"Out Loud"

Live out the dream that you have been creating

Continue to fight the good fight

And don't be afraid to stand up for what is right

Be the change that you are seeking

Stop whispering

And start shouting

Turn up your volume and live your life out loud.

© 2011

"Keep The Silence"

As a man known for words

I have come to know as of late just exactly how to keep the silence

I am almost at the point of were I refuse to speak

Man enough to admit it

I keep the silence

Time. patients, and energy are three very large things I am lacking these days

Too many times as of late I have been coloured red

The fight within me leaves me shaking

I've asked repeatedly for you to help keep the silence

But requests go ignored

So, I leave you with my final warning...

If I am forced to speak

I could break so many things with my truth
Turn a whole world upside down
I could change a life with my honesty
My secrets could burn holes in supposed reality
I could scar someone deeper than I could ever scar myself
This is how I will fight back

With my words...

Confessions of absolute truth

Charged with ammunition that has been willingly given to me

So, go ahead and push me more

Make me break the silence that I have been keeping.

© 2011

"With Life and Love"

With the highs and lows of life

And everything in between

The endeavor for love can seem endless

We all go through or have storms in our lives

We just never know how long they will last...

Or when we make the conscience choice to no longer stand out in the pouring rain

Some people create there own happiness

While others pursue it...

But when looking for love

It may be rarely found

Not until you turn a blind eye

Then it will sneak up on you

Holding you deep

The best kind of love is the one that awakens your soul

And makes you reach out for more

It plants a thousand burning fires in your heart

While bringing a calming peace to your mind

Everything will seem possible

Because this is the love that we all deserve

And nothing less...

So fall in love with someone who deserves your heart

Not someone who plays with it...

And just because someone doesn't love you back the exact way that you want them to

Does not mean that they still don't love you...

With all they have.

© 2011

"Baby Boy"

With creation, comes new life

Which forever changes all the steps here after this moment

Hand in hand holding

Strong

Embraced deeply with rich love

Bound by that divine connection that cannot be broken

Eyes of wonder searching

Learning

Taking in the sight of the new world

Innocence tender and soft

Limitless imagination unending

All waiting to be released

As you begin with your first few steps upon this earth

Parents and loved ones watch over

Guardians and witnesses of growth

Protectors of this beaming soul

Bearer of strength and encouragement

We are all here

Through it all

Storm clouds and sunshine

Never ending

And ever lasting

For you...

Memphis Terry Lee.

© 2011

"Carry These Words"

Close your eyes my dear friend

Hold yourself still

Steal in the silence

You are here and now

Let your tears fall

Rest your head upon my shoulder

Fall into my embrace

I will support you

And cradle you tender

Let the darkness fall

Rest your weary being

I will watch steadily over you as you sleep

For I am the beating of your heart

I am the persistently strong breathing

I am the in and the out

The rise and the fall

I am the force as well as the source

I am the lyrics being re-written

I am the new rhythm of your heart

I am the hushed silence and stillness in your soul

I see your wants

And brace strong your dreams

I feel your need for clarification

So be one with peace

And be patient with me

For I am only trying my best to help you

To balance out and restore harmony within your life once again.

© 2011

"Time Fades"

I thought of you today...

But that is nothing new to me...

Especially around this time of the year

Because so long ago in days passed

Everything moved ever so slow

Now, years later...

I wonder just where the years have gone

All bitterness, anger, and betrayal has rounded off to nothing

With multiple moments passing

I forgot to even take notice to the fact that I was moving forward

Instead of standing still

A lot of things have changed

And I have grown into a different being

Fond memories have faded...

But that is okay...

Even the vision of you is not so crisp in my minds eye

Some how I am better for it

And I know it

Having loved and lost

I have found more of myself

Piece by piece

Complete.

© 2011

"A Kiss To Hold"

In the silence of the night

I lie awake with your name upon my lips

My restless limbs long to hold you again

My mouth yearns for yours

To continue to explore the hidden curvatures of your body

To have conversations with your skin and my fingertips

My senses etch out memories that are held golden within my heart

You have ignited a passion of poetry and prose deep within my soul

I wait for that moment when I can see you again

But until then...

I hold fierce to the last thing before you left

And that is your whispered breath against my kiss crushed lips.

© 2011

"Pillar Among Ruins"

With the days that have long since passed behind me

Comes a slow and steady ease

A release of tension upon my being

The weight bares down upon me no more

Time has gradually done its part by removing the mess left behind

Peace has found me from broken pieces

Though the fallout reached further that I could have imagined...

