Midnight Oils

Burning the midnight oil
never ends well for me
with my mind in clouded turmoil
and my heart yearning to be free.

Still, I will not close my eyes,
I will not sleep a wink,
until the truth will out the lies
or until my ship will sink.

© Autumn Siders 2017

#tbt

Stranger things I have seen,
that made me who I am,
than you’d imagine in your wildest dreams
drawn into a diagram.

Simple horrors fill my days
and still I beg for more
to end the constant boredom
I fill my heart with gore.

Bloodied hands lay their claim
upon my tender heart
and tear with all their might
until I fall apart.

© Autumn Siders 2008

Remind

We never get enough time
even though no time would
be enough.
Still the moments exist,
taken as still frames in my mind,
etched in my heart to forever
remind.

© Autumn Siders 2017

Unknown Depth

The roaring brook is like

music to my ears

with its unknown depth

drowning my fears

and the trees overhead

block out the light

sending me into the darkness

I need to fight.

© Autumn Siders 2017

Coat

The seasons change

and so does my coat,

leaving you to drown

in this hair filled moat.

Just try to kiss me

and you will find

a beard of fur

is quite divine.

Lost is one thing

that I will never be

since I leave in my wake

little pieces of me.

© Autumn and Emilita Siders 2017

Green Eyes

You gave me a look
as if we’d met before
and your smile lit the room
before you even closed the door
and I returned a gaze
as my heart fell to the floor
and I knew in a second
I could not ask for more.

© AUtumn Siders 2017

Cheater

Caught in the act
and two parties react
forever engrained,
tainted and stained.
Apologies don’t count
as flowers mount
and love is lost,
was it worth the cost?