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| Are you strong enough to bleed ... and love
Posted: 3/30/2009 7:16:08 AM | I dreamed of you today
Buried in work I fell asleep in my chair
And dreamt that you came and knelt beside me
You took my hand to your lips
And lightly kissed it
I leaned forward
And felt your whiskers and warm cheek on my face
I opened my eyes
But you were gone
It was only a dream
It was all just a dream | |
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| Are you strong enough to bleed ... and love
Posted: 3/31/2009 6:56:50 AM | Thanks for dropping by and sharing your words Christian_gal. I hope that you'll feel free to visit again.
I never did want to be a poet
I hated poetry but loved to rhyme
But to be a poet
I'd waste my time
I don't care about rules
Or regulations
Meter and structure
Brings not elation
Celebrate I state
Let free verse roll
Imagination
With no control
See I just can't stop
Even when I don't wanna rhyme
Maybe I'll try free verse again
Some other time
Poetry
What really makes a poet
Is it his skills
Or just her words
Look a verse that doesn't rhyme
A haiku, a sonnet
My granny wore a bonnet
In the fields where the sun shone bright
There she worked from day to night
And a different rhyming scheme oh no
Shows my incompetence and lack of flow
And that is why the facts do show
I'll never be a poet and this I know | |
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| Are you strong enough to bleed ... and love
Posted: 4/1/2009 5:00:27 AM | I guess I got the news today
The news I didn't want to hear
The news that I had been forgotten
The news I knew one day that I would fear
It made the front page in bold print
The headline of the day
Everyone laughed at my heartbreak
As I was left confused and in dismay
I guess I got the news today
I must've been the last to read the print
For it had traveled the world wide
Before to my heart that it was sent
Now the ink within my heart is permanent
A recurring echo of raven and Poe
She says exactly how much she loves me
As nevermore is the only word she knows | |
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| Are you strong enough to bleed ... and love
Posted: 4/4/2009 11:06:19 AM | "Beyond Time"
The wounds of yesterday wear heavily on this embattled heart today
So much I have given that I am tired
That I am tired of the hurt and the disappointment of broken promises
And the doubt that I am feeling inside about the sincerity of others
Whatever I do, I do it with all of my heart
And I can't fake anything
Never have and never will
I just can't
And the passion I feel within propels
Beyond what most could comprehend
Because when I give it my all
I give my all
My everything
And do not leave anything behind
Or withheld
And today, there is an awkwardness I feel inside
Like the tides being out of rhythm
An ever so slight discoloration so deep within a diamond
That it can not be viewed by the naked eye
But within the microscope, it resides
As I reflect, shamefully I must admit the truth
I feel anger today and that is so unlike me
I feel disrespected and unappreciated
It is a little bit hard to smile though I try
I think the only thing I can compare my feelings to
I was about twenty and so very deeply in love
Of course it was with someone that didn't feel the same
But we were best friends or so I thought
And she asked questions that I would have answered anyways
But she swore that she would never repeat what I said
And I trusted her
With heart
With soul
With all that I am
And she betrayed my friendship
She hurt me
So deeply
For I would have taken her secrets to the grave with me
That's who I am
I would have died rather than betray her
I guess my naivete shines brightly through my words
Or is it my immaturity
But when I love
I love to depths that very few could ever knew
And when I hurt
I hurt the same in which I love
I am too dumb to not know limits
I honestly wish to God that I could control how deeply I could care about
And love people
Because there are not many that could ever know the elation or the hurt that I have felt
In my life
And she hurt me
Even to this day that is probably the most hurt that I have ever been
For she was the very first that had broken my heart
No, it wasn't because she didn't love me in return the way that I loved her
She broke my heart by not keeping her word
And my very heart rose and fell by the things that she said
So cheers to you Penny
Maybe I am being vengeful by saying this
Maybe at this moment I really don't care
But I did have a revelation as I was typing this
For Penny is what your friendship was worth
And maybe even less than that
Obviously mine was worth even less than that to you
Second running today in the most hurt I have ever been
Belongs to you Dawn
It wasn't the fact that I made marshmallow crispy treats just for you
I also made a cake for my friend Tracy because she made a cake for me first
See I'm cool like that
Yes, these hands did both things because I cared
And Dawn, it wasn't that I spent probably twenty hours over a three day period
Looking for a fuchsia colored sweater just for you because that was your favorite color
Nor was it the dozen of roses
Nor the poem that I had written just for you
Nor was it the card that I had bought
It wasn't that you said you had me a Christmas present that you said I would love
And I believed you and tried to do the same in return for you
