Yesterday's Word

yesterday's word
so close in my mind
last night's dream
has fallen behind
the words spoken
are sentenced in the sound
of love's wings beating.

my heart is pounding
my blood is rushing
my eyes are searching
searching for the one
the one that caught them off guard
I feel like a blind man
I've been left in the dark.

Your face
etched into my brain
your voice
not quite remembered by my ears
the light of your smile
the weight of your laugh
so fresh in my mind I want to sing

sing for all the world to hear
sing in hopes your ears will hear
wait for your heart to find mine
wait in the depths of shadows far behind
so close in my mind, so far away
last night's dream has behind
replaced by the light of your smile in the dark.

The Face Behind the Smile

looking through a dirty window
to see the clear blue sky outside
a mirror of my hidden life
resides inside this house
an overrun garden
the moss clinging to the walls
a broken vase upon the floor
left over petals flowing out
dust upon the shelves
bare except the books
of haunting stories from a shattered heart.
A face pressed against the window
wishing to be seen
a face that cried with silent tears
and wasted all those years.
A story of a tender heart
that became a stony mess
cold as ice, sweet as spice
and emotionally unkept.
No eyes can see the weeping
no ears can hear the screams
a silent world behind a face
that holds a smile bright as day.

Sea of Drifted Dreams

drifting off
into a silent daydream
far away from
this crowded place
stars are filling
a lonely, peaceful sky
with a light and a love
that is mine
stay here with me
beneath the trees
where our dreams
can now begin
hold me near
in this place I've found
beyond the sea of stars
stay with me
just to breathe
and be forever by my side
just be my friend,
be my love, be my all
And as I stare into your eyes
they start to blend into the skies
beyond the hope
of being there
beyond this dream
of being near
beyond the sea
of drifted dreams

A Meaning

silence
a thought
quietly comprehend
a feeling
unsure, confused
a hope
how is it explained?
a word
easier to think than say
a thought
can't say it
a process
slowly inching forward
hoping
do you understand
a word
can I say it?
a battle cry
I said it
a feeling
hard to explain
a heart
love
I found it
a meaning
not to be forgotten.

Secrets

spilling swiftly out of an untamed mouth
the whispering voice of silence
screaming the world's pain
through the ears of all who hear
the eyes of the speaker
quiet, unknowing the pain
that they call gossip
the pain that sometimes
causes broken hearts
yet somehow calms the speaker
even if it makes them
more angry in the moment
the secrets
the dark portion of life
the hidden parts of those who smile biggest
the loss of innocence
from those who
hold the deepest frown
the secrets burn like ice
not flames, ice
ice as cold as flames are hot
the burns twice as bad
the pain infinite
and yet they come
spilling swiftly out of an untamed mouth.

Fear

trembling
scared, that's undeniable
strange
a feeling I can't help
knowing
something I can't tell
fear
short and sweet
not to the point
I'm okay.

My American Dream

everybody has a dream;
be it written in the stars,
or whispered in their hearts.
one unique dream for life,
for love, for liberty, and such.

an american dream,
one unique, just for me.
a dream of pure love,
the truest of all loves.
love from my family
to me and back again.

my american dream,
dreamt only by me.
a simple life, a happy life
full of joy, and full of
peace within myself,
and peace within my home.

an american dream,
written simply by me.
a wish for creativity.
to let it flow through
my veins, and come out
on the paper letting people
follow their hearts.

I have a dream,
its written in the stars,
and whispered in my heart
my unique dream for life
for love, for liberty, and such.

I wrote this for english, and well, I also made a video with it, it has the poem with it, but its harder to concentrate on the poem when there's words to the song that I used in the background. the poem is "My American Dream" by myself, and the song is "No Matter What" by Papa Roach. I hope you enjoy this. I enjoyed creating it.