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For Every...

For every sunset, there is a sunrise;
For every sorrow, a joy;
Anywhere true love is, it is
Such that nothing can destroy.

For every frown, there is a smile;
For every tear, a kiss;
Every time that I am with you
It’s a taste of eternal bliss.

For every hurt, there is a comfort;
For everything torn down, something built up;
I am so complete when I'm with you;
You overfill my cup.

I want to wake to you in the morning,
Before the worries of the day wrinkle your face.
I want to fall asleep with you at night,
When all the day’s cares are put in their place.

For every yesterday, there is a tomorrow;
And I cherish all our tomorrows together.
All our sorrows, joys, triumphs, fears,
We'll share with each other . . . forever.
 

Inner Turmoil

Locked up, yet free,
Whole, yet in millions of pieces.
Heart and mind racing in two totally different directions
Neither having a clue as to what’s going on.

Inside, terrified; outside, composed;
Trying to keep my emotions from ruining my life.
If you disregard them, they don’t exist;
Too bad we’re not all Mr. Spock.

Because no matter what I say, you won’t be back;
No matter how hard I try, I’ll still wake up alone.
The thought of you both excites and terrifies me,
Leaving me in a maelstrom of anxiety.

I suppose that someday things will be better.
Eventually I’ll get over it...you...whatever....
As for now, look at me, the world’s best liar,
Scamming everyone as to who I am...
     ...What I am inside.

(These two poems have been published by the International Library of Poetry as compliations; the individual copyrights belong to me...ain't that speeeecial?)

It’s been a while

It’s been a while since I thought of you
Reminisced of your body next to mine
Remembered the scent of your hair
And the small cooing of your contentment

All of a sudden, your memory hits me like a bolt of lightening
Shattering what little emotional protection I’d built to forget you
Words, pictures, symbols, don’t know what it was
You caught me by surprise

And the thought of you makes me so lonely
I feel so left out, so alone in this world
Searching for the peace that I felt wrapped in your arms
And finding nothing but the vacuum of empty space

The emptiness inside me is larger than the universe
The vortex that is my soul is crying for fulfillment of some kind
Physical doesn’t last long, emotional is too hard-fought
What am I missing? where am I going wrong?

Reminders of you wrack my mind now that my guard is down
I can’t stop them, can’t block them, can’t channel them
All I can do is remember with tears in my eyes and aching in my heart
About what was, what isn’t now, and what never will be again.

Smile

“Smile and the world smiles with you”
That’s what they all say
But I enjoy that special smile of yours
The one that you save only for me

A thousand words are in your smile
A thousand and one ideas and pictures are there too
Hidden somewhere in those images and thoughts
I see your love for me shine through and through

Each ray of light that comes from your mouth when you smile
Contains transcendental powers
Brightening not only the room but also the dark spots on my soul
And dispelling my fears, my doubts, my qualms

When I kiss your lips
And your smile comes through
My mind maps your smile
No matter where I am now, I can still remember it

But how long will your smiles last?
Will you always cast that ray of Heaven in my direction?
Or will you trade it for another face?
One with more disappointment and sorrow? Rejection and hatred?

May I live a thousand years
And never see that face
May I continue to bask in the warmth of your smile
And may I never forget the radiance of your face and the beauty of your smile.

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