Those Smiles

Those Smiles

The walls keep spinning within my mind,
The wheels of life just turn and grind.
But all that will come to a stop,
If ever our bubble will fall or pop.

If ever we were to be torn apart,
My life would stop and my death would start.
I can’t be here without my love,
Watching me from high above.

Making sure that I stay straight,
And never leave wide the gate.
The gate to temptation and despair,
Take a peek and you’ll find me there.

Life slips and stumbles and falls through the cracks,
Love is the one thing my actions lack.
Why can’t I show it the way I want,
Those good days are only a taunt.

To make you hope and want and plea,
That this is the new and improved me.
That I am not the same fucked up man,
But one you can love and hold his hand.

I feel like if we close our eyes,
The world will collapse and I despise.
The way that this has all turned out,
I am not good for you beyond a doubt.

I do not mean to hurt or make you sad,
But it seems I may be like my dad.
I have gotten his dirty, smeared, s**t genes,
I am an a*****e at heart and soul it seems.

But now I start to fade away,
The presence I used to have can’t stay.
But know for you I would walk a thousand miles,
If only I could bring back those smiles.

Reviews

[KarinaT]

"I'm flawed and I don't deserve you, but I would walk a thousand miles to make you happy". Love can make the angriest heart and faultiest genes transfrom into someone loving and lovable. Wonderful.

[Joshua W. Harris]

Aye, that one line summary says it all!
I can only hope that you are right in what you say of this angry heart.

[KarinaT]

Got experience in these matters so I know I'm right :-)

[KarinaT]

-and youth amplifies feelings and frustrations to higher frequencies of urgency. You will find the static subsides eventually...

[Lily Mae]

This shows such depth of your love for the person.. To walk a thousand miles..to shed the blood, sweat and tear for that single moment when a smile graces your eyes just even one more time.. xo We sometimes need to shed the cloak of who we were..stand naked and only clothed in our truth before we can take these steps..xo :) I just loved the journey..x

[Joshua W. Harris]

If only we had shared those depths, we never would have had to say goodbye.
I am very glad that you enjoyed the poem. :]

[Serenity Faith]

This was beautiful. I related this to my husband. I can't even begin to explain how often he has said these things to me in different words and some still the same. True love is in a world of it's own. It can overcome the most horrible events. As one of my favorite quotes say, "This is true love, you think this happens everyday?" Absolutely wonderful.

This is truly beautiful. You have the gift to replace yourself into a parralel world, within the truth still highly alive. Wonderful words, and poem. Keep this up!


E.L.