TaylorT's poetry

River

2007-10-15T22:09:00.001-04:00

She rages against me,
A river running strong,
She only knows not,
Of my love and faith of long

I want to hold her tight,
Her head against my chest,
But I know the truth!
I shall not become so blessed.

She is so beautiful,
When she is in this light,
But shall she leave me?
Or love me all through the night?

I find myself in love,
Fighting the eminent,
False reality,
Of relations intimate.

I need to end this love,
And return to the true,
But what if she knows?
Shall I start this all anew?

The True

2007-10-15T22:07:00.001-04:00

Wow, two-year-old work, really symbolic.

I.
In love and in doubt,
we stray from the former true,
when physical and lost longings,
rise anew.

In truth and in denial,
we are called from our pasts,
to the point in life,
that ever lasts.

II.
What tangent is spun?
When we make a right?
Wrong choices, what are they?
that we resort to primitive flight?

What have we seen?
to cause this call?
What have we lost?
when we cry to our fall?

III.
As will the bird, in anger, fly,
the true, the true has fled!
As will the storm, in calm, return,
to finish off the healing bled.

As will the river, in rain, o’erflow,
the true has infiltrated your ranks.
As will the sea, in size, push against,
the power will erode its banks.

As will the sky, its massiveness dictate,
so love will command the forces.
As will the bullet, in power, warp,
so the riders will command their horses.

IV.
If I have lived these things I say,
nor felt the pow’r contained,
I will not be called to this,
but rather will stand detained.

The Lady

2007-10-15T22:05:00.000-04:00

Forever she waits, silent to the bone,
Waiting for her promise to come,
Singing a note of no tone,
For she knows she has no true power.

How can thee, a symbol, lie in wait?
An end, so true, has not come.
For two hundred years, she has pondered her fate.
But, alas, none have come to deliver it.

A torch with no light she holds in her hand,
Ne’er to burn without its fuel,
She stands still on her tall stand,
Her promise still carved below her.

A smile will turn to a frown,
No matter what the efforts of men,
For she looks o’er a sinful town,
That does not notice her despondency.

Why do they keep her waiting?
Her stone hands grow cold still.
Her power now is fading,
Monumental nothing, to soon become.

Remember

2007-10-15T22:04:00.001-04:00

Written for a good friend.

From the time you began to love me,
I loved you! I never failed you!
Yet you still kept a secret,
A hidden cross that I would bear.
You shouted to the world my secrets!
You hid from my calling!
And loved me falsely!
Shall I continue my love for you?
No! I shall find my Prince Charming,
And you shall pay for this crime,
This crime of betraying my love!
Why did you leave me,
Alone in that night?
Shall this be an end?
Or rather a new beginning?
So now we say goodbye?
Or do we again say hello?
Of course, I shall remember life and love,
But more importantly,
I’ll remember you.

FEAR

2007-10-15T22:01:00.001-04:00

One asked what I feared and I replied:
I fear love; love in its true form,
I fear life; life in its mortal form,
I fear truth; truth in its false form,
I fear death; death in its final form,
I fear those who have drowned;
with no air in their lungs

Why do I fear what I know?
I love, but not truly,
I live, but not in a world I love,
I am true, but not falsely so,
I will die, but only temporarily so,
I have drowned,
but there was air in my lungs

I do not fear what I do not know,
for what I do not know does not exist to me,
for I do not know it.
If I do not know love, I cannot fear love.
If I do not know water,
drowning I cannot
FEAR

Empty Seat

2007-10-15T22:00:00.001-04:00

There’s an empty seat across from me
that should be filled
she used to sit there until
she left me

There’s an empty seat across from me
that hurts me till the end
she used to sit there but
now i cry instead

There’s an empty seat in my heart
that she used to fill
she used to sit there but
now i cry instead

That seat’s not empty anmore
now its filled with joy
i still sit here but
shes still gone

Eyes

2007-10-15T21:56:00.001-04:00

Written almost two years ago.

Oh, the beauty that lies behind her eyes,
Oh, the sights I have seen through them,
that beauty’s silent call will arise,
without notice, warning, nor fear.

