LOVE.
J.P.

Is there any true definition?

If it's so beautiful,

Why does it make wrong choices?

Why is it always faulting others

For a little mistake.

It feeds off the sound,

Of cold heartbreak.

"I love you" is just a phrase

With meaningful lies,

If love is so wonderful,

Why does it make us cry?

Long, painful death,

Is better than denial.

Somehow it just seems so much more pleasant.

Love. This is not just a word.

I need to know what it is.

There are too many definitions to it,

But.......what is it truly?

If someone can show me,

Or tell me that love isn't wrong,

That it's not a LIE!!!

That it's just several people that make it wrong.

That maybe, just maybe,

There is hope after all.

I'd really like to know.

LOVE.

What is it?

bathing naked behind the barn

crows snicker ~

bad knees

car won’t start

tiny dogs yap ~

I’m going to the Hebrides

wet grass

tickles the cat’s toes

fussy feet

flirting with

a tall woman ~

I stand up straighter

Donald P. Ladew

WILL Carry YOU

I look at you and I can tell

The sadness inside that you feel

It seems to grow much everyday

Why are you in such dismay?

Your smile is but a façade

Hiding those emotions inside

Smiles are but tears at night

What have you done to deserve such plight?

Poetry has come to an end

Those sweet words don’t seem to mend

With your tears and so much sadness

It’s just like walking into nothingness

Such journey is not easy

Roads are full of dust and very rocky

Your feet won’t last long and you could fall

To the depths of sorrow and you can’t crawl

But I will carry you!

Even if the road is muddy or dusty

Even if things around us go crazy

I’ll always be in your journey

So, please don’t cry… don’t be weary.

I will carry you!

Even if you’re 300 ­ pound heavier

Or even 200 times crazier

I won’t give up on you… you know that

I have faith in you… just like that.

BECAUSE

Somewhere

a butterfly kissed the air

A leaf fell from a tree

The sun shone on a raindrop

that fell into the sea

A ripple

A Chinese whisper

A kiss upon our soul

A touch without touching

So soft you'll never know

How much I loved you

 A Single Rose
Kathleen Akker

A rose for you and no other,

  because my feelings for you could never deny.

I wouldn't ever want another,

  and this is no lie.

There is love within,

  the petals shall embrace you.

Like the touch of a pin,

  thorns give needed protection, it's true.

There is so much to say of a flower,

  whose scent is quite grand.

You take hold of the power,

  in the palm of your hand.

This little plant is perfect,

  ina way that makes life worth it.

                               REACH

                          BY JENEE PURNELL

                       REACH FOR THE STARS

                       REACH FOR THE SEA

                       REACH FOR MY HEART

                       SEE IF YOU CAN SEE

                       MY HEART IS COLD

                       MY HEART IS BOLD  

                       MY HEART IS LIKE A POT

                       WITH OUT ANY GOLD

                       I TRY TO SPEAK

                       NO WORDS COME OUT

                       I CANT DO ANY THING

                       NOT EVEN SHOUT

                       CAN SOMEONE TELL ME

                       WHAT THIS IS ABOUT

                       WHY IS MY HEART...

                       FILLED WITH SO MUCH DOUBT.           

Little kids, they love to wiggle,

Little kids, they always giggle.

Little kids, they can fly a kite,

Little kids, you know they might.

Little kids they can smile for a while,

Little kids they could run for a mile.

But in your heart you'll always know,

Little kids, they always grow.

Perfect.

I close my eyes and see your face

looking  back at me,

I open them, expect you there,

but its darkness that i see.

I miss your arms around me,

i miss that morning smile,

 i wish that i could have you here

if only for a while.

I cannot sleep alone no more,

i stay up all the night,

hoping, wishing, dreaming,

that we will make this right.

I don’t belong here, all alone,

i belong right next to you,

to spend my life right by your side

would make all my dreams come true

i want to spend my nights with you,

just staring in your eyes,

i want to forget the pains we've shared,

the loss, the fights, the lies.

I want to start again with you,

and this time make it right

i want to be able to close my eyes

and actually sleep at night.

