Deep within fields of gold
Lost among the barley and rye
Is where I found, then lost my soul
Crossing over the Bridge of Sighs.
For there you were one day
A vision blinding my tired eyes
I scarcely overlooked your wisdom
Of a love that cannot... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 19 Views added 1 year ago
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I hear the music
I drink some gin
the 1920s
are alive again.
Look at this dress
its sequins & beads
come & share a dance
charleston with... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 17 Views added 2 years ago
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I know I'm a little nutty
and wild beyond compare
I live my life on my own terms
only my opinion matters here.
I never try to fit in
I never need to try & impress
I don't care whether or not you like me
Your opinion of me is completely... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 7 Views added 2 years ago
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The scent of love
whispered on the wind
such a gentle warm breeze
I think of you again.
I listen to its melody
drifting softly by
I miss you so much my friend
though I don't know why.
Is it because I really love you
is it because I actually... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 10 Views added 2 years ago
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I don't want to remember the abuse
didn't want to dance with her demons
always feeling lost & alone
searching for something to believe in.
So much pain & sadness
I suffered through in silence
all to protect her, my abuser
I gave my... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 13 Views added 2 years ago
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Sadness finally lost
with happiness gained
while I'm walking around
in the pouring rain.
My fear has left me
it left on it's own
no longer in my mind
does it have a home.
Finally at peace
my past has gone by
no longer in pain
rarely I cry.
Don't... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 5 Views added 2 years ago
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I cry & I scream
why won't you believe
you say that you love me
but you inflict pain upon me.
I am still your daughter
though you didn't raise me
brought up by my grandparents
because you chose to leave.
When you came back
in 1985
I was filled... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 3 Views added 2 years ago
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Whom will keep me warm
when the icy winds blow?
When will love find me
have I no home?
When laughter abounds
will it bring me to tears?
Will I be able to love you
and abort all my fears?
Will the summer sun
beam down... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 9 Views added 2 years ago
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A Garden Stroll
flowers in bloom
storm clouds gather
impending doom.
Lightning flashes
quickly I hide
a mad dash
as I run inside.
Sirens wail
a tornado was seen
sky changes color
a... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 7 Views added 2 years ago
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The sky is falling
into a deep velvet blue
stars begin to twinkle
the crescent moon in view.
Many trees around me
not a leaf do they have
'tis the middle of winter
still I dance, skyclad.
Circle is cast
to Thor and to Luna I pray
a magickal ritual
I... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 11 Views added 2 years ago
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Losing twilight
comes the dawn
the birds they sing
a sad, sad song.
Felt the breeze
icy winds blow
fooled by sunshine
at what I know.
Tree and branch
without its leaves
flurries move in
hard to see.
Breath it's seen
in the air
leaves my body
without... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 4 Views added 2 years ago
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These tears I shed
are mine alone
millions of tears
without a home.
I cry from pain
I do not understand
So many tears I've cried
for this man.
I feel his love
though it's my own
watered with tears
it hasn't grown.... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 6 Views added 2 years ago
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Fearful dawn
I lie my head
no sound around
nameless dread...
Dreary night
listless long
without my love
lost his song...
Endless continuum
everyday after day
alone and grim
though I want it this... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 2 Views added 2 years ago
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I feel you watching me
quietly you move in close
my mind races away
it's you I desire most.
Your warm playful smile
quickly glances my way
I feel myself wishing
your extended stay.
Those deep brown eyes
seem to know my soul
you're playing hard to... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 35 Views added 2 years ago
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I have no heart
you have no soul
you took my love
to manipulate and control
The day we met
was painful and odd
fate made you my family
the reality a facade
Anger ran deep
hatred we bled
time had been lost
to bury among the... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 6 Views added 2 years ago
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I met her on the fly
it was late at night
she came in, body built for sin
I watched her way
the sexy play
so simple yet so... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 4 Views added 2 years ago
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When you read my poems
you are seeing into my heart
do I seem unnaturally negative
or perhaps a little bit tart?
Do you see a flood of tears
running between the lines?
Do you feel my sense of humor
the hidden punch... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 6 Views added 2 years ago
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So my heart it sings
of the simple joy you bring
my soul uplifted high
painful tears starting to dry.
I feel these songs
while my quiet days march on
you seem to be worthwhile
gently fitting my unusual... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 4 Views added 2 years ago
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Was it the devil's moon
the maddening twilight
or the mere thought
of the loss of you in my life?
I know I became angry
and overcome by the fear
as the shots rang out
screaming & tears.
