With My Naked Soul

Dark cascading whispers hide
within your serenity
from painful hours that have fallen
like leaves
in your sleep.
If I could bury those hours
deep away from where you think
perhaps your heart would no longer suffer,
and your peace, you could keep.

Inside of a daydream or two
containing soothing moments,
I would love
to softly caress your hands
with the gladness in my heart.
I would send a smile to sit
inside the place that you call home
when your eyes are open
and your visions
holding sharp.

I would dance upon your chest
with my naked soul,
if it would take away the painful hours
your mind continues
to be faithful to.
Don't you know that life itself
has written your name
on everything known as me
and that I was born
to comfort you?

Author's Note

Photography Marie Grimaud

Reviews

[rivers]

Truly inspirational soul speak...After 3 reads I get 3 perspectives...the mind's conversation with it's own heart and soul and the second the thoughts of another soul dear to the writer...The third perspective combines both and there are beautiful lines that phase all three persecutions...Only Neva knows and only I know how much I love this sensitive masterpiece of soul speak understanding...

[Honey54]

this line pierced me..deeply.
"Don't you know that life itself
has written your name
on everything known as me
and that I was born
to comfort you?"


I LOVE IT SWEETY..YOU NEVER FAIL TO AMAZE ME WITH YOUR WRITTING

[light and ashes]

Perfect, 100

[Layla J Omorose]

Neva where do you get these great poems from? I know they come from deep within you and you just seen to have a resouvior of beautiful poems inside you. This one is no exception. It is beautifully written and took me about three rereading to completely grasp the meaning behind the poem. I get a sense of wanting and the need to be close, beyond close to the one that you love. Great write.