My biggest dream is to be your wife,

and to have our family,

to spend my last days here on earth,

with you right next to me...

he is the one i owe my life

when i cut my wrist with a knife

he is the one that i love

must of been sent from up above

as if a garden fairy he is the one i want to marry

he fights my fights that need to be fought

he dose not mind that i'm distraught

with a jaded heart and faded dreams

he makes me who i want to be

when i can not be found

he's always there to calm me down

with my broken wings he helps me fly

and makes sure i don't cry

he always there to pick me up

when i think my life is fucked

he dries my tears

and fights all my fears

i said he came from up above and he is the one i will ALWAYS love

love

 from peter mcgrath

dear farther up above

please protect the one i love

sealed with a smile

sealed with a kiss

i love the person because she reads this

if i die and go up above

i wait for you at the golden gates

but if you are not there by  judgment day

i know you gone the other way

but just to prove my love to you

i go through hell to be with you

Somehow I find

Myself in Love.

Its a feeling of.....

Something hard to explain,

but better than a rose.

Its something you don't have to gain.

The feeling of your toes,

In the cold river water

its hard to walk back

so you'll have to walk farther

and keep on the right track.

Falling in Love is not the hard part,

Its courage and commitment,

at every new start.

If You should Stumble if you should fall

there's always a new day,

for us all!

So never give up

'cause God has a plan

that will fill your cup

with overflowing love.

Never forget these words I say

but let them recite

in your life everyday. =D

Alone

sometimes i think what would happen if i was on my own

would i still have friends

or guardians

or would i be all alone

would i have a shelter

or would i have no place to call home

would i have clothes to cover my bare bones

or would i be naked in the dark real cold

would i meet up with drug dealers who call themselves friends

when i know they are really foes

selling drugs among, teenagers and kids

when they know their wrong

or is the poison from the drugs stayin' in their mind

like smoke stays in a bong

or are they blind

by terrorism and other crimes

that their singing to the wrong song

i don't know

the list continues on and on

and i don't know what would happen if i was on my own

that's a long list to

but i know one thing

i make my future how bout you

ill never be alone

peace

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BEAUTY TO ME, BLOSSOMING BEAUTY TO BE

Colin Davies

Living my life, I'd look back and see the path I've led.

Existing on an unseen plane, it hides the tears that I've cried.

While my journey pressed on, it brought with it a thickly falling cloud,

a fog disrupting the view that you, or even I could have hoped to gain.

Turn to the past and, like footsteps, my memories disappear,

turn forward and futures path failed to guide the way.

How is it then, that so many have conquered the fog?

Surely they can't have followed alone the path I've yet to tread.

Travelling this barren-winter world I live as only I can to survive,

clinging to independence for strength, and to dreams to remember the light.

The nights turned to day, and yet a lonely darkness remained,

a solitude within that had me praying for a sign to show me the way.

And then in an instance it came, overpowering the fog and shining through.

So far off at first, it seemed only a wishful illusion in a doubtful mind,

but with every step closer, I felt the warmth of trust return in my soul.

One small rose sprouting alive, filling my world with beauty and light.

As it grew I began to see the colours of spring return in my barren world,

the clouds began to clear and the rays of sun erased all sense of fear.

There had always been a destined path, fate leading myself to you.

There had always been a summer sun, it just hadn't risen till i found you.

And now every time I look in your eyes, I feel mesmerized with warmth.

I'm so thankful I have you in my life, I can't help but begin to grin.

So the next time you see a fog in your life, remember this one small truth,

"you will always be a beauty to me, and a blossoming beauty to be,

and whatever fog or fear may arise, you just have to turn your brown eyes to me."

                    If i

                Edward Turner

If i compare to the stars that shine as brightly as the night allows, or to a summer rain that gently touches ground. If i compare you to the morning dew on a newly bloomed rose, will you stay or will you go, my heart needs to know.