You & I
on a hot summer's day
decided to have a picnic... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 2 Views added 2 years ago
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No more pain
no more fear
you've lost your power
I no longer care
I'm now alone
my life is mine
just as it has been
all this time
but now I know this truth
I admit it here
I'm actually glad of this
shed not a tear
my strength is mine
though you... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 1 View added 2 years ago
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I need to feel the pain
so I know that I'm alive
I don't fear the emptiness
the depths of a desolate cry
to hold onto a painful past
the deeply embedded scars
forever will they last
I don't fear death
I instead embrace it's welcoming relief
to lie... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 2 Views added 2 years ago
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Lost among the miles
stranger to all lands
restlessly moving about
wondering who I am.
I belong among many souls
hearts all adrift
I see my reflection in their faces
nervously I... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 3 Views added 2 years ago
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I need to die
I desire it so
I want life to be over
I want it to go.
I want these tears to stop
the ache to die down
but how do you dry
the tears of a clown?
I feel a breath
a sigh of relief
but for a shadow in the night
might be a... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 13 Views added 2 years ago
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I felt my heart growing weaker
every agonizing day
dreadfully anticipating
the day you'd walk away.
I knew you would leave me
I felt it for sometime
knowing how unworthy I am
and you'd never really be mine.
But still I prayed
and I held in strong... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 3 Views added 2 years ago
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My heart doesn't seem to mind that you are a stranger
someone that I'll never really know
but as I lie here in bed
I imagine you lying beside me
A dreamy fantasy...I can't let go
I feel your warmth caress me
you hold me & cover me warm
I see the... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 4 Views added 2 years ago
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When my tears fell like rain
there was no one here
I searched about me for an expression of love
but no one seemed to care
anguish came over me
the pain became severe
but still it stayed
and still I cried
until I finally ran out of... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 8 Views added 2 years ago
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A quiet midnight sky
up on the roof
sounds drift and sigh
I lose the ugly
peacefully I try
I see narry an image
way up tonight
for the moon in her beauty
stars twinkle bright
lifetime's away from me this night
the darkness is the glory
a comforting... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 2 Views added 2 years ago
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Listen to me
do you hear this voice
but can you not see
do not judge We
by what you may see
I do not see you
though you stand in front of me
I learned to listen
to your soul as it speaks
though I judge you not
I know that you are unique
each one of... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 0 Views added 2 years ago
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Please love me
take my hand
guide me away
from who I am.
Rescue me from the hurt
relieve me from the sorrow
help me to know that there is peace
in the dawning of tomorrow.
Drown the negativity
with love & reassurance
prove to me that life... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 7 Views added 2 years ago
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A song deep in my heart
to help me get by
A glistening tear
refusing to dry
To bury the dead
among the many
A nightmare about
the death of my Granny
The sudden fear
abandonment & pain
Deep desolation
the... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 9 Views added 2 years ago
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I had a nightmare so vivid
that it awoke me
I saw demons, spooks & spirits
and my mother trying to choke me
I screamed out in terror
as my tears steadily fell from my eyes
the fear so real, the scent of death I began to realize
'was I dreaming'... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 10 Views added 2 years ago
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Somebody hear my plea
Somebody listen to me
Somebody to hold and to care
Someone who will always be... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 4 Views added 2 years ago
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I hear the thunder echoing around me
I feel the cold rain falling, falling
I see a light from the flicker of a candle
It's in my neighbors' kitchen window
The wind is increasing
It blows fiercely against my wet skin & clothing
Ooh, I'm cold
I... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 2 Views added 2 years ago
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I hear the songs that you sing
and I feel the tears that you've cried
I sense the depth of your soul
in every lullaby.
The strength of your voice
uplifted in song
gives me the strength and the wisdom
teaching me right from wrong.
Your honest beauty,... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 3 Views added 2 years ago
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His sweet uncanny joy...
His dance so mystical...
...it awakens my very soul
The master of his craft
The perfectionist beyond all human comprehension
No-one understands his being
They just stare, gawk & wonder...
A heart so painfully loving and... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 2 Views added 2 years ago
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You'll never know how crazy I am
'till you get to know... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 3 Views added 2 years ago
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To feel my spirit
just look up to the sky
and watch a beautiful sunset
while it slowly drifts... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 8 Views added 2 years ago
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Love is a mere word
describing emotion...
Thoughts of infinity..
Fear of departure..
The pain of losing..
The joy of gaining.
What is love?
Hurt
Desire
Happiness
or
Pain??
The mere word 'Love'...
