Unexpected
Watching her waltz
the corridors
of my mind is like
an unexpected vacation Continue reading Unexpected
Tag: mind
Elevator
I got you out of my head But my heart is out of control I hear your voice and what you said Then the elevator starts to roll Buttons start depressing Unseen fingers on the numbers Floor by floor I’m caressing Every memory I sought to encumber As I imagine your whisper The lift rises higher still Motives mired with not her Give way to thoughts she will Hope hoists yearning to the cranium Unchained desire opens the door The guitar of my mind starts to strum You were gone now you’re not any more Continue reading Elevator
Erase
Still have that picture in my mind I shake my head back and forth But our last sketch is etched in time I headed south you turned north The trail went cold. That’s crime. Thoughts crossed couldn’t count the cost The more I was near the more I feared Now I see what was all too clear You left me behind while I was still here Why You sang when I was crying Erase Why You came when I was dying Erase Why Your hope sent me flying Erase Why Your grace asks no trying Erase While my heart keeps … Continue reading Erase
Clock
From that moment your eyes glistened
When your sigh spoke my soul listened
My mind went numb my heart unlocked
I hid the key inside my lifelong clock Continue reading Clock
September
Minds clear
Hearts fair to partly cloudy
Reality settles near
Sifting thoughts; some clang loudly
Against the walls of my mind Continue reading September
Poetry by Carrick Cross 