Roots and Branches

Roots and Branches

A Poem by James Wells

I've been thinking for awhile 
Of the cigarettes and drinks we waste away
Through the desert, looking for higher ground
Or a place for my mind to stay
It was not my place to question
Or wonder where your heart was that night
But darling I'm invested 
I'd love you for the rest of my life.

We'd grow old and lie side by side
A quiet happy until the afterlife.
I'd turn and look you in the eye
And everything would be alright.
I don't think that you can see
The flame that grows inside of me
I'd hope and pray for it to be 
A perfect story told tonight.

I've been wondering about stars
And if maybe they're simply lost.
Or are they ordered and positioned
Prepared for the acquisition of hearts.

I was out of line and broken 
To believe a word that's spoken. 
When I'm starting to feel breathless 
Over something I've been hoping
I'm losing track of right and wrong.
The time is up, what's going on. 
You've set on me but you're not the sun

You grew and branched around my soul, 
Filling in the gaping hole
You bred me hope that I could hold
Bringing the sweetest story told.
I'd wonder of the possibility
Of if you ever thought of me.
Or this this just insanity
This will stay a mystery.

And I will walk away from the sunset with my back turned.
I've learned that not everything is as fresh and new as I assumed.
So just paint my figure lonely, forget that you're the only 
And I'll move away without a word, oh what a darling story.

I'll just sing and write these songs for you.
Hoping that you always knew
But never really had a clue. 
That my love for you was always true.

© 2013 James Wells


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its some happy and some sad writing...like your others...
entertaining...
thanks for.sharing...^^

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James Wells
James Wells

O'Fallon, MO



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I'm just looking to keep people entertained. It's important to me that I do as much as I can to give hope to the hopeless. We need it the most. But I also do say some comedic things occasionally, b.. more..

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