Deborah Cromer Poems

I used to matter before I grew old
With age, my sanity and trust have been sold
I have been stripped and raped of my life
Stabbed, ripped open and shredded by reality's knife
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To live under rays of golden sun
Where streams of sweet water run
Plants and trees live, to cover the land
Smiles are everywhere and love is grand
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I will show you through the things I do-
That yes, I love.
You will see, you will learn,
and yes, you will know-
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Onward and forward, into confession
Looking to answers, for my quiet obsession
Night always ends with one more page written
Without teeth or marks, how was I bitten
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Here in this time lives a much troubled land
Forward we go together and United we stand
Honor and Glory to this day rings so true
Indicating a long time freedom is our Red, White and Blue
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Nowhere I can go, not any place I can hide
This loneliness surrounds me and grows from inside
Silence screams out at me, I am so alone
Releasing deep pain that hurts me to the bone
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I wish, I wish, that I could know
The places I have yet to go
The ways I'll change, the things I'll do
My special dreams, I'll make come true
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I have no money, but only a heart
Not having that luxury tears me apart
I do have kindness that I will forever share
In giving and loving, it is so easy to care
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I was told absence makes the heart grow fonder
You disappeared far beyond and wandered away down yonder
To where I know not, but my spirit is with you, close with yours
Into life, love, peace and in saying thanks, you opened all doors
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A question arose on what it would take
Revealing strength to new friends we make
New friends, old friends and of course family too
Actions and demeanor in what we say and do
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