For I remembered what were the things that you liked
And it wasn't even the fact that you wanted to meet and exchange Christmas gifts
And have breakfast together and then totally blew me off
Yes, those things did hurt as I didn't have much time to do them while working twelve hour shifts
And yes I did them all within a three day period of time
What truly hurt most of all was that I had been there for you
Each and every time that you needed me
And listened to every word that you had to say
And never judged you at all
But only listened and accepted you for you
What truly hurt the most of all
Was when you said that you didn't feel that you could have told me about the new guy
All that I ever tried to be to you was your best friend
And even you said that I was
And for you to say that you didn't feel as though you could tell me that hurt
Because you questioned my friendship and the level to which I could care and understand
You doubted me when I gave you no reason
And that hurt
It truly did hurt
And you know after looking back at the way that I have cared for and about people
Perhaps now I don't feel so bad right now
In fact, I am feeling pretty good
For a lesson that my ex wife didn't learn until now that it is too late
I can honestly say this and know that it is true
And that any woman would be damn lucky to not just have my love
But to just have me in her life as a friend
Because as a friend, you could never find any better than me | |
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| Are you strong enough to bleed ... and love
Posted: 4/5/2009 4:19:04 AM | 7423
Embers over the Moon
04 April 2009
The light of a heart,
a fire endorsed
In a flame of furry,
frustration over that of change
No wishing, but knowing the past was a future,
yesterday a child, motherhood to embrace
This day of departure, yet
with embers to rename
But that of virtue, children in parental trail,
either without love, but with love
The desert a quiet moment,
all one heart, before bitterness settled in
Did they forget to love, or was sorrow made,
because once there was a unity when told
Once the sun was a shadow,
an eclipse of the moon
© 1995-2009 Christopher W Herbert
(a New Zealand Poet)
All Rights Reserved
a poet who cares | |
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| Are you strong enough to bleed ... and love
Posted: 4/6/2009 11:44:36 AM | Thanks Christopher for dropping by and sharing your poem. It was enjoyable to read. I hope you'll feel welcomed back again.
I'm truthfully and honestly am amazed
When I talk to you
When I speak of you
How quickly it comes straight from my heart
No matter what it is
It comes straight from my heart
Could I love you more than I do?
I would say at the moment when asked no, it isn't possible
Only when the second hand ticks again am I proven wrong once more | |
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| Are you strong enough to bleed ... and love
Posted: 4/9/2009 5:53:04 PM | One by one a line of six slid down the rusted steel
Landing in the soft dirt at the bottom
Sounds of laughter filled the air
As smiles flashed across excited faces
The weather was almost perfect
No, the weather was perfect
Sunny and bright
With warm soft, gentle breezes
From a distant park bench I watched my son
Reminiscing words once spoken | |
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| Are you strong enough to bleed ... and love
Posted: 4/10/2009 5:06:06 PM | Wings of hope flow through your words
Uplifting with the gentlest of breeze
Onward to the heavens gliding on clouds
With the softness of an angel's touch
Cherubs with harps playing so soft
Hypnotizing to all except your eyes
I try not to look but resistance is little
I try not to stare but temptations too much
Into the eyes of tomorrow I seek
To lift me beyond what I have seen
Tomorrow's hope is tonight's dream
Listening to angels singing to me | |
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| Are you strong enough to bleed ... and love
Posted: 4/11/2009 4:47:14 PM |  J.D. my friend~ wishing you and little guy a Happy Easter Weekend~ hug:
~Purpose of Love~
Emotional attachment
to something other than..
ourselves
Deepest involvement
within the heart
Heartstrings are pulled
in every direction
We sometimes feel like
mind is dissected
We wander to places
we never expected!
Translucent souls
so deeply affected
Love is a symbol
more of a hope
Until we find her
We endlessly
mope~!
hugs sweets~ Happy Bunnies and Easter to you and wittle guy~ hugs jules :) | |
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| Are you strong enough to bleed ... and love
Posted: 4/11/2009 5:42:54 PM | hummingbirddancing ... From the bottom of my heart, thank you so very much for remembering me this Easter. You have no idea how much it means to me that someone remembered me. Thanks a lot ... sincerely ... thanks a lot. I hope that your Easter is filled with happiness and that your heart can fully appreciate the magic that is Easter ... isn't it another great day to be alive ... even more so that the purest gift of unconditional love is celebrated at this time. Take care, my friend. Take care and may God bless you. JD Oh yeah, hummingbird, my goodness, my son has grown so very much. He just turned seven and is 55 and a half inches tall and weighs 68 pounds ... and is so irresistibly cute. LOL LOL I hope you feel welcomed to drop by again.
