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Carissa M. Galow
http://reflectionsofmyheart.purpledream.com
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Sunday Afternoon
05/28/08 |
Sitting underneath the big tree,
In our front yard,
Listening only to the wind,
It's a quiet day,
Frankly, I like it that way,
I remember this time last year,
You were here,
Playing catch with our little boy,
Laughing,
My two best men ever,
But, you got called away,
I cried,
Begged you not to go,
But, I knew you had to leave,
You had a promise to live up to,
You wrote me every chance you got,
I still have those letters,
The stories you told me,
Still send chills up my spine,
I prayed for you every night,
And, then no letters came for such a long time,
I got scared,
Our neighbor had just lost her son,
I worried I'd get the next visit,
I prayed even harder,
God heard me,
But, I didn't get the answer I wanted,
Three weeks after our neighbor,
I got the visit I so dreaded,
What am I going to do?
It's been a year,
And, not a day goes by when I don't miss you,
You were my best friend,
My lover, our son's father,
I hope you're at peace wherever you are now,
Sitting underneath the tree,
I shed tears,
Look up to the sky,
Feel your love,
I know you're with me,
But, I still miss you so,
I get up to go inside,
Our son wants to play,
I see him in you everyday,
That is what keeps me going,
I hope he turns out just like you,
Brave,
Strong,
Kind,
And true right to the very end.
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Untitled II
05/28/08 |
Whirlwind of emotions,
Tossing me all over the place,
So much inside me,
Trying to break free,
Unsure of how to make it happen,
So much potential,
Capable of so much,
Striving to be more than I am,
Shooting for the stars,
Small city girl dreaming to take on the world,
Dreams of making it big,
Scared of the next step,
But, ready to take it none the less,
It took years of practice,
And, so long to shake the demons inside,
Fear is still there,
But, everyone fears something,
It's natural to be afraid from time to time,
But, it's how you deal with it that matters,
I choose to let it fuel me to do my best,
What will happen?
Will I make it?
Maybe I will and maybe I won't,
But, I have to try,
If I don't, I will always wonder,
So, here I go,
Head held up high,
Taking a deep breath,
Walking forward,
Let's see what happens.
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More Than Enough
06/15/08 |
Beautiful beyond compare
Curves that catch anyone's attention,
Big beautiful eyes,
A perfect smile,
You're the envy of many,
Including me,
He has your poster on the wall,
Right above his bed,
I see him stare it a lot,
So captivated,
What I wouldn't give,
To see him look at me that way,
I look at myself in the mirror,
I'm no model,
Just average,
Just me,
How can I compete,
When he drools each time you're on screen,
But, then I wake up,
We all have lusted after someone,
The famous ensnare many,
But, in the end,
We all come back to earth,
And, see what we have in front of us,
He gives me the sweet simple smile,
That makes me melt every time,
When he holds me,
I know he's right where he wants to be,
I know I am loved,
And, that's more than enough,
I am not a model,
Just average,
Just me,
But, he loves me for who I am,
And, when it comes down to it,
It's more than enough.
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Six PM
07/31/08 |
6:00PM
Dinnertime for many,
They're done for the day,
Sitting with their family,
Just trying to unwind,
But, for me...
I'm daydreaming,
Taking myself to a different place,
Different space in time,
When you were mine,
Some people are just getting up,
The party-goers or the third shifters,
Grabbing that cup of coffee,
Trying to get ready for their day,
But, for me...
I'm daydreaming,
Taking myself to a different place,
Different space in time,
When you were mine,
I remember when we were together,
Things felt so right,
But, things went terribly wrong,
I look through the window,
I can see us laughing,
I try to reach through,
But, the vision vanishes,
And, I know there's no going back,
No going back
But, for me...
I'm daydreaming,
Taking myself to a different place,
Different space in time,
When you were mine,
When you were mine
When you were mine
Mine
And, I know there's no going back...
It's 6:00PM
Where are you?
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Never Forget
09/03/08 |
It's 10pm,
We're all laughing,
Music is playing in the background,
But, no one's really paying attention,
It's our usual Saturday night,
Someone suggests Truth or Dare,
And, we groan,
But, we all go along with it anyway,
The embarrassment,
The laughter,
Out at the club,
Dancing away,
Or, it's yet another strike at the bowling alley,
And, sometimes we sang karaoke,
The memories live on forever,
Do you remember those times?
When you think of me,
Is it all bad memories?
Or do you smile once in awhile?
I wonder,
Though those times are gone,
And, we can't get them back,
I hope that you'll always remember,
I hope you'll never forget,
Never forget.
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