The Birth of a Poem

It starts with a passion that can't be explained

Turns into a yearning that won't go away

Feelings inside that need to be heard 

Soon my head is swimming with words 

They must be expressed or I may drown

No matter how rough I still write them down 

The longer I wait, a darkness creeps in 

A grief as though I'm committing a sin 

They must be displayed, given a home 

To dwell in a heart whenever they're shown

A euphoria comes when I get it all out

What needed said is no longer in doubt. 

Impacting the world straight through my love 

I visit to dote and enjoy the shared rush  

Then put them to bed and make sure they are alright. 

Till another passion ignites

This Is

This is the poem that says it all 

The one I wouldn't publish

Thoughts I would express 

This is the letter with all the words 

The feelings I hold back 

Things I could address

This is the song with notes to tell

Passions I keep inside 

Dreams I could express

This is the store within my heart

Containing all I am

Opened at your request

It's Just There

Love is a gift for someone in need

It's a strong tower for those who will flee

It may be a flower to soften a tryst

Turn into actions according to lists

Love is foolish to those who withdraw

A soothing answer to a desperate call

It may be a crutch for the cripple to lean

Turn into hope for those who will dream

Love is a pursuit from anxiety

It is cute, superficially

It may be a burden when in want 

Turn into a prize for those who flaunt

Love is a reaction from nature 

It is a hormone mixture 

It may cause memories to lapse

Become an addiction like crack

Love is defined in so many ways 

Every feeling we wish to stay 

We try to describe it with words

But all our attempts are absurd

What keeps a person fixed in a mind?

Can it be nurtured, does it decline?

This strong connection that two souls share 

Cannot be ascribed, it's just... there. 

 

Learning

Give a crushing blow to his face 

They yelled to me 

He deserves the pain 

But I couldn't convince my heart 

Shoot the deer as it pranced in its place 

He whispered to me 

He's in the food chain 

But I couldn't convince my heart 

Forget her, let her memory be erased 

They demanded of me

Her love will not remain  

But I couldn't convince my heart

Time works its good, youth is replaced

None can mislead me 

I take on all the blame 

And I have learned to trust my heart 

 

Wrappings

We package our feelings as gifts wrapped in words

And send them in hope that our passions are heard 

We hope they are treasured and held to a chest

Reach into a soul that's in fear and give rest   

Oh that my feelings were welcomed, held dear 

Let my thoughts give to a heart, joyful tears

There is so much inside to be shared and made glad

Love to make known and moments to be had

So I wrap how I feel in words for a start 

To just give a portion of what's in my heart