Spawned by Addiction

Anxiety ridden, always waiting -
Tuned to the one hundredth degree;
Lost in the ugly dreaded moment,
Knowing what never can be.

This thing has its nasty hold -
Carrying you without consciousness,
Breaking every emotion within;
Taking you away to its nothingness.

So not a thing that can just be observed -
Caught in the rigid emotional trap;
Knowing you are the only one with keys -
Only you can draw this map.

This thing which you think you so love -
This thing for which you have no control;
Steals you away beneath the grime,
Ripping apart what is left of your soul.

Waiting

And so I wait for you with bated breath -
Spinning in sleepiness but wanting your touch;
Hoping for the rush of your energy coming in -
It is only you, I could anticipate so much...
The thought of your breath as you whisper,
Leaves my body in boundless chills -
I hear your voice and feel you so very clear,
The rush of my imagination, my heart feels.
And so I leave you for the land of dreams -
In hopes I might find you waiting there;
Again anticipating the simple mere glimpse -
Waiting for my soul to be laid bare.

Come Home

Gladly, will I submit to your claim;
Knowing not, even, all you ask of me -
Knowing still, with all my heart, all I am;
All I long for, is still yet to be.

The words I long to hear from your lips;
I beg you, put them to my name -
Know, that I am here, still, in wait;
Waiting to rid you of your pain.

I feel your breath and know it's pace;
Though miles of road keep you afar -
Wherever I am, I carry my heart;
And, so my love, there you are.

A man of action standing back, so timid -
Come to me, and show your face;
Let me hear in the sound of your voice -
In those words, await your taste.

The truth you explode on every level;
Your own heart, though, you hide;
Let go of all that holds you so tightly -
Close your eyes, and open wide.

Embrace what your heart awaits;
Beneath the veil of shroudded mystery -
What it lacks, stands waiting;
Aligned in perfect symmetry.

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

You Are Me

In every moment I see your smile -
You should be here with me;
I long to feel your gentle touch -
But I wonder now, will this be?

Connected across time and land -
To know your heart once again;
Your boundless soul knows mine -
But this time, will my heart win?

A fleeting thought I know is yours -
A song I hear, always in my mind;
I know you are thinking of me -
But, will my heart, you find?

I can see through time and space -
But, your love I cannot see;
I can feel what others feel inside -
Separate I cannot, for you are me.

As if looking in the mirror -
To see the other side I hide;
There I am inside your heart -
Where my love will forever abide.


Beth Layne 2009