Jennifer Birchall

Still they lie side by side
Waiting for their winter storage
Many wonderful times have been had
Early morning tea contemplating the day ahead
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I love you still

I can't help it
I look at those perfect lips I used to kiss
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Nights draw in dark
As do my thoughts
Dampened by rain filled days
That seem endless
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That hurt, a pain never felt before
I think my heart is broken
Knowing I no longer have your love
The silence spoke like thunder
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False words spew with no conscience
Cleverly engineering the masters plan
Designed to manipulate, personal agenda
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Did I do something to deserve all of this?
My eyes are no longer the shining diamonds glistening captivated you
They are angry crimson they hold much sorrow
My skin is not perfectly soft and bright as an autumn dawn sky
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You are the sun
You put warmth into hearts
You are the moon
You are a guiding light in dark times
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Feel stuck in between
Life and dreams
They seem to be mixed together
Leaving me unsure what is real
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I was told you were gone
I didn't want to believe it
I wasn't ready yet
I had to see you
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I am bound, unable to move
Cuffs constrained behind my back
Domineered by a love, I wish not
I want to break free but feel powerless
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When darkest thoughts come to light
No birdsong to distract
The quietness is deafening
You lay paralyzed by all your fears
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I know I cannot have you for myself
But selfishly, thoughts of you in another arms
Gives me pain, one I can't describe
I need to set you free
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When the night is the darkest of dark
Not a single star can be seen
I know you are there
Guiding me blindly
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When you know
You are nothing
What are these cheap thrills
Others portray
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In my reflection I saw another line
Like a tree stump showing its circles of life
A cracked path that's been walked on and weathered
My skin is not a bright as once was
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