Earth
Tag: choices
Say Something
I watched as you stumble
Caught you when you fell
But you pushed me away.
You played at being strong,
Your eyes show your pain.
I tried
Time and time again
Until there was nothing left
And I still stayed.
Slowly sinking into your trap
Losing what was once me
So you can survive one more day.
As I turn away I wait
For something
Anything.
Please
Say something and I will stay
For even after all the darkness
We have been through
I still love you
Even as I say goodbye…..
Silent I Will Stay
I tried
I spoke
My views different
Not yours
And I was punished
So I will speak no more
The cost to great
To my soul
~ © 2013 Heidi Barnes
Prevail
We fight for what is right.
We fight for hope of all living kind.
We fight for the right to choose our own destinies.
We fight for life,
And most of all
We fight for love,
But what if it is not enough?
What if, in the end,
What we fight for is not what we thought?
What if the cost is too great?
What if….
In the fight for freedom
We lose that which is most important.
Ourselves.
Do we lay down our arms?
Let those who seek to control
All they see, all they know,
Take what is not rightfully theirs?
In your arms the horrors around us
Cannot touch me.
I am safe for you are my strength,
My soul,
As I am yours.
As long as you are by my side
Together can withstand anything thrown at us.
Misery
Famine
Fire
Loss.
All will crumble into dust.
Hope will win out
And those who oppose us
Will crawl back into the darkness whence they came.
No longer burning with rage
But weak with the despair they sought to give.
We shall rise triumphant.
Our wounds will heal,
Our hearts mend.
We will make sure that those who wish to dominate
Will never again step foot on our land,
Or the hell they wish to descend upon us
Will be returned tenfold,
Because our hope
Our strength
Our love
Will always be stronger.
In the end
We will always prevail.
~ © 2013 Heidi Barnes
To Hope for Forgiveness
Ignorance breeds anger
Anger breeds distrust
So I walk away.
Understanding comes slowly
Remorse with sorrow is pain filled
Forgiveness a dream
Yet hope blooms eternal.
Warm hearth beckons
Will transgressions be forgotten
Will the door open
Or will it remain firmly closed
Love forever out of reach
Ending life as known
While darkness descends
Eternally
~ © 2013 Heidi Barnes
Creation
Creation
Elusive
Time
Evolving
New
Never ending
Always
Awe inspiring
Beautiful
Deadly
Unknown
~ © 2013 Heidi Barnes
Fate Foretold
However hard I fight the inevitable,
strain against what fate has foretold,
I cannot stop what the feel of your skin
does to me.
Your lips soft
your touch tiny pinpricks
shivering across my skin.
Deny it,
rebel against it,
it does not matter.
In the end
I will always be
in body, mind and soul
yours.
~ © 2013 Heidi Barnes
The Truth That is Me
When the image I see
In my mind
No longer matches
The image I see
In my mirror
My eyes are finally open
To the truth
That is me
~ © Heidi Barnes
Crumbling Walls
Thoughts forbidden
Nudge through barriers
Finding cracks and crevices
Burrowing deep
Until walls crumble to dust
Opening new holes
Releasing ambitions denied
Flooding dreams with
With fantasies bold
Until reality blurs
And destiny is born
Copyright: Heidi Barnes
Believe in Love
Throughout our lives
we dream of love.
One that is pure
fulfilling
eternal.
We search
for that one person
who will fill our souls
with peace
joy
completeness.
Some of us find that love.
Build our lives around it,
full of happiness
comfort
serenity.
Some search forever.
Seeking that one who will
fill the void in their heart
that aches with loneliness
anger
dispair.
Never realizing that in order
to love another,
you must first learn
to love yourself.
You must be brave
strong
accepting
to the possibility that
pain is a part
of love.
Love is there
if you only open yourself
to the idea
even though it is not
perfect,
it is real,
and it is yours for the taking
if you only
believe.
Copyright: Heidi Barnes
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