A Brighter And Better Day

Years have slowly passed
Time has faded my scar
I taste the future on my lips
I know it's not that far

No longer forging through
I settle in one place
Taking each day as it comes
Looking in every face

I see people as they are
Knowing we want the same
Compassion has composed me now
I no longer take the blame

My lungs breath with ease
My heart pumps steady
Strength grows inside of me
My mind is ready

I knew it would all come back
My heart is really big
All the love came back in
No longer do I dig

I know tomorrow when I wake
My soul will no longer lay
I fell myself embrace
A brighter and better day

MAD 2010

This poem was inspired by a comment left on another one of my poems by Ainjel Thanks....

Ainjel,
It is finally in the past, it took a long time,,
Thanks for understanding,,
Michael

I like the way you write, your style.. you seem to be a little hard on yourself, Throw the razor out..
Michael

Thank-you

Divorced


Today I feel like a fool
Because of what I was told
I thought the hurt was over
You are so incredibly cold

To think of where I placed you
In the priorities of my life
How you just disposed of me
And stopped being my wife

I wish I could hate you
But I have too much soul
You took from me my family
It really took it's toll

I know who you are now
The dark I never saw
You kept it tucked away so deep
I never knew your flaw

It's you who can't be loved
And that I am telling you
For you will never feel
Like other people do

It comes from way down inside
And lights up every room
Something that's not in you
All you feel is gloom

You don't know how to love
I know it was not me
All the things I did for you
Because my love was free

So today what I was told
Made me feel so small
But that's ok you see
I no longer take the fall

It's you not me
With a heart so desolate
Now I am not sure
If I was ever a part of it

To be so hurtful
I cannot perceive
Just like the day
You decided to leave

Now I look around
And see an empty house
A shell of a family
No sign of my spouse

The only thing I have
Is inside of me
A heart full of love
That I hope someone else will see

MAD 2007

Very sad write, a lost love, a lost life, memories of a beautiful time,
Michael

A Child's Point Of View

I'm not sure when it started
I do know when my heart changed
I sort of felt indifferent
My life was being rearranged

It happens so often
All my friends tell me so
It's not anyone's fault
It's just time to go

What should I think
Will my love grow
Will I be like my parents
Just putting on a show

I will never understand
Nor, will I agree
Why they started a life
The one in me

Times sure have changed
Divorce is on the rise
Parents not in love
You can see it in their eyes

Love should be true
It should be forever
When you start a family
Creating a treasure

I hope I can see my way
Trough all the sorrow
Wanting something more
A happier tomorrow

I love them both
From the bottom of my heart
I can't turn back time
A new life will start

As I walk away
I can' turn around
Can I forgive
When a new love is found

I am just a child
But I know so much more
For if the window closes
I will unlock the door

My heart always open
I will always love you
These are just my feelings
A child's point of view

MAD 2010

I think we all have felt what you have so truthfully decribed,
It's because you have a heart, you feel those emotions.

Michael

To Write A Poem

Said to myself
The other day
Time passes quickly
My dreams fade away

Taken for granted
They would come true
I speed through life
And, I still do

Can't get a grip
Trying real hard
Only if I did that
Played that card

When will I know
When will it happen
Will I hear the sound
Of Another body clapping

Feel sorry for myself
Yea, I guess so
I felt love before
What did I know

It all came to pass
As the years crumble bye
I looked in the mirror
I started to cry

