Source There is nothing left Underneath the waves Hated by the icy depths Abandoned by my cave Disturbing where I long had slept In the unchanging seas Tears of tenderness I wept Solitude set me free As my body is enclosed By the liquid of my dreams I shed all my earthly clothes And to the wind I cling The horizon looms dark ahead And drowning in this dust I land upon your holy bed Entangled in your trust The gulls at night come storming high All gaping at my wound Echoes of my piercing cry Encompassed by this tomb Ravaging my life’s foundation While ensnaring my open core Take shelter in my own elation Whose only source is yours Top of Page [Love Poetry] Previous Poetry Index Next [Depression Poetry]

Reality: You Whispering so softly The things that I want to hear Funneling your falseness Deep inside my inner ear Telling me you love me When you don’t even know my name Why make yourself my enemy? What makes me play your game? Even though I leave you I do it with a heavy heart You stole my life's meaning And I begin with a new start But by forgetting you I lose a place with all my friends Friends that cling to you as well So I guess this is the end What's this name that I hear This voice ringing inside my head This unfaltering sense of comfort That comes from being dead I hate the way you make me feel But you pull me in deeper still Why do I surrender And break myself to fit your will Top of Page [Love Poetry] Previous Poetry Index Next [Depression Poetry]

Water Exhausted in the desert sun Gasping for a drink Echoes of my soul surround me Conclusion on the brink Wandering where the will winds take me Caring not if I returned Pondering why the heavens hate me Living only to be burned A faint whisper from far off lands Dying for a glance Peering within my soul's boundaries Forced to take a chance Set out from my lonely homeland Searching for a better place Bringing change with my own hands Fighting, face to face Walking from my forlorn lands Marching where the winds once played Relaxing in the pleasant sands Cooling in the shade But is my refuge an illusion? Fearing later days Time's passage is but a delusion Yet blinded by the haze My arrival here is comforting Frightened to open wide Feeling love's cool mists around me Won't let it inside Locking tight my inner chamber Let the slightest moisture in Fearing water's passionate danger That washed away so many men Calm rains soothe my battle scars Secret showers in the night Removing all the pain within me Seems senseless to fight Quell the hunger of my soul's yearning For once in my life, flying free The tides of my life quickly turning Happier than man should be As the trickles turn to drenchings They've already quenched my thirst Massive puddles continue forming In time my soul might burst Have been inflated with this liquid My soul's weight is growing sore It seems that the affectionate waters Will keep flowing ever more As the rains continue falling Overpopulated by my bliss Within the chasms of my soul I never wanted this The pools begin to crystallize And bubbles turn to stone An icy chill spreads far and wide Freezing my very bone As the evil frost increases Shooting through my twisted spine A painful crack begins to follow And within a second's time My blissful happiness has given Nothing to my life but pain While I lie wounded, melting The waters move to strike again Top of Page [Love Poetry] Previous Poetry Index Next [Depression Poetry]

Our Butterflies Marching in like a victor Ushering in new life Bringing euphoria to the valley Shining, strong and bright Blossoms opening anew Bathed in the springtime light Grasses spreading like wildfire Our butterflies took flight The days grow long and ever weary Lost much of their springtime thrill The groves in bloom and blossom But the winds are growing still Springtime sweetness in the air Lingers on its tongue until Autumn rears it ugly head And breathes its icy chill Lonely nights grow forever old The valley floor a scurry Winter parades far in the horizon Preparing her frozen fury And our butterflies seek refuge From the evil snowflake's flurry For once they had discovered life It left them in a hurry Top of Page [Love Poetry] Previous Poetry Index Next [Depression Poetry]

Confession We could have moved mountains, Could have parted the seas. But instead we moved nowhere And then you parted with me. I was afraid to open my head And let you see inside Because I was overly frightened Of what you might find. I knew not how you would react, To what I carried with me. So I closed all my doors And made up what you see. I was never happy, Though I laughed all the time. And the smile on my face Masked what was inside my mind. I was determined to be normal, A thing which I now know is real. But I had to open up And let the world see how I feel. Now I am a carefree floating spirit, With no connection to the world, Except for the string that I hold Which leads straight to the heart Of a wonderful girl. Top of Page [Love Poetry] Previous Poetry Index Next [Depression Poetry]

Times Times when you made me run away, Times when you made me cry. Times when you made me hurt inside, Times when I felt like I could die. Times when I crawled away to hide, Times when I wasn't good enough, no matter how hard I tried. Times when you made me laugh for hours, Times when you made me feel a king. Times when you made me sing, Times when I could do anything. Times when I rode upon an angel's wing, Times when I flew in the clouds, with my perfect little queen. Top of Page [Love Poetry] Previous Poetry Index Next [Depression Poetry]

The Ship From the moment I more than saw you, When I felt you deep inside, Right then I knew I loved you, And even though I try to hide, My true self will emerge one day, This emotion cannot be bound. So today I think I'll find you And my salvation will be found. And I will ride it like a wave, Though at first it might be slow, But as the waters ever build I believe that you will know The extent of my obsession, How deep your waters run, You provide me with direction, And you lead me to the sun. So as I drift away from land tonight, I am as happy as can be, For although I know not where I am headed, I know that I am in the sea. But when I feel like I am drowning, When, without you, all is lost, You set sail for the shore, And leave me to be tossed. When I think that I have found you, When I feel you in my arms, You show me it was just a game, Leave nothing in your wake but harm. Yet I remain to brave the storm, Keeping you always in my sight, And I keep hoping that someday This darkness will turn to light. Top of Page [Love Poetry] Previous Poetry Index Next [Depression Poetry]

Forget About You Forget about you Forget about all the hell you put me through Forget about the things I made myself do Forget about the person I never really knew The person that lied and cheated me The person that I couldn't clearly see The person that made me be what I'd never be The person that kept me from being free For some reason I thought you were great For some reason I caught hold of your bait For some reason you were why I stayed up late For some reason you are the cause of my bitter hate Because really, you are nothing And yet you made me believe in something But that something was an empty being An empty being that captured my heart Top of Page [Love Poetry] Previous Poetry Index Next [Depression Poetry]

Flames I saw you, and sparks flew, And your fire, it roared. But I did not notice For I was still warm. And its heat I ignored. But it happened one day, that blue sky turned gray, And the rain, it nearly swept me away. So when even darker days came, I was killed by the pain, For I had almost completely forgotten your name. So I tended the flame, And the flame grew to a fire. But I had turned flame into funeral pyre. For you had moved on Left me with only desire. Now I watch over your candle, Which had once been a blaze. I have so many flickers started in so many ways But while others flare up and then fade away, Your light shall burn for the rest of my days. Top of Page [Love Poetry] Previous Poetry Index Next [Depression Poetry]

The Moon The glowing moon streaking across the midnight sky, But is he dancing among the stars? Ever forced to travel the same trek, Hopelessly attached to the object of his desire. Allowed only to observe the life he yearns for, It`s the same tale with every passing night. He looks on with wonder, But keeps his distance from the sight. As he makes his rounds each nightfall, He sees the place he wants to be. But deep inside his heart he knows He matters not, except to move the seas. For he changes their direction, And he sends them on their course. But the waters are unloving, He soon tires of his useless force. He too is destined to never change, To never play among the stars. He is forced to live in isolation, And to travel in the shadow of great Mars. And yet he shines with pride, Despite the pockets on his face. But he produces not his illumination, Hurrying to continue with his race. Because he is fighting against time, Struggling against his imperfections, And at daybreak he is made to realize His light was but a mere reflection. Top of Page [Love Poetry] Previous Poetry Index Next [Depression Poetry]

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