Shaded Heart

Seas cannot contain
nor can aspen mountains thwart
me from my ever love.

Oceans pour out a painful cry
Bearing the distance of our love
Knowing that with waters so blue
They keep me from your cerulean eyes

Restless nights bring no comfort
As each hour is spent in memories
Enthralled in such sweetened moments
Wanting desperately for the next

The picture frame beside my bed
Holds this lifeless image of you
That seems to somehow come alive
At the sounding of your voice

Love, it’s like a sunset
An inevitable fact of life
A beauty that captures our eyes and heart
But eventually fades below the horizon

A feeling you’ll always return to
And one that will always be there in the end
A fortunate token of life
That no man has control of

And everyday tells a story
The sun burns a love that’s true
The ocean’s depth my capacity
Despise the night that steals you away

I find myself lonely but not alone
Surrounded by pain and sorrow
Washing in a pool of self pity
Dirtied by a broken heart

Forbidden fruits encompass me
Tempting me with their beauty
Promising a fresh new life
So I hold them without tasting

Thoughts race through my mind
Memories and regrets I hold
Emotions distilled by hate
But I try not to fall down

The sun never did shine
Only light comes from within
But the night is suppressing
And I love and hate you

As I wade into deeper sorrow
My tears begin to drown me
And if these tears were yours
I wouldn’t mind death

Now I am lost to begin
And the oceans swell high
So I capsize my own boat
And my face pleads a resolve