Up in Smoke

A split second
and all is gone;
the fire burns,
flames growing strong.

Standing solid
for many years
up in smoke
left with tears.

What pain, what sorrow
knowing still that life
life will bring tomorrow.

© Autumn Siders 2018

#tbt

Stones unturned
and left
for moss to grow.
Ideas stuck,
prisoners
to those who know.
The past
left behind,
too heavy to tow.
Turmoil boils
hiding
in the depths below.

© Autumn Siders 2011

Puddle Jumping

Raindrops keep falling

making puddles on the ground.

Best let your soul jump.

© Autumn Siders 2018

Newt

Such fear inside those eyes,
if only you’d share your past.
I’d wrap you up in my arms
and hold you as long as eternity lasts.
Such scars you try to hide,
fear and loathing inside;
if only you could see
just how beautiful you are to me.

© Autumn Siders 2018

Real Time

What’s it like
to live in real time
and feel your life
as it passes by?
Embrace the moment
and break free
from the confines
placed on your heart.
Who will know
when you’re gone
that you’ve lived
the way
you choose.

© Autumn Siders 2018

Vacation

A vacation would be nice,
a little trip away
from all these worries
I face everyday.

Should I take another bath?
Should I sleep the day away?
Such tough decisions
to make if I stay.

I could travel the seven seas
or climb mountains to the top.
I could run a million miles
until my paws choose to stop.

The more I think about it now
this all just seems like work
so maybe I’ll stay right here
since vacation’s lost its perk.

© Autumn and Emilita Siders 2018

Remains

The battlefield remains,
scattered corpses of the slain,
distant memories of pain
gently washed
by the rain.

© Autumn Siders 2018

#tbt

So much time gone by
and I can’t look you in the eye
knowing that last night
we ended with a fight.
But when you start
with flame in your heart
you’re bound to get burned
and lessons will be learned.