Oh, beautiful tears, cried in despair,
Oh, silent tears that tear her heart,
with what words they ensnare,
with what cost they part.

Can a tear from those eyes cleanse,
Can tears not flow through those eyes,
for surely they contain not within,
the power to end the cries?

Oh, cry these angelic tears,
Oh, melt my heart with your pain!
For what surely is the reason,
That she cries these storms of rain?

Will love dry her tears?
Will safety calm her soul?
Will she abandon her fears,
To love she does not know?

For what man can love pain,
but for enduring, what reward shall come,
of the tears, of the pain,
but only a truer song.

What man will sacrifice for beauty,
the sight unseen,
who will know her truth,
but only he that will risk his own life.

A man is out there to answer her call,
for a man there is,
to give her his all.

You

2007-10-15T21:51:00.000-04:00

Written this summer. All you need to know.

Sleepless long nights without you
Rolling over trying to dream of you
while I can't stop thinking of you
while I can't stop thinking of you

The sun rises and sets without you
though I feel darkness without you
while I can't stop thinking of you
while I can't stop thinking of you

Dreamless sleeps without you
Though if I dreamed it would be of you
for I can't stop thinking of you
every thought of mine is of you

I miss you, my dearest
I love you, my dearest

On love...

2007-09-25T02:06:00.000-04:00

What happens to a man who loves that which he cannot have? His heart, much like a parched throat begging for water, will not and cannot be quenched. He will long for that which he loves, crying into the night to an unknown and doubted angel.
Will his cries be drowned out by that of a man who has lost that which he loved? We cannot say who suffers more: the man who loves and cannot have or the man who has loved and lost. I say it is the man who cannot have: for he loves more passionately, though he cannot touch or hold that which he loves. For the man who has lost does but miss, and the man who loves and cannot have does but long.
And by this, yes, I do say he who longs hurts more than he who misses.

[Untitled Work]

2007-09-18T22:32:00.000-04:00

Another glance passes over me
and the person that she doesn't see
a heartbeat, a heartbeat without her
a heartbeat, another beat for her.

And in that one moment
when her eyes meet mine
and in that blissful moment
I almost dream she's mine

A heartbeat, a heartbeat,
a lifetime, a second,
the words never leave my lips.

Why can't I tell you I love you?

Outstreched Hand

2007-08-06T02:10:00.001-04:00

When you stand alone, don’t worry,
for I am still beside you.
When it seems that no one cares, be calm,
for you still mean the world to me.

When you discover lies, stay true,
for I am still honest to you.
When you fear that you have no purpose, never fret,
for you are the reason I smile.

When you fall, look up,
for my hand is reaching out to you.
Reach out and take it,
it will never let you go.

Day

2007-08-06T02:05:00.001-04:00

What word of simple human creation,
could give hint to the fellow human's heart,
of no end to the light of this meditation;
what word would even serve to start?

What distant eternal cries,
could have seen to the rising and the shine,
of the love in these eyes;
what love did make you mine?

What life's ever-looming breath,
can see to this ever-present, ever-spoken,
living, loving longing's death;
what life can take this love?

What can stray this eye from you,
that without you this heart would even beat a second,
and would give rise to love anew;
what could take this love?

What death's apparent finality,
could see to the dimming of this light,
of this luminosity within me;
what death, too soon in coming, could take this love?

What in your eyes could show,
that this light could be extinguished,
and ever cease to shine;
could even you take this love?

Love's fate

2007-08-06T02:01:00.001-04:00

In 4 letters, an eternal emotion is set,
It keeps millions from stopping to fret,
In 4 letters, all that makes life well,
It’s the story only the characters can tell,
It can manifest itself in many a different way,
It’s black, white, and even gray,
Hurts a million, heals a million more,
Maybe its not so patient or kind anymore,
It still doesn’t envy, nor does it boast,
It’s still the object of many a toast.
The purity, one day, will be gone,
An era of darkness, then ushered will dawn.

What ever happened to the high values placed?
On the institution of marriage, have they been erased?
A day will come when they are forever lost,
A dark day indeed, when we pay that cost.
Woe to thee who love in that day!
Why, why dost thee ignore what I here say?
Waste no time, my friend!
Love as we know it is coming to an end!

