Poems Submitted in February of 2000

"Betrayal of the Stars"
I walk alone through the night as my hand is cold empty without yours to share the chill of the night. I walk on. Shadows reach out with open arms, inviting they seem. I walk on alone beyond the sunset, longing for your warmth sliding your fingers through my hair, warmth. Now i rely on the sun for warmth and the night to reflect on life, love, and the death of happiness. No longer does it represent beauty and sensual mystery Now it screams thoughts of scorn and spite. How dare the moon and stars share itself with you and another.
Robb
chlep19@aol.com



"The Encounter"
Why do I lie here to cry myself to sleep Thinking of the day when we will again first meet You'll be joyous and I'll be indifferent And we'll hold each other for ever and ever. But...I'll probably see you in passing And you won't have time to spend with me laughing You'll move along swiftly and I'll stand here bleeding It'll probably be this way for ever and ever.
Robb
chlep19@aol.com



"Eulogy"
We gather here today, dear friends to mourn the loss of Love. He's left us here to shed our tears while smiling from above. To most, he was a mystery somewhat gentle, sometimes kind, he'd take your heart without a thought and most of us he'd find. Well known as uncaring his world renowned pain, for bringing out the best but all for his gain. He was known for his passion and also for his kiss, hated for his twisted ways, and for the presence we miss. We lay to rest today, dear friends the best man that we know. But, also, to the worst we say we're glad to see you go.
Kristin Thatcher
kristin_nicole17@hotmail.com



"Graduation"
The time is gradually getting near the day when it all ends. Every eye will hold a tear that only time will mend. Things will never be the same these moments carved in stone. No one's past will ever change niether friendships they have known.
Kristin Thatcher
kristin_nicole17@hotmail.com



"The One I Love"
You had the blackest heart but I loved you so Now Grey streaked tears from my face flow The eyes that held me, warm and brown Now push me into the cold hard ground Your laugh that made my heart beat light Now rips me apart every loney dark night The love I gave just wasn't enough You wanted more, I tried to act tough I knew in my heart what I needed to do But I didn't think I could live my life without you But I've found the courage, the strength to move on And you have found another girl you can con. Yet, every night I pray to the stars for you Maybe you'll find your heart, and clean it back new.
(To you Shaun 4ever)
By Stephanie



"realization of decay"
living in this world isn't the globe of beauty we want it to be everthing is tinged with razors, blades ecstatic we all wish we could revolve around with the earth but we can't we hide in our lives, warm in our doubt, caressed by our isolation where are the internal explosions that woke me up in the first place where are the razors that used to slice my sides for recognition of kinship i don't even know anymore i can't keep track of everything my teeth grind together, till they hurt car trips are agonizing...fear of person-to-person eye contact so i don't look i just keep driving i may be twisted, i may be hurt, who knows? i'm not even sure myself, these days i just...drift drift drift drift until i can't see anymore and all is the feeling of blue and calm and rest rest rest rest end
The Mad Hatter
xmad_hatterx@excite.com



""Three Simple Words""
Beautiful girl, those words you never believed But your beauty is there for the whole world to see The silence that hurt you no longer exists But be certain your love will always be missed Those three simple words you taught me to say: "I Love You" - I hope that you can return them again someday. Bud.
Bud
riceg@region.halifax.ns.ca



"Best Friends"
What is a best friend? A person who will love you, and be on your side 'til the end? A person who knows how to help when the world seems too large? Will they stand by your side? Wil they help you take charge? Will they be there through the problems that seem too big to overcome? Will they still be standing there? Or will they turn around and run? Will they be there through a broken heart? Will they comfort you? Will they help you make a new start? I thought about this for what seemed like years. I thought I'd never figure this out. Then I remembered who was there through all my tears. At this point I knew the answer to my trial. And to my surprise, I wasn't off by a mile. I found out, the answer was you. For you were by my side through many troubles, and all the things above, I know you would do. I'd just like to thank you for being my friend. And I'd just like you to know, I'll also be on your side 'til the end.
Allison Papula
yabbadabba327@yahoo.com



