Emily Myers Poems

Here on the edge of Heaven stands home
Remembering the old laughs
the old 'Be careful! '
she'd say before I'd leave.
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It's the subtle scent of flowers as the sky begins to cry
and the solitude of a scream in a completely silent night
The tree that falls in the woods when no one's there to hear it
or the magic of dream when you dare to believe it
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A billion stars burning with a passionate flame
Thousands of snowflakes, but none are the same
Crashing ocean waves create a symphony of sound
Swimming through the waters and crashing on the ground
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I hear the bars slam shut
Iron molding into iron
Black eyes that scream with anguish
I hear my father’s love ringing and echoing…fading…
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From the moment I was born, I could feel the condemnation
Weighted down, set apart, can’t you see my frustration?
In a world of billions, why do I feel so forsaken?
My identity is gone, along with all else that he has taken
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My heart is cold, this metal’s colder
I was younger, but I felt older
So much time, so little to do
Now I'm stuck here, waiting for you
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Unbearably dark and silent, not even God can breathe
This night is cold and windless, as you decide to leave
The crickets stop their singing, and my sobbing starts to fade
I see the peace behind your eyes as you find a better place
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This fabric keeps the sunlight out
And locks the darkness in
It keeps our secrets deep inside
And all our pain within
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The snow is reflected with elegant grace
In your eyes and your hair gently falls in your face
The small frozen crystals begin slowly to drift
From the sky and I fall in your arms as I slip
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The granite towers stand unmoving
collecting dust, and dead flowers.
Unfit markers of lost love, immeasurable lives
simple summaries of complex hours.
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