Walk quickly into your rising sun
A brand new day is born
Walk freshly on your brand new soul
Where the heart is new not worn
Walk seeping radiance of the sun
Smile a smile unknown
Walk quickly from yesterday's dreams
Bask gleefully in the new dawn shown | |
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| Are you strong enough to bleed ... and love
Posted: 4/11/2009 5:58:56 PM |  Sweet friends are never far from my mind! Especially on Holidays my dear friend! Your little man is growing up fast! Enjoy every minute, they so quickly pass!
Life is a river
flowing so smooth
Life throws us waves
we struggle
we move
Enjoy the goodness
for it is in everyday
Never regret...
He meant it this way!
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| Are you strong enough to bleed ... and love
Posted: 4/13/2009 11:00:29 AM | Thanks hummingbird for dropping by and sharing your thoughts and words ... and for your kindness.
"Freedom ...lost"
Do you ever think
I mean really think
Really, really, really think
Beyond today
Beyond the ramifications for the events that happen
Beyond the tragedies
What do you see
What do you see when you look into the future
To what the state of the world will be
Beyond what the state of the world will brine
The technology
The government
Beyond the agendas for self-servement
For self-indulgences
Beyond the need to feed the egos
Beyond what the certain few deems correct for all
Regardless whether it truly does help any more than just a few
Have you ever thought about technology
And what the future may hold or possess
Take a look for a minute and use your most expansive imagination and envision the
realistic possibilities of how the world may be
Imagine a car equipped with a chip that every time that you break a traffic law
You automatically receive an automated ticket
Think it is so far-fetched
Did you know that all cars that are produced today contain a recording device
That constantly monitors speed and other information
That can and IS used in the event of a fatal accident to determine what happened
In a few states, there are idea being suggested that computer chips be installed into cars to determine the mileage driven within a states borders
How long do you think that some politician will have the bright idea that for the safety of
Citizens that chips need to be installed that automatically report dangerous driver and driving to state authorities
Now imagine a state, or even a government. thirsting for more revenue might take it upon itself to implement a law that does have computer chips that monitor for bad driving and breaking of the laws and reports such violations for penalty
It isn't that far fetched of an idea ... or a possibility
Imagine if some politician decides that it is in every persons best interest if a tracking chip
Is implanted into each newborn or even existing citizen just as a precaution if someone is missing that they could use it to track their locations and thusfore be used to save them or locate them or if a chip was to be implanted containing name and place of residence
Does that sound ridiculous
Did you know that some animals today are already having those chips inserted into them
And really what is kinda disturbing ... the advancement of DNA
Being able to determine someone's heritage and ancestry by their DNA
It isn't very difficult to crate a family tree
The possibility since both parents DNA can be established
How long will it be that family trees are tracked to determine ancestries and the advancement of DNA gets to the point that exact DNA can be replicated and used at "crime scenes" to determine the culprit even if the person was "set up" and is really innocent
How about thought reading scanning devices .. they are working on those to
Possibly for legal purposes
Seriously, they are trying to create a device that looks for brain activity when asked a question to try to evoke a responses to determine whether a person has any knowledge of a crime or whether they did or didn't do the act their self
Did you know that a persons birth certificate is sold as a bond on the stock exchange ... this is gathered from information that I have read about on the web
Technology is wonderful and can make life more convenient
But it has the possibility to be used to be used for power and personal gain
How longdo you think that it will be before someone decides to use it to better themselves
Now, that is a scary thought | |
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| Are you strong enough to bleed ... and love
Posted: 4/15/2009 1:52:33 PM | Through the good and through the bad
Through the times that were so sad
Through the laughter and through the pain
The best of friends we still remain
Through the trials and tribulations
Through the events of life sensations
Through it all, there you stand
With a smile and helping hand
I make a pledge these words so true
Always love I'll have for you
From my heart and from my soul
Love is something I can't control
Trust in me you have a friend
Unconditional and no pretend
If you should break I'm here to hold
Walk by your side as life unfolds
Been friends too long to play a game
You're always in my heart I say without shame
So know you are loved each and every day
And your best friend is only a call away
Love you my bestest friend
Long after my time on Earth does end
Not even forever can begin to say
How much I love you and the different ways | |
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| Are you strong enough to bleed ... and love
Posted: 4/16/2009 11:15:55 AM | There were tears in my eyes
And the widest smile that I had ever smiled in my life
My heart filled with such passion and excitement
Each sense augmented
The world shrank only to the delivery room
And focused only on my son
I was absolutely infatuated, entranced, so in-love
And all that I could say over and over again
That's my boy!!!!!!, That's my boy!!!!!, That's my boy!!!!!