I took a deep breath
And, closed my eyes
Thought of you
All the lies

Came back to earth
Smiled a bit
Put out the fire
The one I lit

Felt my skin
It feels so tight
Want to jump out
Win the fight

So I stay strong
I stay at home
It lets me feel better
To write a poem

MAD 2010

Thank-you very much, and you are so right.
Michael

Take a Bow



Another morning, another day

Time to run, and exercise away

Same old thoughts, as you burn

What do you know, what will you learn



Shower for work, a cup of tea

Dry your hair, a thought of me

Your love is gone, you feel alone

Not really sure, if you’re coming home



Get in your car, start that drive

When will you feel, feel alive

Did you ever love him, you ask yourself

You have to leave, your plan is stealth



Just want to be happy, not a wife

Have to get on, on with your life

Never intended to hurt, is what you say

It’s just a price, you have to pay



For your happiness, will be his sorrow

Forgetting the past, you see tomorrow

You taste the freedom, and drink your hopes

You say goodbye, and cut the ropes



You’re so sorry, you hurt him so

You can’t stay anymore, you had to go

It’s just not there, the love you felt

It was a long time ago, that hand was dealt



Not really sure what you want

Maybe you will find it, maybe not

But you have to try, and take that chance

You want to smile, and feel your heart dance



You were a wife, a mother too

You love your kids, and they love you

But all you want, and what you desire

Is what you feel, what you inspire



The time has come, you know that now

You have the courage, you take a bow

A bow to acknowledge, the life you leave

Your pain and sadness all you bereave

MAD 2009

No One To Pay

I tried to think of something funny
To change my day
It had to be hysterical
Maybe something gay
I wanted to look in the mirror
Laugh my blues away
I feel so good
Maybe smoke a jay
Laugh all day long
Split my sides if I may
Go out for awhile
Just go play
Take me now God
Is what I want to say
No one to answer to
No one to pay

MAD 2010

Thanks,,,again,,,

A Love Request

It's simple you see
Something we all ask
It's humane nature
A very tall task

Should I look
Will it find me
Will I see stars
Or a dark sea

Will I know
They all say yes
Who do I listen to
It's me I bless

So here's to the future
A place in time
Billions of goose bumps
Bells that chime

Am I there yet
Hurry, hurry, my feet are slow
It's here that I am
My hearts a glow

It's simple you see
You passed the test
You have answered
My love request

MAD 2010

Thank-you, I am glad you enjoyed reading it,,

I understand your poem, I always felt the purpose of a poem is for the reader to feel something, afer they read it. The feelings don't have to be defined, just felt, and you have accomplished that very well. In all of us is that dark day we wish we could all could have slept through.
Michael

The Light Of Day

Fixed visions, dreams out of reach
Buying time, it sucks like a leech
Touches from the past, pierce like a spear
Haunting thoughts, all that you fear
Purging your heart, it's empty now
Filling it , with only you allow
Cautiously, your covered with armor
Your love lost, felling's you don't harbor
Your mind is sharp, quick and precise
Never will it be, a roll of the dice
Looking deep, deep within yourself
Feeling bold, your body stealth
Your grip is tight, still you can't hold on
You dance free, a smile from beyond
Realizing that, their is no other way
You finally see, the light of day

MAD 2010

Turning The Page On Another Day

Your eyes were bright, like a shining star
You could see for miles, it didn't look that far
Heart like a sponge, soaking it up
Love was a drink, filling your cup
Being together is what you fashion
Bodies tangled, entwined with passion
It was love, there was no mistaken
You gave it up, it was all forsaken
Time passes, something you don't see
Your older now, where you want to be
Settled in, thoughts of the past
Smiling, it will always last
New beginnings on your mind
True love is so hard to find
It happens for a reason, is what you say
Turning the page on another day

MAD 2010

Thank-you Brother,,

My Heart Has Spoken

As I awake my sleeping soul
My mind becomes clearer
All the tears have taken its toll
You are not any nearer

I long to hear your voice
But I know you will not answer
So I stay here in this place
Loneliness spreads like cancer

It’s what I could not do
That has lead me to where I am
Wondering if I made those changes
Would they have built a dam?

Because your love kept on flowing
Not to my heart you see
Where it went I am not sure
It flowed away from me

All the feeling I expressed
Was not enough for you?
I wish I did the things you asked
What you said is true

That you lived a life of lies
Your heart can't let me in
Happiness is what you seek
Your wish is not a sin

Your wish is my dream
As I spend my time alone
I hope in those thoughts
Happiness brings you home

Home is where I am
Here with my heart
Its here that I hope
I hope of a new start

To a life I miss so much
A life I thought I had
One I thought was forever
When I became a dad

You see its you I miss
As my soul has awaken
All the things you have given
All the love you have taken

I see no end to this
With my heart still broken
My love for you is true
My heart has spoken

MAD 2008