ALL I DID WAS CARE, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THERE

Love had infected my heart now dejected.Love is obscene,a horrible theme,highly flammable as benzene.Now my heart crushed has hit the dust and starts to rust as a gust thrusts it in to the air without a care as if nothing were there.Now all is gone,all hope is lost my heart has been ripped and far away tossed.The smell of love resembles that of exhaust,my heart cold as jack frost,finding a way to let it defrost.For now it sits with its shimmering gloss.Burned then Iced,sliced and diced,pray to the mighty lord of christ,keep me alive so I may strive for that which I thrive-drive a dagger through my heart,then slash right through and tear me apart.bleeding for you night and day while I look up to the stars and pray is the only way to be able ta say,one cliche,you made my day.I came back to let you know,got a thing for you and I cant let go.What I'd do for love,I'd try everything but I wont give up.Dont you see what you did ta me? you made me believe that we were meant ta be,now!

  you say you want ta be free,free of my debris left behind from my broken heart that was all your fault when u tore it apart.Eyes shut tight wishing tonight you dream silently of me,but that'll never be,cuz I can see that you don't love me.

I Can Only Dream 
by Carolina Francisco

He's got a wife and it's not me

He's got a life and it's not with me

I'm just a girl

My Jude I wish he could be

But I'm a decade late

Love hit me, along with those deep green eyes

But all I can do now is to cry

A couple of days were enough

Forgetting about him is what made it tough

Music, dance and smiles

Smiles that gave me hope, but meant nothing at all

I'm lonely on this

A secret which is hard to keep

I'm suffocated by my feelings

Dreaming about being saved by his kiss

It will grow again soon

Another season of expectations and disappointments

Yet waiting patiently

Drowning in tears

Drowning in love

Kissing is a habit

Sex is a game

Guys get all the pleasure

Girls get all the pain

The guy says I love you

You believe it's true

But then your tummy starts to swell,

He says "To Hell with you"

10 minutes of pleasure

9 months of pain

3 days in the hospital

A baby without a name

The baby is a bastard

The mother is a whore

This never would have happened

If the rubber wouldn't have torn

Pain and tears it all becomes real,

Seeing you hurts me,

Why must I feel,

I let down my guard,

And let you peek in,

My innocence entices you,

Where do you begin?

It happened so fast,

You become lost for words,

Its obvious now,

Your heart is still hers,

I'll love you twice for each and every day,

I hope some time soon,

For me you will feel that special way.

"Love Song"

See what you’ve done to me

Your love took all of my energy

Like a dream in the fantasy

I could see, your love in the galaxy

Don’t forget there’s nothing wrong

When I see you I feel so strong

Like a fish in the sea of love

I’m falling. Come and take my love

Don’t care about your love

I got it once, I need love

So another love, another place

Another random for the race

Just feel the love in this case

For starting the better race

Can you feel it? Here’s your face

It’s not enough, this is the case

I need you every night and day

I need you never run away

Every night and day

Never run away, never run away

I feel you deep inside

Feel the beat of my heart

Touch me babe, I’ve never been touched

I need you so much,

I’m dying for your love

Fighting for your love

See the stars are shining bright

We will never be apart

Take me to the high

I need blue sky

Heaven, heaven I’m coming

Feeling feeling like flying

I fall in love for the first time

Can’t you see, this is the sign

LOVE ME

So you say you love me with all of your heart and soul,

but whenever troubles arises you grow distant and cold.

So you say you love me until your dying day,

but when I need your love you turn and walk away.

So you say you love me each and every night,

but how quick you forget me when darkness turn into light.

So you say you love me, and all you have is mine.

Yet, walking and talking with me you don't have the time.

So you say you love me and I know you think its' true,

but why do you continue to do the things you do.

So you say you love me, and that you're not ashamed.

Yet, how is it seldom you mention my name.

So you say you love me and I love you too.

My hope is someday you will love like I love you..

                                    

WHAT I HAVE BECOME:

By: Bernadette

It was so cold that night you left me shattered and alone.

The night you took everything from me and left me gasping for air with my eyes so swollen I could barely see.

Alone in the cold it began to rain and as I sat shivering and in tears I knew I hated you.

You took everything I had left in my heart, everything in my soul and destroyed it with your words.

