Author: Autumn

Memory

Years from now the memory will be

all but faded from rusty brain

but there will be one solemn morsel

that in my aged mind will remain.

I will not recall why we had the box

nor even will I remember the year

but I will remember the laughter

bursting from within our hearts

and  filling us with tears.

© AUtumn Siders 2016

Scratch

It was all fun and games

until I saw that look in your eye

and I knew without a doubt

in a moment I could die.

Your beauty in that fluffy fur

is a disguise you wear so well

since just one false move

and in a second I am in hell.

Beneath the fluffy exterior

comes the sharpened blade

that slices through my finger

a gaping wound is made.

And soon the blood is flowing

with not an end in sight

and I know that I am lucky

you’ve spared my life tonight.

Then, as if nothing had changed

you come back expecting love;

of course I give it freely,

but maybe this time with a glove.

© Autumn Siders 2016

Immeasurable

My love for you in immeasurable

since no unit of measurement could withstand

the weight, depth, energy, or distance

of the power you leave in my hand.

For you, I am more than mere mortal

as my strength increases ten fold

and there’s not a thing I wouldn’t do

since it’s my heart that you hold.

© AUtumn Siders 2016