Shadow Man

You are but a shadow in my land -
A thing that cannot be revealed;
A moment of fleeting energy -
In a burst, though shortly lived.

Creeping near every corner wall -
Watching, waiting; but for what;
What is it that you seek here?
In between worlds, you are caught.

Purposeful, as if on a mission -
The bursts you emit so often;
Not a heart in all the world -
This hardness within you soften.

Not one in need of any rescue -
But one who is here to prevent;
You can, though, be sent back -
To the one by whom you were sent.



Beth Layne 2009

Trapped

Indeed, I hear your whisper in my ear -
Raising the tiny hairs on my nape;
Swallowing slowly, as not to miss a drop -
From what is it, you so long to escape?

Mesmerized, I am waiting for the flow -
The images and sounds you wish to share;
At warp speed, the feed of the story -
Brought to this point by doom and despair.

Time, for you, having stood endless still -
Centuries and ages have long been past;
The peace you need is no longer here -
Lost in the darkness, ever so vast.

Someone to tell you where she awaits -
Forever, alone, you have so waited;
Lost in the flow of things gone wrong -
And all you hadn't anticipated.

In the light of love she patiently waits -
All you waited so long here to find;
Waiting over there, while you were here -
Rise up - leave now this world behind.

Back to the glory from wince you came -
Healing and peace await you there;
Love in abundance for you evermore -
Just for you, I give this prayer.


Copyright Beth Layne 2009

Haunted Memory

Forever I am haunted by your memory -
Your image, burned in my mind;
To do again, what different I would do -
Perhaps, then, life would be more kind.

I hear your words, even still -
I know you are still here with me;
It matters not, you understand now -
For, in my mind, I still see.

My heart could set aflame wood -
So fiery, it is, with its wrath;
Nevermind what you continue to tell -
Fate set you across my path.

My heart will never be the same -
Forever changed, I live to tell;
Wrapped in the haunting of you -
Tormented by my own, private hell.


Copyright Beth Layne 2009

Ghostly Persuading

I see you, and hear you –
I know your deepest pain;
I want so much to help you –
Your fears are to blame.

Release, my dear one,
All the fears you hold inside –
Draw yourself unto the light;
It is there, where you reside.

Your time has ended here –
It is time now to rest;
You are not cursed to walk –
You are meant to be blessed.


Copyright Beth Layne 2008