To each and every person in that room
A love exploded outwardly that I had never felt before and emotion echoed throughout the room
Throughout my heart
An abundance of emotion that nothing could ever measure
All the goodness of the universe was alive in the room and in my heart
And the excitement had drunken me stripping me of rationale
Taking me back to the most primitive and natural core of pure human emotion
Yes, there was so much emotion in that room and in my heart and soul
That, too, is what my heart feels for you | |
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| Are you strong enough to bleed ... and love
Posted: 4/18/2009 9:51:45 PM | The temperature of the night is still warm
And under the bright illumination of the moon are two silhouettes
A man and a woman
Holding his hand, she looks downward glancing upward occasionally to meet his eyes
His eyes are focused on his prize
Intensely glaring with passion for her
She smiles a coy smile as in her mind she thinks of him
The true love of her life
The one that her heart aches for
The one that she truly misses
As he moves in to kiss her
She sees her true love's face, takes a deep breath
And with sadness inside her heart, she returns his kiss
It isn't the same as the kiss that she longs for
And he kisses blindly thinking it is him the one that she truly loves | |
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| Are you strong enough to bleed ... and love
Posted: 4/20/2009 1:28:30 PM | Not even the rain will bring me down
Maybe the squirrels may hide inside their nests
But mud on the slide means nothing to me
The rabbits may rest motionless hiding in fear
And the birds may roost on the telephone lines
But sticky sand will not prevent me from a smile
As I listen to the questions on a seven year old's mind
Dark clouds might hamper the sunlight from above
But the laughter of my son can brighten any day
And when he tells other people that I am his hero and the best dad in the world
It is then that I am far richer than all others combined | |
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| Are you strong enough to bleed ... and love
Posted: 4/22/2009 2:09:44 AM | At times like this. I am never sure what I am reading. And I do not mean that in a bad way. When I did enjoy my cruise down the page. And reading the contributions of the visitors here.
Then comes the J.D factor. If only because I am not sure at times, if that is up or down. Then again I am not going to lower that standard. Because expression is what we do. On good days, sad days and other days. So here I am today to just keep in touch
You may understand why I picked this to share. Although the spelling is 'just different' (or not the same, if you understood )
7454
Ballad of Lindsey
16 April 2009
The beauty of a cowgirl in her boots,
a woman of heart, music and flutes
A guitar in hand, soft to strum,
music in rhythm, and happiness to come
Yesterday and tomorrow,
the sky and the moon
Sweet melodies,
breathing from the sky
If only, and only if,
age and time had another name
Ten thousand miles, or eight thousand if you count,
a heartbeat, the beat of a heart, amazing to procure
One more word, and a day,
such is a lifetime
Counting the steps, dancing to a dream,
as if rationed, because held so far away
© 1995-2009 Christopher W Herbert
(a New Zealand Poet)
All Rights Reserved
a poet who cares | |
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| Are you strong enough to bleed ... and love
Posted: 4/22/2009 3:53:41 PM | Christopher ... Thanks for dropping by and sharing your comments and your poem, which was enjoyable to read. Your words did bring thought, and even some confirmation to things that have been on my mind. Definitely no offense taken by anything you said ... I actually do appreciate others being honest with me. I hope that you'll feel welcomed back again.
