Colin Todd Andreas

Springdale, AR, USA

Colin, a specialist in the U.S. Army stationed at Ft. Bragg, NC, is also a student at Campbell University, where he is working on his environmental engineering degree. He started writing his poems seriously at 16. Colin says, "I write of my life and the feelings I experience throughout the day. I sometimes wake up in the middle of the night just to write down a thought to elaborate on in the morning. I write mostly of my heart for it helps me to grasp the true feeling and emotion of what I see and deal with on a day to day basis."

The Sky Of My Dreams

She is the sky of my dreams, mysterious as the colors of the sunrise, and as beautiful and
glorious the transfer of day to night; drawing me into her arms and into her heart, as
the moon pushes the tides closer to shore
Loving me and holding me, as the night holds
the earth close as it grows; as the darkness engulfs the sky, sleep slowly comes, holding
us tight, secure in our dreams
The morning slowly comes to wake us from peace, and
she rises at my side with the sun, that slowly moves up through the sky, pushing the night
and the peace, slowly to a place it's not willing to share
Awake I smile showing my love
to the one I adore; I watch my sky, as I tingle all over, like a tree sways from the wind
blowing through
Kissing my lips she hears my thoughts, and smiles to me as the sun
smiles upon the earth, wakening it from the night, which slowly chose to go
She crawls back to my side, to feel secure in the warmth, which we so happily made
Not caring of the time as the sun moves slowly, yet quickly above
I watch my sky, the sky of my dreams, as the sun watches us, with its eyes in the sky
Knowing only love and the warmth of her touch, so close by my side, as she falls back to sleep with a smile of peace.

If Only You Knew

Lying here thinking of you, I wonder why I am so blue;
When I am with you, the sun shines true;
When I am near you, my fears turn anew;
When I hold you, the tingle of happiness flows through
The feeling I get when I kiss you, I wish you knew.

Forbidden

A forbidden love the tears at my heart and eats at my soul, all that I want is for someone to hold
She's there in my mind, again in my sleep, when day becomes reality . . . gone . . .
yes she went, with the sounds of the moon, heavenly sent
I call to her each day and sing to her each night, hoping she hears in wonder and delight
I know where she sleeps, I know where she plays, I wish I could go, but forbidden . . . no, I must stay away
She is young and beautiful, yet patient and wise; I was drawn to her by a force that I can't say
I wish I could hold her and kiss her lips, but forbidden . . . no, I must go away
Someday soon I will know what is true, are we to be or headed for doom
It saddens me deeply to think such a thought, to have lost to forbidden . . . again . . I must stop.

To Live

I try ot think, I try to breath, I wonder if I'm even living; I walk through each day—
lonely, on a journey with no end, no one beside me, no one looking my way
I do what I can to breath again, yet every time I try it comes to an end
Why can't I live, if just for a moment, to see what wonders stand before me
Nothing to love, nothing to hold, to bring me back to life, without the cold
I stand in the dark, looking for the eyes of light—
still . . . nothing, nothing to guide me or take my hand, nothing to hold me or love me from within
Aimlessly I walk with fears unknown, when will it be, or will it ever be, my turn
to live; to walk not alone, to hold what is new and to live . . . not in stone.