The ripples upon the lake of life are finally still

Calm sunshine breaks out over the still waters

We all move on from these series of unfortunate events

Anchored once again are my feet

Solid strong to where I stand

Fading upon the horizon is all the tomorrow's that never came

The ones that were filled to the brim with empty promises and broken bonds of friendship

Threatening to darken every doorway of today

But fortune has swayed

And the winds have changed

I am thankful for this

That throughout all this change

I remain...

A pillar among ruins.

© 2011

"Simply Complicated"

As the sun sets

A wash of colour seems to ever so slowly pour over the sky

Tangy orange...

Vibrant violet...

And cotton candy pink seep through the clouds upon the horizon

Baby blue and a slight hint of mint green drift with your eyes

Searching...

Outward as well as within

The loniness that you now carry with you is so silent 

It cuts you so fine that you don't even realize it...

Simplicity has fled...

And the question begs to be answered

How do we make our lives so complicated without oven trying?

Because the true truth is what matters

It cannot, and will not be ignored

That we all live with the residue of our choices...

As well as the consequences of our actions.

© 2011

"Golden Smile"

With each delicate breath I recall each second

A tingling shiver travels the length of my spine

Flushed to the core with warmth

Endless moments join the next

My eyes take snap shot after snap shot

Images filed and stored away

Multiple visions cascade

Rippling throughout my mind

Embedding themselves in my memory

The anticipation is fulfilled

But I am left wanting more

Until the next time...

When you say hello

And I get to see your bright golden smile.

© 2011

"Tired Answers"

Following you...

Hand in Hand...

Has led me down a dead end road

Like falling leaves, I have slipped away from you

Second chances are given that name for a reason

And all choices have expired

All that is left is bitter ruins

Pieces of life have unfolded

Our actions are just that

Our actions

And we need to own them

Even with comfort given

It cannot be received if its given cold...

And the convicted guilty cannot be redeemed with pleading simple innocence

Because the more things changed

Somethings stayed the same...

And I have grown very tired of this...

Because the worst words that could ever be spoken

Are the ones that go unanswered.

© 2011

"Surviving the Odds"

Sometimes in this life we live through things that no one should ever have too...

In this world, life asks of us only what it thinks we can handle

No one can live their life by trying to fix the past

What is behind us now are but tiny matters

We all reside in the present-here and now

Not only do we need to live every single moment of our life, we need to do our best to exist

It can become so incredibly hard when we live our lives in doubt

Second guessing is no way to live

In this life we do what we have to do to believe in ourselves

Nothing in this world can compare to what lies within us

Even when the person we want to be, no one else can see

We must do our best to remember that the walls and boundaries that we put up around ourselves don't just keep others out, they fence us in...

Its always a hard choice when your struggling with how to decide between what is right, and what is easy

The truth is something that can't be forgotten

The truth doesn't have versions, only absolutes

Too easily do we let the negative out weigh the positive

We are always mourning the losses, because they are many

More importantly, we need to celebrate the victories, because they are few

We all have the right to be different, to not be like everyone else

We shouldn't have to live our lives as explanations, but as exclamations

Sometimes in life we live through things just to say that they happened

Sometimes we survive...

Sometimes we live to beat the odds.

© 2011

"Where I'm Found"

Slowly, my thoughts drift with the clouds above

A calming peace has found me

Moments slip from one to the next without much notice

My minds eye has random images of times past, present, and several things that have yet to be

My heart beat marches me forward

Step by step I make my own life

Building everything from something

A life worth living

A being I am truly proud of

Because I am not ashamed of who I am

Happiness has finally found my heart

My soul has found its wings

And I've learned how to fly...

Friendship embraces me

Convictions hold me

And most important...

I believe...

© 2011

"Memory Reflection"

In the coolness of the evening

My mind is lost in deep reflection

The grass is heavy with the beads of dew

Fireflies flicker in the humid fog

A million stars burst out from the deep velvet sky

Simply blinking and twinkling away

The hours passed whisper to the ones of tomorrow

My heart is happy

Content in these found moments

And my mind is filled to the brim with new and exciting memories

As the hour grows late, my eyes weigh heavy

Sleep calls me sweetly

Tender warm comfort calls to me to the embrace of my bed

Where more chances to dream still await...