"Prodigal me"
Away I ran, reluctantly and with heavy heart
To find a place of resurrection
A sanctuary in which to withdraw
A place of solitude to listen to the echoes from within
A place to bring to surface the pain that was hidden behind the smile
Beneath the skin
An attempt to mend the truth within my heart
How could I show you my weakness
My vulnerability
My destitution
My despair
How is it possible to love so deeply
And then to try to cover the long path left behind
I wander could you not know
Could you see behind the facade
Behind the farce
The guise
How could I pretend to hide what all others knew
How could I allow my sincerity to be questioned
As my heart bled for you
Each and every letter of every word calligraphed by my heart
Written in the deepest, darkest, brightest shades of love
How could I ever allow doubt that I love you with all of my being
How could I attempt to betray my heart
My heart that loves and beholds you in ways that it will never another
How can I even attempt to pretend that you don't mean the things to me that you do
When all others, including yourself, can see
Now the moment of redemption for a shackled heart occurs
As prodigal me returns once more to the home that he knows
And has the fondest of memories
And an ever-living love
Woman, don't you know that I love you
Signed, prodigal me | |
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| Are you strong enough to bleed ... and love
Posted: 4/23/2009 1:02:02 AM | I think we have all loved that same woman, and wondered if we will ever love again. Then this need not be love, but what that can provide
I did enjoy your write JD and what thoughts that brought to my own mind. Such that I felt I would leave you a more recent one of my own. Just in case I might be on another planet for a while
7476
From My Rib - I am
23 April 2009
If I had a prayer, it would be for her,
not of yesterday,, but the morrow and today
Heavenly Father, to you I do ask,
as if I have repeated this question again
The heavens of an open wound, the fruit of loins,
thy word in silence, serenity to obtain
My Father in heaven, my love of delight,
with each prayer I do give, was there a right
Hands in triumph, beauty and pretend,
was it to me, the devil, as a female you did sent
When I did pray for a princess, a prince of peace,
to be inspired, and beat my heart toward a dream
Heavenly Father, the echo of thy name,
can I lay claim to such promise
The walk of a child, the stand of a man,
from my rib, I do give, I am that I am
© 1995-2009 Christopher W Herbert
(a New Zealand Poet)
All Rights Reserved
a poet who cares | |
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| Are you strong enough to bleed ... and love
Posted: 4/29/2009 9:11:36 AM | Thanks for dropping by and sharing your enjoyable poem and your thoughts Christopher. I hope you'll feel welcomed back.
A dirty faced kid with only a wide smile to his name
A flower picked
Not just a random flower
But the biggest, prettiest one
And not just the biggest, prettiest flower
But the biggest, prettiest flower that was your favorite kind
And so excitedly and as fast as he could
With the greatest of enthusiasm and thrill
With love gleaming from his eyes and smile
He gave it to you because he loved you and wanted to make you happy
And as it was disregarded and unappreciated
The gleam faded and a frown emerged
The tears gathered and ran down his face
And as his spirits dampened he lowered his head
A broken heart shown brightly as you indifferently watched | |
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| Are you strong enough to bleed ... and love
Posted: 5/4/2009 12:46:11 PM | Life is strange
It has a way
Tomorrow's path
Begins today
Unpredictable
Life is strange
When all seems right
It'll rearrange
Love is fleeting
Love is real
Hatred exists
But a waste to feel
The sun arose
A brand new day
Don't waste a second
The words I say | |
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| Are You Strong Enough to Bleed ..... and Love
Posted: 5/5/2009 5:06:27 PM | Well thank you very much there Ms. jennywrennn for your kind words. I hope you'll feel welcomed to stop by again.
"Who am I"
I am centered deep on country roots
Kinda traditional in some good ways
Like when I was young and my dad tended a store
He always asked people how you doin' today
Guess it must have got embedded into my soul
Like the positiveness that he tried to see
Man, oh man, dad's a heck of a man
In so many ways I couldn't be
Love the man, yes I do
I'd give him the heart right out my chest
And I sincerely mean that with all that I am
He's one of the people that I admire the best
And my granny and pa such simple folks
They knew the meaning of hope, faith, and trust
Nothing but simple tenant farmers
Hard and not so hard times had nothing to do with just
Life was as it was and that's how it was
They survived wiser for the years
And didn't hesitate to have belief and faith
They wasn't afraid to face their fears
Nor were they afraid to stand by their words
Nor give a helping hand whenever they could
Looking back ... inside I'm still the same poor farm boy
Doing the right things most times that I should | |
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| Are You Strong Enough to Bleed ..... and Love
Posted: 5/5/2009 6:14:55 PM | i never understood bleeding from love
i never knew such pain and sorrow
i never knew it came from heaven above
from God's word i must borrow
love is patient love is kind
love does not seek it's own
but even if you are of like mind
you reap the seeds you have sown
what then say you?
what do you know?
you see,, i'm quite blue
i've taken a serious blow
love forbidden, love lost
empty heart, still feeling the heat
mistakes made, at what cost
God, how he makes my heart beat | |
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| Are You Strong Enough to Bleed ..... and Love
Posted: 5/5/2009 8:01:50 PM | Be still the night,be still collections
Memories aloud yet silent pacing thoughts
Recollect the molecules that took beakers at a time
Settle soft warm flush as you flushed a heartbeat*ing
Glow sinester as flame to passion grow
Whimper will whimper flush
Once upon a time
Mistakes cost
Mellow Ruins
Memories
Evapourate | |
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