Author: Autumn

Dreaming Out Loud

What a wide world there is
outside my little bed.
Adventures await,
an exciting life ahead.

There are critters to kill
and sun to catch,
grass to munch,
and birds to snatch.

Still, I’d rather keep
these dreams inside my head
since dreaming out loud
means I have to leave my bed.

© Autumn and Emilita Siders 2018

Fling

The night you said, “hello,”
my heart skipped a beat
and you said your place was near
and that spark brought on the heat.
We climbed the stairs so quickly
and you fumbled with your keys;
as the door closed behind us
you knew exactly how to tease.

Soon your shirt was gone
and soon my heart was still
and soon the night grew long,
each minute a greater thrill.
The sun rose in the sky
as I finally fell asleep
with you safely in my arms
as if you were mine to keep.

But the truth is cold and hard
and love a fickle thing;
but still you stole my heart
during this fleeting fling.

© Autumn Siders 2018

#tbt

How quickly we went
from
“how was your day?”
movies, flowers,
late night chats,
love, trust,
occasional spats
to
indifference,
distance,
occasional chats
living alone
with our own cats
and
the only question now,
“where is it you work again?”

© Autumn Siders 2016

Loose Change

You know just who I am
and still you want someone else
to cater to your whims
and place you on the highest shelf.
But what more can I do
when we are both set in our ways?
And every day that passes
I fall deeper in your craze.
Do you feel it too
or am I just a fool?
Can two hearts so different
master a love so cruel?
I never thought I’d want
a partnership so strange,
but what harm could come,
from a little loose change?

© Autumn Siders 2018

Stay or Go

Have you ever thought about leaving?
Just forgetting where you live.
The pain of staying hurts so bad
like a shot struck with a shiv.
And each day you’re forced to stay
is one more closer to your grave
like you’re digging it yourself
since it’s only death that you crave.
Have you ever thought of staying?
What difference could you make?
Knowing that hatred boils
leaving all your love at stake.

© Autumn Siders 2018

Blood and Tears

Come a little closer
and I’ll show you how I feel;
with my claws extended,
the pain you’ll feel is real.
A little scratch here
and a rip or two there,
you’ll know to stay away;
I think that’s more than fair.
This here is my space
and it’s best you steer clear
unless along with blood,
you wish to leak some tears.

©Autumn and Emilita SIDERS 2018

AsKeW

Each scar tells a story
running straight to a nerve
as each tale unfolds
forgotten feelings emerge
and the words in the air
hang heavily about
soaking into each listener
baffled with doubt.
Each wound is a memory
both painful and true
of what happens to life
when it’s sent askew.

© Autumn Siders 2018