Simmering

I knew you still, even then –
With your steamy hot sin;
When bottles knew their way –
Across any sunny day;
No matter at all what time –
It was surely time to shine;
Amidst the stars ever so bright –
You find your way to me this night.
You tell me of your heart –
How it was not meant - us to part;
Though, still I see you through-
Knowing not what to do;
Should I wait to know for sure-
With more this pain to endure?
The dance of your eyes this night –
The darkness they do light;
The burning embers of my heart –
Surely a roaring fire will start;
Smother me with your embrace –
For from this scene I will race;
Knowing not what to do –
Still it’s true I love you.


Copyright Beth Layne 2008

Once Again

A love so grand I never thought to know
Appeared out of nowhere and left me here;
Here to drown in my constant misery –
Love that brought truth, my ultimate fear.

Two hearts - once beat in perfect unison
One left bleeding and in total desolation;
You, the one love I have never known –
Have left me here in miserable isolation.

Until once again, I see your gentle eyes
And know my heart must be mistaken –
Here, for you, I will forever wait;
Until, from this nightmare, I am awaken.


Copyright Beth Layne 2008

Ghost Rescue

Aye, I see you standing there –
But tell me – what can I do?
You cannot see me, it seems;
But I can see you.

What agony it is for me –
Wondering what you are to do;
Spinning in a constant wind –
Staying here – looking for you.

I make a loud crashing noise –
You scream and wince in fear;
I want to tell you not to be afraid –
But my words you cannot hear.

Time keeps moving along -
New faces are all around;
Again, I ask, with no replies;
And, still, I have not found.

For mercy, I pray – Set me free!
And then, like a cloud of light –
The help I so long had sought –
A light in the room – so bright.

What an answer I get indeed!
An angel, it seems, is sent –
Finally, someone can hear me!
Tell me how to repent!

Where, do tell, has my love gone?
Where is it that she awaits?
Here, I’ve waited, ever so long-
I am ready for my fate!


Copyright Beth Layne 2008