© 2011

"Beyond Resolve"

The trail of friendship grows cold in the shadows of all things that have come to pass

You are no longer the person I once knew

Guard to my secrets and a protector to my well being

Life has anchored you down into a rut of your own making

Causing you to make choices out of want, rather than need

No longer can I stand idly by holding your hand

Keeping our friendship true

Because for you, somewhere along the line

The importance of me ceased to matter to you a little less each passing day

And after waiting for far to long...

It is my every right to deserve better than this

Instead of the anger that I now hold

I've whispered, screamed, and yelled my discomfort

But your headless ears have not listened to me yet...

A film of sadness holds my heart

My explanations have been given

But no rhyme or reason as to why has fallen from your lips

Distractions hold your wandering eyes

And I fear that I am no longer a big enough person to carry the burden chained to me

Choices have been made

And it takes two...

But being left abandon I will have to come up with my own resolve

I've said it once, and I will say it again

I no longer know the person I once knew

And the stranger before me is asking to much

With bonds broken

Treasured friendship is lost

Everything stolen...

Choices and actions have there own consequences

I am proof of this...

And still with no apology of validation made

I don't forgive the acts taken against me

Because you cannot convince me anymore that you truly care

That is why sympathy is always given

It can never be asked for.

© 2011

"Eye On Me"

I see you looking...

Your warm and curious eyes staring

I wonder?

Just how far can you see into me with your penetrating stare?

Is it only skin deep?

Do you like what you see?

Your eyes wonder...looking, almost searching

What is it that your hoping to find?

Are you looking deeper?

Is it my mind?

Your smile speaks volumes

The sparkle and glimmer upon your face assures me that your finding what you seek

Do I hold what you want?

Have you come to know the true me by just staring deeply?

Have you found my heart beating?

Have you found the exhilarating life force that drives me?

Have I pulled you in?

Or am I willingly surrendering to you?

Your lips part...

Exhaling lightly...

Have I taken your breath away?

Because you've certainly have captured mine

Eye to eye we are locked

Embraced in long moments of time and space

As the world around us drops and melts away into the foreground

Leaving us two lonely star crossed hearts to await each others first move

And the intensities that are contained within them.

© 2011

"Just As You Are"

Deep within the black soft velvet of the night sky

My eyes trace out the stars

One by one single lines are drawn

Bringing together the heavens

Sewing them neatly within my thoughts

Long moments pass spent in reflection
I smile at the simple thoughts of you

Though I have yet to venture on passed the first few steps of hello

I am eager for the chance given

And the chance taken

So, here I am

Ready...

Lets take this next step together

Because all that I need you to be is here

Just as you are.

Published in: "Fire and Light"
Anthology of verse
Poetry Institute of Canada

© 2011

"Stepping Forward"

Sitting alone with my thoughts I reflect upon all the moments

No words are spoken

Not even to myself...

The prison built around me has now crumbled

The cell door has no more lock

My feet can feel the grit upon the path before me

I've taken the first step forward

As some say, the most difficult

I bound forth into my life already in progress

No more tears will be shed into the moonless nights

The waiting has ended

I now choose for me

From the eternal night

I welcome the light

Every never-ending question now becomes slowly answered

The warmth of the sun takes over

And fills up what seemed to be empty for so long

A precious tear escapes the corner of my eye

As the feeling of freedom and comfort begin to set in

For the first time in my life I find myself in complete peace

I close my eyes and concentrate upon the happiness building within

Waves of relief wash over me like a silent summer breeze

What seems like only moments has actually been hours

Steadily, I rebuild the image of me

And who I want to be

Second guessing no longer has a place within me

Though not anywhere near complete...

Ruin has been the road of transformation for me

And no longer will I ever let my thoughts undo me

Because somewhere deep down inside of me I some how knew that I would finally find me

I just simply got a little lost for a while...

And love it or hate it...

I am simply and solemnly...

Me.

© 2011

"Dry Land Drowning"

Tears fall like stones

Strength fades...

As your being tries desperately not to let a slip turn into a fall

Pushed to the brink...

The edge of sanity seems the only home that you know

You've prided yourself on being the best you

Rather than being the pretend of someone else

Yet, an abandonment haunts you still...

The ghost of the person that you use to be

And the hollowed out shell of the person that you are now

All that you want is more than this

To prove yourself wrong

You dare yourself not to do it

But once again, you make yourself out to be a liar...