The Dance

2007-08-06T01:36:00.000-04:00

With a click
and a flash of light,
the music began to play.

Two outcasts,
the voluntary and the shunned,
glanced at each other
and began to dance.

Breaking the initial timidness,
she lay her hand in his,
nothing asked, but everything taken.

A slow song crept somberly through the air,
whilst the unlikely couple spun delicately,
too afraid to stop,
too afraid to let go.

The songs will speed up,
the step will grow more difficult,
but dance they will--
never once letting go,
never once looking back.

And when the music stops,
and she falls to the ground in fatigue,
he'll fall beside her...
all for a dance.

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So I wrote a new poem. Be amazed!

Bloody Tears

2007-07-29T01:11:00.000-04:00

Gone are the days when she could cry!
Tears leave from the face, but blood from the heart.
A hidden secret hurts in the night,
This isn’t the end, but rather the start!

Someone I have never met causes her pain,
Love alone can heal that wound.
What else can cheer her up,
And end her despairing tune?

Love will come to her in time,
Her songs again will sound.
Her smile will show again,
When her happiness is found!

Instead of from her eyes, her tears flow from the heart.
Instead of disappearing off her face, her tears leave a mark.
Instead of being clear, her tears are blood red.
Instead of letting light through, her tears make all things dark.

Guardian Angel

2007-07-29T01:10:00.001-04:00

You want someone to hold you,
when you lie cold in the night,
You want to know no fear,
no fear of a lonely life.

Well, I’ll be your guardian angel,
I’ll hold you forever,
Even when those nights are too cold,
And when its over, we’ll be together...
I’ll be your guardian angel.

You cry tonight, alone and scared,
You feel my hand upon yours,
And you think your dreaming,
But I’ll make you sure.

‘Cause I’ll be your guardian angel,
I’ll wipe away those tears,
Even when they’re cried,
Cried in anger and fear...
I’ll be your guardian angel

Well today you’re no longer scared,
‘Cause I’m here beside you,
You’ll never cry another tear,
And you’ll never need to...

See I’m your guardian angel,
We’re together forever,
No matter what the others say,
because when it’s over we’ll be together,
And I’m still your guardian angel....

Goodbye World

2007-07-29T01:08:00.001-04:00

Goodbye, world
They had to say
With tearful eyes
Alone that day
Goodbye, world
They shouted at it
Trying to extinguish
The candle alit
Goodbye, world
They told their wives
As that plane crashed
And they saved lives
Goodbye, world
They said in tears
As they set off the bomb
And ended their fears

“Goodbye, world
We’re sorry for this
But when its all over
For us eternal bliss
Goodbye, world
We loved you so
But with the passing hour
Our fear begins to show
Goodbye, world
We cry to you,
Is this real
Is this true
Goodbye, world
Why am I here
Why was I born
My end so near”

Goodbye, world,
Their final breath,
They stood tall,
Blindly embracing death.

I Want You

2007-07-28T23:32:00.000-04:00

I want you
to see the sincerity
in my eyes
when I ask you
And
I want you
to see the tears
in my eyes
when you answer

I want you
beside me every night
while we sleep--
while I dream of you
And
I want you
to wake up
and see me beside you
and know I’ll never leave

I want you
to know that you’re
my reason to
keep on going
And
I want you
to know
I’ll never stop
With you beside me

I want you
to never
feel alone
in this world
And
I want you
to stop wondering
if I care--
just ask me how much

I want you
more than anybody
in this
small world
And
I want you
more than all
to want
me

Why?

2007-07-28T23:22:00.000-04:00

You know who i am
Even though I haven’t told you
You know why?
You just don’t understand

Why? you ask
Well let me tell you
Why?

I put up with the pain
The verbal abuse
The one-way love
The suffering
For you

So why?

I loved you
you know
you know Why? too

Rainclouds

2007-07-28T23:11:00.000-04:00

A cloud headed toward me that March day,
that day when I met you,
that day when I wished you were mine,
and I knew, and I knew this day would come,
yet I did not know how soon it would be.
so I went on knowing the truth,
till you so blatantly shot me down,
and I crept away,
and that cloud passed,
and the invigorating rain disappeared.