I didn’t know what to do, everything was so hazy and I was terrified of what was happening, it all seemed so surreal.

I hated you for not loving me and not respecting me even the slightest bit. I couldn’t understand how anyone, even you with your sadistic mocking, could be so cruel and why this was all happening to me. 

I wanted to run to you but my legs were frozen from the cold and from the tiny ounce of self-respect I had left. 

This cannot be who I have become. How did this happen? Where did I go?

I ran to you like I always do but you were passed out in a drunken haze. 

I hated myself even more for running to you, only to find you sound asleep while I was drowning in the rain and regret.

I had never felt so alone in my life. 

I have never not known what to do next, so I did what I always do and I crawled into the bed next to you.

Why do I keep doing this to myself?

No one has ever treated me this bad and if they tried, I walked away.

Why can’t I walk away from you and your abuse?

I know this is all wrong and I cannot find my way out.

I have cried to the lord so many times for help, a sign, a goddamn ray of light yet nothing.

I have never needed help so badly in my life.

What is to become of me next if I stay?

In Memory of Enrico 4/3/04

By Nicole Kleppinger

I will remember you always

The life that you gave to six little girls

The love that you poured onto 14 grandchildren

The way you accepted sons not born to you

I will remember a bristly face that brushed mine with a kiss on the cheek

I will cherish those pale blue eyes that often winked in a secret bond

I will remember your fire, your pride, your arrogance

Your way of putting family first and foremost

I will tell stories of my youth, and think of you

Of baseball games, and pinochle played with your brothers

Of ice cream, and lazy days taking a nap with my head on your lap

It was the best spot to be, we all wanted it

I will remember you always

The habit you had of calling all your girls “dad”

When you cried for all those memories you couldn’t grasp hold of

I wish I had listened more about horse racing

I wish I wrote down all the stories of your youth

Of your life

I wish my younger cousins could have known you like I have

But I’ll tell them, so they will know

I wish you could see me marry the man I love

(But I know you will, you’ll find a way to see it all!)

I wish I could feel even a fraction of the patriotism you felt

I wish my grandmother no more pain in losing you

But that’s too soon and too much to ask

I wish you peace…rest…and understanding of your life

I miss you Grandpop

And I will remember you always

Do you remember where the seagulls flew

It was only you and I who know

Nothing was more beautiful to see

than the seagulls flying, being free

It was our own very special place

When we were there the birds would chase

It was like a symbol of their knowing

that between you and I love was flowing

We would go there every night

Each time we would see such a marvelous sight

The birds would fly as if to say

Love has eventually come our way

But then one day you were not there

I went on my own - the sky was bare

The seagulls knew I was alone

and from that moment, they have never flown.

Allie Gilbert 

TORN

I close my eyes and you appear,

I long to hold you and have you near.

I never knew this is how I would feel,

As time goes on it seems so surreal.

I’ve asked myself “How can this be?”

To fall for a friend so dear to me.

I have no idea what I should do,

Should I keep quiet or should I tell you?

As I take a breath and close my eyes,

I only hope I can pull off this disguise.

For I am afraid of what you will say,

If I confessed my feelings to you today.

I feel as though there is no end,

But soon I hope my heart will mend.

For my dearest friend if you only knew,

Of these true feelings I have for you

To a kiss

Your music begins and my heart escapes,

Wanders to a dwelling it cannot see.

Fights for freedom, then submits and takes shape

Shaken by your touch, your smile, your beauty

Where does it go and where does it wander?

Of whom do you speak, why are you shaken?

The answers are clear, though you still ponder,

My heart turns to you, for it you have taken!

You arrived when I was lost and lonely

It was more than just a sign from above

I took a chance, and did so hopefully

You filled me with life, and more full of love

If ever you doubt my wild love, know this,

All that is true is revealed in my kiss

IN MY HEART YOU WILL STAY
charllena 

In my heart you will stay

 even though you are gone

I feel as if I am a stray

   I do pray

For you to come home

 we both done wrong

But need to be strong

 work hard to be one

  instead of apart

In my heart you will stay

 Til the last breath i take

  your my husband

 for which we both

   made mistakes

 Please come home

  and love me

In my heart you will stay

 for you loving me again

     is all I pray

Please come home to stay

Laugh

i was still in the stage of hope-

hope that you would come back-

hope that all you needed was time.

an emptiness surrounds my body and mind now-

the thought that i can never say i love you never hold you-disgusts me

i am nauseated at the thought that i can never stare into you eyes and find the world a more appealing place.