Just a description of the pain I... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 9 Views added 2 years ago
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Life has so little joy
Just like a broken toy
With its ups and downs
With so few good turn arounds
Expressions of life
Make you cry
Expressions of life
Make you wonder... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 1 View added 2 years ago
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La Luna is my heart's guide
shining brilliantly with all her glory
in the dark, quiet sky
I sense her peace
I embrace her beauty
just as lover's kiss nearby
Her faint smile is hard to detect
but I see her grin as the clouds pass
glistening as bright... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 9 Views added 2 years ago
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Darkness falls upon the land
the skies are black & cold
people are lying down to dream
of stories yet untold.
The deafness of silence
fixes upon one's mind
taking us to another place
no concept of precious time.
Time passes away
while shadows... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 1 View added 2 years ago
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The Eternal Midnight
oh, how she fears the dawn
for to fade away she will
with the coming of the sun.
To disappear completely
though only for a little while
because return again she will
as the sun leaves us with a smile.
Around & around
this... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 3 Views added 2 years ago
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How was I to know it
How was I to hear your song
How was I to feel your heart
When love had gone so terribly wrong?
You got angry & we fought
More & More everyday
Then one day I found out
You never loved me anyway.
Oh! But you loved my money... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 6 Views added 2 years ago
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Waiting on the rain to fall
waiting for the phone to ring
just sitting here waiting
waiting for almost everything.
Time steadily falls away
while I'm waiting here
waiting on what exactly
my mind is no longer clear.
Grounded by the fog
but the... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 9 Views added 2 years ago
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A heart without a home
blindly seeking peace
choking on all the injustice
....such a social disease.
Anger & hate boil to the top
still just one & the same
madness slowly creepin' 'round
and no one knows its... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 1 View added 2 years ago
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Such a heavy night
stars are dripping tears
dreams swept by a gust of wind
stirring up any fears.
I feel ghosts around the corner
creeping ever so near
the laughter of the ages
is perfectly... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 1 View added 2 years ago
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A gentle, soft nudge
I give to guide you
I haven't disappeared
I'm right beside you.
You'll feel me in your dreams
you'll see me there, too
you'll hear my voice whispering
how much I love you.
You may not know it
but I am always around
always there... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 2 Views added 2 years ago
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Their love is so photogenic
that you know how much it's real
it's something that you can plainly see
something that you can deeply feel.
There can be no denying
their magical melody
the way their souls sing to each other
so effortlessly.
Being in... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 3 Views added 2 years ago
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Saying I do
was something I never planned
but fate brought you to me
and decreed that you're my man.
I've learned so much of love
just being with you
the moon, the sun & the stars look different
everything so brand new.
I never knew such love... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 5 Views added 2 years ago
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The burdens I bore
left me without air
my brother who said he loved me
in truth, didn't care.
Mind games controlled me
to the point of insanity
desperation soon consumed me
met with... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 1 View added 2 years ago
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Copper pots
old whistling teakettle
dust covering everything
a can full of pencils.
Her old clothing
lying all about
cat food & kitty litter
not a cat in the house.
More books than anything
cases & cases chock full
ice cold orange colored... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 1 View added 2 years ago
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There's pain in believing
that love will never end....
There's pain in believing
of loyalty from a friend....
There's pain in believing
that life is to be lived....
There's pain in believing
in all that one can give....
There's pain in believing
In... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 1 View added 2 years ago
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Robust in my dreams
anorexic with reality
I hold out for the change
the one that'll set me free.
Waiting dead for the word
that holds the meaning of life
suspended in my grief
ne'er a soul taking... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 5 Views added 2 years ago
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I exist in a void
kept apart from the world
whether real or imagined
am I still a lonely, desperate girl?
Always wanting a change
never satisfied with my life
dreaming about it being different
never an act to suffice.
Regardless of where I go... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 1 View added 2 years ago
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Invisible to most
ignored by many
freedom's blown away with the wind
no longer have we any....
You can dream all you want
turn around & look away
the only thing that's gonna change
is the dreams of yesterday....
Is that really how it was?
In the... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 5 Views added 2 years ago
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I'm asleep lying beside you
in the comfort of your arms
the maddening world around me
drown'd out by your charms.
Protected & sheltered
nothing can reach me
comfortably warm
your soul, it sings to me.
Promises, promises
not what I need
I need... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 1 View added 2 years ago
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I'm questioning your soul
I'm peering into you
searching within your depths
looking for your truth.
But I can't see into you
emotional walls looming, thick
I try to think of an answer
something that'll finally click.
You seem so lost & fragile... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 5 Views added 2 years ago
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Gunshots after the ten o'clock hour
building keeps losing water & power
fighting neighbors, sirens wail
multiple people taken to jail
door to door beggars plead
expecting you to fulfill their needs
growling bellies, no food is left
dead man's... – by Tabitha J. Bryson | 3 Views added 2 years ago
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