Electricity
sparks crackling between us two.
What are the chances?
Tag: Poetry
Past Scars
Each scar has its own story,
a place and time
you will never be.
Still, you ask
and I will answer
with a vague
recollection
that will not suffice.
The past will stay the past,
just as it should be,
and you will carry on
with or without me.
© Autumn Siders 2017
Daylight Beckons
The morning fog has lifted
and my coffee’s all but gone.
The songbirds eat their breakfast
and forget about their song.
The day is starting new,
at least for some that’s true,
but my day just adds on
to a night already so long.
My eyes would love to close
and catch a wink or two,
but daylight beckons
and I’ve many things to do.
© Autumn Siders 2017
Call It a Day
Time to call it a day
after all that I’ve done;
a cat’s work is endless
and I don’t stop ’til I’ve won.
Back and forth I run,
at least a time or two,
but you should fetch that ball
since I’ve got napping to do.
© Autumn and Emilita Siders 2017
Pain
The pain doesn’t ease
it just slips my mind,
numbed by distraction
that I so desperately find.
Each morning starts
a little worse than the last
and each night ends
just out of my grasp.
The strength that I need
just to get through the day
seems weaker each moment
as I keep the pain at bay.
No drink nor drug
will ever help subdue
the ache in my bones
created by you.
© Autumn Siders 2017
Pardon Me
Pardon me,
did I hear that right?
You say you love me
after you pick a fight.
We both know
we’ll be up all night
thinking we’ll gain
some better sight.
Morning comes,
have you seen the light?
Or is it time
that you take flight?
We both know
this pointless plight
and still we stay
with all our might.
© Autumn Siders 2017
#tbt
Maybe you should go
before promises become regrets
and sleepless nights
break out into cold sweats.
Maybe I should go
and save you the pain
of keeping hope alive
for this helpless brain.
© Autumn Siders 2008
Vacate
Moving day arrives
on a cold September day;
leaves vacate their home.
© Autumn Siders 2017
Memories
The crowd lights up
as the false blue glows
and memories are captured
in digital downloads.
All the while they watch,
that tiny little screen
and miss out completely
on what they should have seen.
While they tap away and tweet,
I enjoy the moment here on my feet;
their memories continue to glow
while mine are engrained in my soul.
© Autumn Siders 2017
A Million Reasons
There are a million reasons to love you;
I could start at number one
and carry on forever
and still not be done.
So it must be time I told you,
since I’ve known it for a while,
the main reason that I love you
is because you make my heart smile.
Autumn Siders 