That rain can not come back!
Yet the sun comes out still.
The rain can not come back,
yet I live determined as I was before.

You know the truth,
and it aches inside of you,
and you know that you'll never know this feeling again.
But why should you?
Why can't that rain continue?

cause that cloud was a hurricane,
and shook me up terribly,
and it rained for many a day,
you drilled yourself inside of me slowly, slowly...

But the truth still is there!
One day you'll come back to me and want to see me again,
And I'll welcome you back with open arms,
but will you ever be the hurricane you once were?

Ah, no matter, the sun is out,
and she won't turn on me,
ah, not the sun.
For the sun is eternal,
a cloud comes and goes,

Will you accept my invitation,
and rethink your way of life?

Or will you continue to live where you are,
where the sun, moon, nor stars,
cast light upon your path?

Well, I shall await your answer nonetheless,
and still think of you each night,
but as the sun shines,
I will not or cannot falter,
but I will remain strong,

Again I say to you,
The sun shall not die,
but you one day shall.

there she is

2007-07-28T23:07:00.001-04:00

there she is
with blue nike shorts
and a tanktop
too short and too small
but there she is
in all her shining beauty

there she is
with a smile on her face
and love in her heart
too deep and too deep
but there she is
in love and loved

there she is
with her hair in her eyes
and barefoot
too tired and too happy
but there she is
and noones more beautiful

there she is
beside me on the couch
and with her head on my shoulder
too much and too soon
but there she is
and shes the one for me

Tears

2007-07-28T23:00:00.001-04:00

We live in a world whose injustices,
many and problematic,
dictate this state of false security
caused by some vision of futurity.

We are seperated,
but joined together at that,
our many groups,
binding us as animals, in coops!

What tears have we cried,
that we have no return?
We have been sad too long,
we must stand strong!

We must be ever-vigilant!
How else can we win?
For every tear we wipe away,
another yet is cried!

Praying for Daylight

2007-07-28T22:55:00.000-04:00

Nightfall brings unexpected sorrow
Broken hearts forced to wait 'til the morrow
A million die, two million born
All they want is blessed morn
Their souls are dark, as black as night
Impossibly winning their losing fight

Morning washes away sorrow
Broken hearts no longer wait till the morrow
It kills away all fear born
From desperately wanting this morn
They end life, to never spend another night
Lonely and suffering, praying for daylight

One Last Dance

2007-07-28T22:52:00.000-04:00

Long gone from the past,
should I return?
Was there something there,
a lesson for me to learn?

Have I grown since then,
grown from my mistakes?
Will I do it all better,
or do it all once again?

Should I forgive and forget,
and give love another chance?
Or should I hold a grudge,
and forbid her one last dance?

She hurt me once,
will she again crush a heart?
She loved me once,
will she again be pierced by dart?

Hopes

2007-07-28T22:50:00.001-04:00

For every heart that cries a tear,
for every man who learns of fear,
a hope to those I hope today,
a hope that they will be, I pray:

I hope they love, though they cry;
I hope they live, knowing they will die;
I hope that every tear and every fear
will make them hold everything more dear;
That they enjoy this life,
and have happiness through all their strife;
That they never worry that they won't do right,
or have to win a losing fight.

I hope they can help another heart in tears,
or another, drowning in their fears;
They finally stop to fear and cry,
so they're finally happy,
and happily they can die.

Be Mine

2007-07-28T22:44:00.000-04:00

If you're tired of dancing alone in the rain,
of the constant storm pouring on you,
I can take away all the pain,
there's only one thing for you to do:

Be mine, and never let me go,
be mine, and the sun can finally shine,
be mine, to laugh another day,
be mine, I'm here to stay.

I know you're afraid of being hurt again,
I know you've gone through this before,
but I'm different than what you've seen,
when times get tough I won't leave.

If you'll be mine, and hold me close,
if you'll be mine and never leave my side,
I'll keep you warm in the cold night,
I'll let you spread your wings and fly.

Take my hand, never let it go,
stay by me, never leave me,
be mine, and I'll be yours.