow on October 21, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Jess? I found some pictures. Pictures of you. Not the you I once knew. Gone now, the mass of black curls. Gone, the sharp cheekbones women whispered about, the slanted green eyes that pierced so much they frightened people. Gone now the tiny frame of muscle that had lifted me high and twirled with [...]
Not Your Baby
Posted in Poetry, tagged Broken Spirit, Death, Endings, Finality, heartache, heartbreak, Innocense, Loneliness, Longing, Loss, Love, poems, Poetry, Sadness, Sorrow on October 20, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I’m okay I’ve never been helpless I’m not the baby Anymore Don’t worry I don’t need saved I’ve made it this far On my own I’m all right I never asked for Not your baby All alone Don’t worry I’m okay I was your baby Not anymore
Mess of Dreams
Posted in Poetry, tagged addiction, Age, Beauty, Broken Spirit, Darkness, Dope, dreams, heartache, heartbreak, Hope, Loneliness, Love, memories, memory, Mirror, Personal Journey, Pictures, Poem, poems, Poetry, redemption, Reflection, Solace, Sorrow, Soul, Youth on October 17, 2009 | 7 Comments »
I stumbled onto you A picture, no less In fact there were three Grinning in one Head thrown back Softness apparent New to me Black shades the next Guitar aimed Like an arrow At her heart But the last The soul heavy tired eyes I remember these Even now So old [...]
On the Inside
Posted in Poetry, tagged addiction, Choices, heartache, heartbreak, Intuition, lies, Loss, Love, Personal Journey, poems, Poetry, Reflection, Secrets, Sorrow on September 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I saw you on the inside From where I used to live I saw you where you hide From my perfect fit I saw the secrets in your heart The ones you’re loath to show I always saw most everything You didn’t let me know I kept the faith we both did pledge I [...]
In Your Hands
Posted in Lyrics, Poetry, tagged Acceptance, betrayal, Broken Promises, confidant, confidante, Conscience, Endings, Epilogue, Grief, heartache, heartbreak, Irreplaceable, Journal, Letting Go, Loss, Love, perception, Personal Journey, poems, Poetry, Privacy, Secrets, So Long, Sorrow, Soul, Strings, Trust, Words, Writing on August 13, 2009 | 6 Comments »
[So Long; Epilogue] You’re studying Matching words and dates Looking for a way To make it all make sense You’re combing Catching links and cues Chasing after trails That lead me back to you That’s my book In your hands That’s the story You can’t understand That’s my book On your shelf [...]
Ruby Mountains
Posted in Lyrics, Poetry, tagged Beauty, Broken Spirit, Endings, forgiveness, Grief, heartache, heartbreak, Hope, Journey, Loss, Love, memories, Mountain Songs, Mountains, Personal Journey, poems, Poetry, Ruby Mountains, Secrecy, Secrets, Sorrow, Soul Searching, Winter on August 2, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Ruby Mountains Snowy Mountains Lay your mantle on my back When I’m leaving Yes I’m leaving Will you point me down the path Ruby hold me Tell me your sorrows Drop your tears along the road When I’m leaving And I’m leaving Light a candle for us both Ruby Mountain Ruby Snow Keep [...]
Goodbye, Faithful Friend
Posted in Prose, tagged Burial, Endings, Faithful Friend, Friends, Goodbyes, Grief, heartache, heartbreak, Loss, Loss of a Pet, Love, Pets, Solace, Sorrow on July 26, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Goodbye, Faithful Friend. You had the heart of a lion. We laid you to rest today, far from the risk of being disturbed. Up on the creek, overlooking the meadow. I held you, like a child, though you were but a cat. Your silvery gray fur like baby hair, wrapped in a shawl. Your shrouded [...]
Dirge
Posted in Poetry, tagged Alone, Broken Spirit, Darkness, Dirge, Dirige, Forgotten, Forlorn, Forsaken, Grief, heartache, heartbreak, Homeless, Keen, Lament, Lamentation, Lonely, Longing, Loss, Lost, Love, Mourning, poems, Poetry, Requiem, Sadness, Sorrow, Ssly, Thoughts, truth on May 31, 2009 | 5 Comments »
He was a sad and mournful song A lonesome whispered lilt The mountains Streets Bereft Haunted Carried on He was a solitary sound A single keening note Through walls And hallways Wearing down With pure and Plaintive soul He was a sad and mournful song A sorrow filled refrain No country Home Forlorn [...]
Tough
Posted in Musings, Prose, tagged Broken, broken heart, Broken Spirit, Compassion, Courage, Darkness, Despair, Determination, Empathy, Encouragement, Friendship, Grief, healing, heartache, heartbreak, Hope, Loss, Love, Loyalty, pain, Personal, Personal Journey, Reflection, Sorrow, Strangers, Thoughts, Tough Love, truth, Will To Live on May 21, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Tough Love. I know what it means. I know how it feels. I know sometimes you have to care enough to give it. But it’s tough, tough love. And it hurts too. What kind of friend am I? Am I the kind of friend who stands by, longing for you to find your way, wanting [...]