Forgetting to be responsible for the energy that you put out into the world

Not realizing the irreversible damage done

We all must be careful with the fingers that we point

Because it could put another person on their knee's

Take a moment and simply think one simple thought

So much misery unfortunately already exists between one page of life to the next

Does it really need to be multiplied into more?

Because you don't need water to feel like you are drowning...

© 2001

"Time Given"

Like falling leaves, the years have seemed to slip by

The days have added up and multiplied together

Diminishing the strength in the bond to my life to a tiny thread

One that can barely sew the faded pieces of the past together

In those odd moments when memories tumble back to the fore front of my mind

Its almost as if reviewing a former life I once lived

The crisp image now blurry

Reflections back can barely recall all of the detailed moments

But the few that still remain

I carry within some part of me

Like the sunshine in your smile...

My endless tears washing away your kisses from my cheeks...

The sound of every piece of me breaking complete...

And my entire being not letting my mouth swallow the true truth

Because my heart knew then that the bitter taste of abandonment would be too much to bare or take

So, as it comes to pass another year

I have already long since forgotten to count

I am almost struggling to remember...

Because the hands of time have pushed all beyond me

Along with the lonely days gone by from long ago

Keeping me here

Planted and regrowing new roots to hold me

I've re-built myself from the ground up

Promising myself conviction

Because the problem you had was believing...

We are bound to our choices

But we are not our mistakes

That is why time given to us is so precious

Its those stolen moments that should never go to waste.

© 2011

"Five Years"

Its been five years and counting...

Every day adds up when looking back to that day

The circle has finally come to an end

Everything has stopped spinning and repeating itself

Peace has been found from broken pieces long ago

In these long lost moments of reflection

I find myself from time to time

Assuring myself that things are still better off now

There is no more second guessing or torment

I have long since passed the turning point or proverbial fork in the road

Digging up the past only gets you dirty

Or it buries you with the best forgotten

Because of you, my life changed

I came to know darkness rather well

Abandonment was a large hole to fill

For a long time my ears would peak to the sounds of receding footsteps

To the lyric of a song

Everything seemed to have a flash of memory attached to it

From where I was...

To who I am now...

The miles of growth both internal and external burst out with the sunlight

Pushing all of you so far back, that it is now beyond me

Reminding me that life is always speaking to us

Are you listening?

© 2011

"Compassion and Lies"

Did you hear me?

Did anything I say mean anything to you?

I want you to take responsibility for your own space

I refuse to try and make you feel better for hurting me

I wish for just one single moment you could be in my shoes

Then you would know that the choices that you have made hurt me

A mistake is one thing...

But lacking compassion is unforgivable

And that is why people get caught in lies

They forget the lines in their own made up story that they told themselves would work.

© 2011

"All Over Again"

Please...

Be not those emotions that tempt me so

Like a fisherman’s line cast

I fight the current forever pulling

The trap...

The line...

The lure...

Everything is set for the perfect fall

Binding my emotions from my heart

I try my best to hold strong

Fighting against the invigorating rush

I will keep true to my convictions

If I keep steadfast to my sight

I will not lose myself within another being once again

Because I no longer believe that I have the strength to survive another broken love

All over again...

© 2011

"Following Angels"

Head hung low in mourning

The wave of deep sadness washes over you

Slow at first...

Then to a steady surging stream of emotions flow

The realization builds with every beat of the heart

That devastation is no longer a word

It now has taken up residence within you

And has borrowed your name

Through whispered pieces of broken prayer

You filter through memories...

For all the moments lost

And the ones that will never be made

Wishing time could reverse

You would go back

And do so much more...

But in the searching of the time line of life

Unknown to you, a certainty holds you

Faith keeps you moving

And hope holds you

Just because the one you loved is now out of sight

Does not mean they can be or will ever be erased from your mind

Because they are with you

Watching all of us from the heavens

Those whom we love and lost...

Are no longer where they were before in our lives

Because they are now wherever we are

Carried within our being

Until we all meet again in that divine place above

When angles lead us in.

© 2011

"Not For Sale"

Too many moments have passed since love walked away from you

Turning its back upon all of the promises made

Cracking your heart

And almost shattering your being

The hardest thing in life is to love someone and let them love you back

Because sometimes we put up walls around us not to keep other people out

But to see who cares enough for us to climb them

In your case...

