Author: Autumn

Haze

How could my heart ever heal

with a wound so deep and raw?

This endless sadness that I feel

is life’s one true flaw.

My tears will never dry

as they flood my broken heart

and the hazy days float by

as I break further apart.

© Autumn Siders 2017

Fur-Dried

I know something is wrong,

I can tell from the tears

that seep into my fur,

that much is clear.

I know someone is missing,

though not where he’s gone

and I know that I miss him

but tomorrow’s a new dawn.

I know why the tears are shed

and I’ll allow them for now.

My fur can dry your tears

while I cry out, meow.

© Autumn and emilita Siders 2017

Good Boys

“They’re good boys,”
a mother proclaimed
as she left them alone
as if they were tamed.
And I waited to see
if this were really true
since “boys will be boys”
as they are entitled to.

At first it did seem,
like she may have been right
until the words pouring out
contained more than a little bite.
Two girls became victim
to words that leave a mark
and their true colors showed
even through the dark.

Will the day ever arrive
when this is not okay?
Will these boys ever learn
the things they should not say?
The worst thought of all,
as these boys become men,
they learn not a thing
as they become good men.

© Autumn Siders 2017

Webster

I remember your smile;
it’s ingrained in my heart.
It could light up a room
and fix what’s been broken apart.
Now, when I need it the most
I’ll carry it forever inside
and every time I think of you,
my smile will be twice as wide.

© Autumn siders 2017

The Long Lost Lyrics of Meow That’s What I Call Music Volume 2

So I’m gonna’ eat you
Like I’m gonna’ lose you
I’m gonna’ hold you
Like you’re running away

Wherever you’re standing
I won’t take you for granted
’cause I’ll never know when
When I’ll run out of mice

–

When I had you to myself
I didn’t want you around
Those silly phrases always made me
made me want to frown
Then someone called you into work
One call was all it took
Now it’s much too late for me
To take a second look
Oh, human, give me one more chance
To show you that you love me
Won’t you please let me
Back in the treats.
–
It’s not in the way that you hold me
It’s not in the way you say you care
It’s not in the way you’ve been treating me to fish
It’s not in the way that you put the food in my dish
It’s not in the way you look or the things that you say that you’ll do
Hold the line, dinner isn’t always on time,
meow, meow, meow
–

Thought

Melissa thought she could save me

and Steph thought she was the cure

and Tracy thought I was wounded

and Ashley thought she was sure.

Roni thought she could break my walls

and Elle thought it was all for show

and Nat thought she could change me

and Chris thought, but didn’t know.

Sam thought I was cute

and Lara thought I was smart

and Kim thought I was perfect

and Kate thought she had my heart.

I thought that I was stalling

and I thought I could run away

and I thought I’d never think

of asking you to stay.

© Autumn Siders 2017