Through Shadow and Mist

On July 22, 2014 By HeidiIn Poetry2 Comments

I walk through shadow and mist

my eyes open to darkness,

my heart broken,

twisted

with endless torment.

I read the sands of time

to see mistakes

deniably not mine,

yet my life they intertwine.

Unavoidable pain

inflicted with malice,

indifferent to others,

cold and calculated,

unkind.

I hear a voice

soft yet clear

insistent in its message.

Forgiveness is redemption

redemption is peace.

But peace is elusive

when pain is so near,

even time does not heal

that which was ripped away,

so violently extinguished.

Faith is not broken

for life circles

never ending the course

souls partake.

I hear a voice,

soft yet clear,

I am never far

my heart to yours.

We will meet again

in time and place,

together forever

our souls one do make.

~ © Heidi Barnes

Rain Washes my Soul

On July 21, 2014 By HeidiIn Poetry1 Comment

I reach up high

to touch the sky.

As rain drops fall

to wash my soul

your eyes I see

before me.

My heart feels light

though pain is near.

I shy away

because what I fear

is to lose myself

in eyes so blue,

remembering lives

no longer true.

Past is gone,

present new.

Raising my face

rain washing my soul,

one foot forward

the future takes hold.

Please Help Me!

On July 8, 2014July 8, 2014 By HeidiIn PoetryLeave a comment

Can someone tell me what I am,

who I am?

For some reason

unimaginable to me

I cannot remember.

What was once so clear

is obscured with hate and envy.

The path I was following

once straight and true

now twisting and cluttered

with those who wish to stop me

in my quest to truth and stability.

The peace I so desperately seek

is now further away,

beyond my reach.

Someone,

anyone,

Please help me!

Help me find

the person I used to be

so I can be the person

I need to be.

Something About Rain

On July 5, 2014 By HeidiIn Poetry3 Comments

There is something about the rain

that eases away our fears.

Cleansing that which is soiled,

Starting new and fresh the old.

Raising my face to the heavens

I close my eyes

letting the cool drops wash over me.

A spring shower bringing new life,

new beginnings,

new hope

that a world full of hate and fear

may remember what life is truly for.

To live,

To love,

To learn.

To be equal in all eyes

as those who put us here

Do not condemn those who are different,

diverse,

for we are all brought into this world the same way

as we are taken away.

Do I not breathe the same as you do?

Do I not bleed the same as you do?

Why must I walk the same path you do

when my heart tells me it is not my path?

Why should I be forced to see,

feel,

believe

what you see as right,

when in my heart

I see it as wrong?

I do not condemn you for your differences,

do not condemn me for mine.

In the end

when life is over

we in this wondrous world

all return to that which we came,

our souls set free to find a new life,

a new beginning,

a new journey,

one that is hopefully

better than the last.

Space

On June 30, 2014 By HeidiIn Poetry2 Comments

Space
Beauty
Darkness
Full of life
Full of death
A promised future
If only you take
That first step.

My Own Path

On June 29, 2014 By HeidiIn Poetry4 Comments

Footsteps in the sand

walking away from me.

Do I follow the path

that has been laid out

so clearly,

or do I make my own

destiny?

Do I dare to wish

upon a star

and lead the life

that fate gives to me?

Stumbling and falling

without dignity.

Do I fear what others think?

Build my life around

society,

or do I wander a path

with no constraints

and live my life

freely?

Footsteps in the sand,

the safe path laid out

clearly.

I turn left

and begin my own

destiny.

One choice; one end ~ Forever Lost

On June 29, 2014 By HeidiIn PoetryLeave a comment

Eyes blackest night

stare through hair

darkest light.

Features beauty untold,

chiseled form

from battles centuries old.

Wings of gold and earth

spread wide flex with ease

In hands grip tight

sword and spear

seeking blood,

old transgressions to appease.

With a smile calm descends

this battle long overdo

to bitter end.

Hearts torn asunder

souls yearning to mend,

the fate of all

in one choice,

to one end.

My Promise

On June 25, 2014June 25, 2014 By HeidiIn Poetry4 Comments

To protect,
honor,
cherish.
Words given
not always adhered.
I will not fail you
as others have.
To do so will break
more than your heart,
it will break mine.

My Addiction

On June 24, 2014 By HeidiIn Poetry2 Comments

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They tell me to stay away

that you are no good for me.

I hear their voices,

understand their concerns,

but I cannot stay away.

You are my life,

my reason for living,

my addiction.

I could no sooner walk away

as I could stop breathing.

Prove their accusation wrong.

Show them what I see

when I look into your eyes,

your soul.

Show them that you are the one

who makes me whole,

that addiction

is not the end

but the beginning.

Waiting For Me

On June 15, 2014 By HeidiIn Poetry2 Comments

While sleep holds me
in its grasp,
I reach out
seeking for something
I cannot see.
Knowing its there
somewhere
in the dark
waiting for me,
but my time has not come
to leave this world
and its mysteries.
To reunite with
love once great.
So he waits
patiently,
never far from my side
until it is my time
to come home.
When he will take my hand
and once more pull me
into his arms,
surrounding me
in loves warm embrace.

To See What I See

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