The ladder used to scale those walls were lies

Making all that came before and after lost to the deception

Your heart has been broken by the inability of another heart to open to you

Reminding you that suffering does not discriminate

We can only rise above...

By being the guardians of our own humanity

Keeping a simple truth true

That the value of love is priceless

That is why it cannot be bought.

© 2011

"Morning Scene"

The call of the loon sounds out

Bathed within the sound of the lapping ripples that wiggle across the lake

I find myself at peace

As the evening comes to pass

All is calm this early morn

Simple thoughts stream through my mind

As the thin layer of misty gray fog breaks

Like a curtain or veil being drawn back

To part the scene for my eyes to behold

Its natures naturally born guru at its best

Bringing daylight to the darkness

With every moment there is a memory

And long lost reflections of the past

Branded true with its very own range of emotions

Teaching me a new way to dream while awake.

© 2011

"Forever In A Day"

With my eyes wide open

They gaze upon natures beautiful glory

A gift given within the day

Brought forth with the unwrapping of the morning sun

Dawn breaks the seal

Cresting the mind to whipped peaks of freshness

The realization is made absolute

You awaken curiosity

It can't be taught

Oar in hand...

The canoe glides, slicing through the clear crisp water

Birds fly over head

Taking flight are my thoughts

Long lost...

Reflections glimmer upon the surface of the lake

Rain drops fall gently

I listen to the sweet melody

Its like tender piano music

My eyes fall shut as my mind drifts into random places

Bringing simple thoughts clear

To always just be me

Dare to be

And always dream

Love fiercely

And never giving any of it back

Here in this moment of reflection

I feel oddly safe

And as complete as a person can be

As if I am being swept up in the tender warmth of a mothers embrace

Reminding me that even though its me who holds the pen when I write

Its really everything around me that fuels the ink within my pen

Without all of this-life’s moments-I would merely be

But because I allow myself to be open to that divine connection within

I am...

Here...

This moment...

Forever in a day.

© 2011

"Last Tear Drop"

Lost in the the long shadows

Moments divide

Emotions pull relentlessly upon your thoughts

And feelings sweep through your body like wild fire

Confusion rains as you trace the twin trails of tears down your cheeks with your fingertips

The darkness leeches in...

But you some how remain strong enough to keep it at bay

Tired from the fight...

Beaten down till you are black, blue, numb, and raw

You still have a whisper left within your voice to say...

You will not submit

You are through with playing any sort of game in or around life

Especially when you are being forced to compete within the confines of some one else's rules

Sometimes you just have to simply close your eyes and trust in yourself

And leap

Brave enough to trust in your instincts you are being the true definition of blind faith

You are finding peace from broken pieces

Because a change has to be made

A shred of some unknown happiness prevails through

A gift from the future for the future

In the face of the impossible you are beating the odds

By becoming inspired, instead of defeated

The path is chosen by your hand and directly through the disaster, lies salvation

Not a second longer can you lie to those around you, or to the being inside you

This choice that you make will turn the next page of your life

By breathing through those frozen moments

Fighting against the odds

Take one more step forward and let the last tear drop fall

I believe in you

And I know you believe in you

Be all that you can be here and now

Because existence cannot be grasped, unless you actually live.

© 2011

"Own Your Choice"

As the pieces of that are let of us fall

I have to ask you...

Did you hear anything that I had to say?

And did it mean anything to you?

I had come halfway...

And I was waiting for you to meet me here

But now, as the receding footsteps fall

I watch the last sight of your footsteps fade from my eyes

Life has momentarily come to a pause...

Lost deep in reflection...

Memories cascade over the seconds

Every single part of my realization is made

By breaking the connection

I release the bond

I will not apologize for the mistakes you made

Claim what is yours and own it

Because I am not the worthless that you made me feel

We are all old enough to know better

So why don't you?

Because when you take it upon yourself to make choices on behalf of another person

You better be fully prepared to also take absolute responsibility for doing so

Whatever the out come may be

Good or bad...

Take responsibility for your own space

Because its your lie

Making it your bed

Which is your choice.

© 2011

"Expired Chance"

I didn't ask you to be with me for no apparent reason

I am who I am...

Fear will not drive my choices

I will not apologize for not fitting within the confines of “normal”

My dreams will be lived

Not just merely something to hope for, some place way off in the distance

I want to tell you with all of my life that I want to love you

But, you will not let yourself get past all of the other stuff holding you back from my extended hand

The choice, the chance, is yours for the taking

Step up...

