LyrehcWorld

As unpredictable as
Those determined tears
That streak your mask of smiles
You, too, are wild
Your dreams
Flow like the wind
And swirl like a cloud of madness
Across a sun streaked sky
And you fly
With wings of speed
And spontaneous flutter
That should take you no where
But they do
And you go
Where no one goes
And no one knows
Why or how
They love you so
As you laugh your impish laugh
At their unknowing
Just keep going
Wild one

Cheryl!
Age 27

Like a masked marauder,
I stole your heart,
But my mask was on
From the very start
And you never knew
The girl behind
The silly smile
And the fearless eyes

When I came clean
And the mask was removed
The girl that was revealed
Was not the girl you knew.
Two strangers caught
In the web we wove
Trying desperately
To fall in love.

The road we travel
Is in need of repair
As our lives unravel
We begin to despair.
You think of the girl
With the painted smile,
And you long to be
With her for just a while.

Now she is gone.
I’ve taken her place
But your love for her
Cannot be erased,
So we’ve come to walk
On separate paths
Searching for the bridge
That will narrow the gap.

Cheryl!
Age 27

Life is like a rose…

You gave me a rose
Deep crimson
Soft petals arranged so carefully
It’s beauty radiated
Lighting me

You gave me your hand
Smooth strength
Wild eyes could see through me
Your revealed desires
Captured me

You gave me your heart
Blood pumping
Great life maintaining strength
Your love poured out
Into me

You gave me your soul
Deep being
Fantastic dreams waiting to be reality
Your spirit alive
Consumed me

Then…

You left me alone
Cold darkness
Shadows dancing on the walls
Silence screaming loudly
Around me

The rose petals have wilted
Only the thorns remain

Cheryl!
Age 27

Something has changed inside you
And the shadows that once danced around you
Are laughing in your face
As your candle begins to dim
Can you find your way through
The blinding darkness
Down a corridor of passageways?
Which one will you take?
The bright light you see ahead of you
Is attractive and comforting
But it is so far away
And there’s no guarantee
That it’s not the eye of a deamon
Waiting to swallow you up
The other passageways are darker
And some are thick with fog
The evil shadows are right on your heels
You must choose now

Believe in yourself and in your dreams
Not in people, places and things
Don’t hide behind the shadows of your mind
Come on out and fight
When life is a rollercoaster ride
You just gotta hold on tight.

Cheryl!
Age 27

My mind is flooded with confusion
And the wind calls out my name.
What seemed so real was only illusion
And nothing feels the same.
I’m running blind in a danger zone
And the air is thick with magical mist.
As the piper beckons me with a new song,
I find that I cannot resist.
The dreams that I held have gotten lost
And the clock is laughing in my face.
How much will my new choices cost?
Do I dare escape this place?
As my world is filled with struggle and strife,
It may be the dark before the dawn.
As I make my way down the road of life
I can always change the path I’m on.

Cheryl!
Age 27

Lost child-
Your innocence was taken
By a man who spit on your soul.
The damage was done,
You couldn’t even run
From the fear that swallowed you whole.
You cry in the night
And by day hide your fright
From the people who know not the truth
Your dreams were forsaken
By the act that had taken
The purity of your youth

Lost child-
You are consumed with the pain
Caused by acts of long ago.
You were left to live,
And learn to forgive,
But how can you let it go?
As you make your way
Through the reality of the day
And the dreams that flood your sleep,
What hides behind
The shadows of your mind
Comes out at night to creep.

Cheryl!
Age 27

Break through the barriers that surround your soul
Try to find answers to truths untold
Off on a tangent of emotional noise
You failed to make a rational choice
Crimson and clover and purple haze
You’ve found yourself in an endless maze
You reach out for things beyond your grasp
The fog thickens and the piper laughs
Wicked laughter penetrates your ears
Drums pound and heighten your fears
The dark knight will swallow you whole
And spit out the dreams that exist in your soul

Cheryl!
Age 27

Cry for these people who,
In all of their confusion
And turmoil, agony and pain,
Sit, lonely, on a rock.
What a thought filled rock.
Hundred year old dreams.
Ninety-thousand schemes.
Why do you cry,
Little girl?
Would you like some candy,
Little girl?
Mommy wouldn’t mind,
Little girl.
Run!
Run!
Run!
Don’t look back.
The cars and busses and
trains and planes
Are rushing by.
Why do you cry?
Put him in the rubber room.
Can you see a purple frog?
Smog!
Smog!
Smog!
Filth and grime.
Are we all mimes?
Painted smiles.
Painted tears.
Cover all your emotion, man!
Live behind your disguise.
But I can see your eyes
And hear your cries.
Flies buzz and fly.
Oh my!
What confusion.
Look around.
What is found?
You are Alone!
Alone!
Alone!

-Cheryl!
Age 27