With a bitter shield on my heart and a smile painted on my face-i will look at the world hysterically and laugh-

laugh at the thought you weren't listening-laugh at the thought that you're gone

So i will sit and laugh at the fact that i love you

NEXT...

By Ingrid Miranda

Age 14

Before i long to hold you tight

couldn't wait until tomorrow

to see that smile on your face

couldn't wait for another day

to love you in every single way

Tonight will be the night

That i won't cry for you

Tomorrow will be the day

That i won't turn back

Next month i'll walk beside you

I'll forget i ever loved you

Next year I hope to love

someone new...

Before I couldn't live without you

and everything i did for you

was for nothing

cuz you turned to back to messaging we just couldn't be

when you called me on the phone

you left me all alone

Next year i hope to love again...

     

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Elizabeth Blowe

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 "ONE"

With our souls intertwined, many years have gone by

Our hearts are still one, but we parted good-bye

My Soul almost died, with no life in my heart

My breath all but gone from love torn apart.

Unconditional love is my gift just for you,

Our minds bodies and souls are of one not two

Our hearts have been pierced and our minds left numb

But the love in our souls are still joined, they are one

As you look at our son with pure love you will see

That our souls are just one but the lives are of three

Then glance at our daughter who we love and adore

And again you will see that our one soul is four

You will love other men, spend time, laugh and have fun

But the truth to the matter is our soul is still one

When I go to my grave on my deathbed is you

For the soul of us both is still one-not two

I am unsure of my survival the wound is too deep

it is too painful it is difficult to fall asleep

for my dreams alone bring nothing more

but memories of the love i had before

a love from which i can never part

her beautiful face i hold close to my heart

When most of my day seemed cold and dreary

my sweet love would be there to comfort me

When i was sad dropping tear after tear

she would smile from ear to ear and cause all worries to dissapear

One day i took advantage not caring if i was wrong

that's why i'm writing this sad sad poem

I miss her far more than i can explain

i try everyday to mask the hurt and pain

Yet no matter how hard i try

it leads me to think more

the more i think the more i cry

having thoughts of her that will never die

Because my dreams alone bring nothing more

but memories of the love i had before

A love from which i can never part

her beautiful face i hold close to my heart

Always very close to my heart 

Love At First Sight

Prakash Saurav

Whenever i look into your eyes,

My heartbeat rate increases twice,

Whenever it beats.. spell your name,

Your beautiful face is always in it's frame,

That's the way i want to feel,

To be with you on beautiful hill,

That's the reason for me to be alive,

To make love to you .. whole my life.

I WILL STILL LOVE YOU!

If it waznt for u dave

I still would be yours here.

If it waznt for ur laugh

I wouldn't give a glare.

I tried to keep it in

But i'm starting to let it flow.

I use to hold ur hand

But now i'm letting go.

I want to see my laughter

As it use to be before.

I want to see you smile

But not likely anymore.

I hope you can understand

The pain u put me through.

But now its time to let u know

I'm not interested in you.

I've been through alot

Every memory and though.

But you don't have to worry

There wont be a thing forgot.

I WILL LOVE YOU FOREVER

 I Am

   my love is not there anymore .It is shattered with tears that are painful to see. My anger grew fast from the moment you hurt me. These words that hurt me alot I started to cry,cry like a child with no home almost ready to die! I want you to know that I am not yours I was never meant to be yours. I am not worth your tears, I am not worth your love, I am worth nothing of you! I wish I never seen you because you always put a tear by tear in my eye. These tears are so hard to describe! Yes,yes,yes,yes its time to let go and say good-bye for this is our time.

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Elizabeth Green

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