Where is the craving, the want, desire, or basic need?

I will not let my life be one simple accident after the next

I have a purpose that is uniquely my own

My desperate wish once was to share it with you

But all hope is now gone...

Faded with the moments in time

I am not the worthless that you try to make me feel

And the limitations that you wish to inflict upon me

Will only cage me in...

Because every opportunity has a shelf life

And yours just expired...

© 2011

Finding your way home

“Finding your true self is never a waste of time.”

Stop. Simply think for a moment about how you see yourself. What opinions do you have of yourself? Have you ever thought about who you are? What you stand for? No, I’m not talking about your roles or social identities. You can be a friend, brother/sister, employee, boyfriend/girlfriend, husband/wife, partner, father/mother, son/daughter, all at the same time, but these are just an aspect of you. They don’t represent who you fundamentally are inside. Your inner self is who you really are on the inside.

To know your inner self is to know your purpose, your values, your visions, your motivations, your goals and your beliefs. Not as what you have been told by others, but what you have discovered for yourself. Knowing your inner self requires a high level of introspection and self-awareness. If you have clarity to at least half of what is listed above, you probably hold quite a high level of self-awareness. At the same time, the process of discovery never ends – it’s a life-long journey. But its still worth the the effort and journey. In any case, the journey becomes just as important as the destination.

So many people that surround us in our daily lives are lost. Lost amongst the hectic chaos of this continuously spinning world. They abandon themselves to the daily shuffle while losing themselves within. The question of self image will plague most of us for most of our lives. We all must do our best to dig past those images that others have of us, and of what we have of ourselves. The precious moments of life that are given to us can be so fleeting. Release all bondage and chains put upon yourself and search through the multiple layers of your being find out what makes up you. Forget about all of the expectations forced upon you. Do your best to do it, and say it right the first time. Because there are rare moments in life that you get to do things over. Start with the some simple things, because there is no need to go to any extremes. Make the choice for you, set a realistic goal, and do your best to achieve it. Plant new hopes and dreams and work with yourself to make them real. Be brave and try something new by stepping outside the protective box we all keep ourselves in. Whether its as simple as trying a new food or drink. Even if its dancing around while no one is around. Express yourself any way that you can within the limits you feel comfortable with.

Simply do your best, and try. Make every day worth while. Find the key and set yourself free, because there is no better feeling than finding your way home.

© 2011

"First Time Intensity"

Hand upon my heart

I feel it skip a beat

Flushed to my core with warm emotions

I feel the invigorating rush

Everything that is you consumes me complete

The smell of your skin lingers upon my fingers tips

Your the beacon of light that my eyes see in the dark of night

Your arms are a place I want to call home

With you, who needs dreams with a reality like this

I over indulge myself in all the moments

I wrap myself up in the sweetness

To the point that I can almost taste it

As one day leads in to the next

My heart hears yours calling to mine

As we hold one another for the first time

All the way through the night until we see the first shred of sunlight.

© 2011

"Wicked Ghost of Silence..."

Silent screams follow weeping tears

Disbelief shades the sunshine

Tolerance is now blind

And patience has failed

The beginning of a concrete foundation has crumbled

The fresh air is choked by the the dust of the sudden destruction

Shadows now lurk in the past choices made

All silently under the veil of deceptive lies

Heart strings plucked now snap raw

The edges of the soul fray

And a bitterness can be tasted upon the lips

The budding romance wilts faster than the flowers given

Passion ceases in an instant, along with any sort of caring contained within

Tenderness is now banned

Scorned from the sight of the heart

Each action further taken is only seen as cruel

The seed of devastation has been planted

It now grows wild within the core of the being

Tangled and thick like any part of the deep jungle

Blinding sanity

It plays with broken emotions

Constricting the warmth

Tampering with reality filled with illusions that turn out to be now true

A fierce anger rages more wild than any sort of animal ever known

It tears through all boundaries and lines drawn in the sand

All because silence was kept with the truth

Proving that all is not fair in love and war

Especially when someone is playing with a stacked deck of cards

Hollowed out like a gutted fish

Life pauses...

Tainting the golden moments as they are erased from recent history

The final residue echoes through the burnt out passion

In its wake, land mines trail behind for the heavy heart to find

Broken within, the sudden sadness sweeps through faster than time

Ripping apart the former goodness into tattered shreds

Deafening the still silence...

© 2011