"Miracles of Death and Life"
ill find u like i do all the time i wasnt at school friday but neither are any of us if u really think about it were all somewhere else would it be home, mall or with someone special i know where i was i was lost alone was i tylonol helped me out so did the other pills beer doubled my dossage helped me forget all what i missed and wanted especialy love and trust people throw it around like it were snowballs all shaterd in my face the biting pain all over bringing me to my knees i found my pain releiver wether it be a book or a exersizing or sleep but not for me those just bring more pain i resorted in drugs only this time it was more than ever it started as 5 then 10 and then 20 ah what the hell lets drink some more beer after 5 miniutes i felt it like a ton of bricks on my chest a wolf tearing into me ripping out my innerself no feelings were left not even my sences i stood up to get help but i fell to my knees the hand of death touched my chest the lights turned dim and all went black i seen myself laying on the floor blood dripping from my mouth i reached for me but i had no form, no body, no life i refused to go out without a fight i lived to live and i lived to die i broke free of death and my life appeared before my eyes of death and destuction funeral with crows gathered in the trees hell with all that my life shatterd before me and i woke up i crawled to my bed and sat up i won the battle the medicines pumping threw my vaines the adrenaline flowing to my brain muscles tightning and cramping my heart racing as if in love i fought hard that night and wished that i would live not for life but to tell the story of life i couldnt bear to live for love its not worth it anymore it grew to unimaginable strenth love can fullfill a heart or rip one out it can never fix one or creat one keep your love to yourself u only got one try dont lose it to an unfaithful human find it within you and cherish it dont throw trust like trash out the window support it dont be a 'player' be a lover love is greater than the universe it can never be explored all voyagers get lost in the vast nothingness that it is sufferers of no trust get sucked into the black hole black hole of death i was once there and there again love is what we make of it and not anybody else love is not sex or kisses it is living for another dont abuse this gift love is like life u only get one shot in this life time just be carefull and dont over react like me but it wasnt the first and probably not the last i try to journey once again journey in the space of love i look for trust and hope but the last 5 missions failed past does repeat itself but thats only if we dont care or if we lost our first game try your hardest to find the right one dont be a scavenger for sex be the creater of love fell the power of a hug or a touch on the cheek i hold the power but do u do any of u am i alone am i lost i dont know i look for the hand of the beholder it might be u who will know we will i long for life i will find it ill never give up death will knock again but i will not fall down until i find love it may be tomorrow or a lifetime but true love only comes once never twice and its worth the wait if u embrase it it is to feel the energy of 2 capturing,releasein,interchanging hugs creating power killing the failing test love is a drug too much can kill and when your out u have withdraws the need is overwhelming u do anything for a kiss some find other drugs some temperary some permanent whether it be sex,drugs,death, its up to u love overpowers all u'll never find an equal ull take more and more of the others untill its to late death comes and takes care of it he makes u forget eveything no feelings of life or love what is living without love its not, it is hell the only love in hell is for death love is your lifesaver a sword for cutting all bad thoughts a lifejacket to keep u afloat white aroura to sheild from death love is your giver of life dont throw it away what would u have nothing is what u'll have youll be cold and lost in a blizzard blizzard of fire your body deterierating falling like leaves from your bone so what is your choice life with love and nurturing or the aching pain of death the choice is yours and your alone life is a journey not a destiny so make your choices wisely you only get one chance your travaling in uncharted territory i trust that u will find your way your way to happiness i know i will sooner or later be careful and aleart death is in the form of love so dont let anything in unless unless u feel the power of live may your road be smooth and clear and the winds at your back ill be watching near by closer that u think ill be at your call for help your calls for needing love ill be there for u all the time that is my love for u my love for all ill destroy evil and expose the to the truth the truth of love and creation of life i will win love will triampth life will rise above all white will overtake black with the power of love we will all win the game the game of life and love love wins over any card in the deck it will always be infront of u waiting for the right time right time to releal its self so will i ill be there for u and so will life and love
Joseph Dean Presto
jpresto@ponyexpress.net



"The Place I'll Begin"
Simply a delay in life Only a second till the hour Clock chimes twelve Now a new year Sad but delighted In awe at such a preasence Lost in the minute I lost you and heaven The mirror it screams Intiment your voice But pain such the essence Confussion not choice Painful and evil the light from below The dirt that's been growing since long, long ago The shirt on my back That's forgotten my skin To start back the search At the place I'll begin.
Chris J. Wood
inyerdream5000@cs.com



"The Place I'll Begin"





"when class gets to be too much"
blue all around tile on the ground the air that smells like freshener but i choke it down i walk up to the mirror take a good look at myself touch my imperfection then let it out i watch a small tear roll down my cheek something i've been saving since last week and as i stand there crying i pray no one comes in to see me standing there letting the outsides in blue all around tile on the ground the air that smells like freshener but i choke it down but it never rushes like a gush of rain it just slowly rolls down there is just too much pain and then i know i must leave i should be getting back not that they'd be worried they have nothing to suspect all who knows is me about all my pain and i wish that i could tell them i wish they'd understand and so i must bid my sanctuary goodbye the place that i come to when i need to cry blue all around tile on the ground the air that smells like freshener but i choke it down
Lucy
rwilson



"when class gets to be too much"
blue all around tile on the ground the air that smells like freshener but i choke it down i walk up to the mirror take a good look at myself touch my imperfection then let it out i watch a small tear roll down my cheek something i've been saving since last week and as i stand there crying i pray no one comes in to see me standing there letting the outsides in blue all around tile on the ground the air that smells like freshener but i choke it down but it never rushes like a gush of rain it just slowly rolls down there is just too much pain and then i know i must leave i should be getting back not that they'd be worried they have nothing to suspect all who knows is me about all my pain and i wish that i could tell them i wish they'd understand and so i must bid my sanctuary goodbye the place that i come to when i need to cry blue all around tile on the ground the air that smells like freshner but i choke it down
Lucy
rwilson



"The Sun"
I see you in the sun Behind this cloud of dusk As the sun begin to set I begin to ascent Looking around without a thought Just staring into my light The light I see without a thought It comes and it goes Only one may know; The clouds in sky Reaching the darker side I waited for you all night Without a sign I gave up and went to hide As I gave a breath of sigh I know we could never be Yet I hope, To one day be On your side of the light
Steve
FireRose88@mytalk.com



"Secret Hideaway"
I'm all alone, but that's okay I've found a secret hideaway. It's dark, it's wet and I've met the person hiding under my stairs for whom which no one cares. She's small, she's frail dark lips on skin so pale the image gets all to clear I realize that it's a mirror those scared, wide eyes the tears she cries are all created by me. Nov.6, 1998
Kristin Thatcher
kristin_nicole17@hotmail.com



"A special way"
You have a special way of making me feel rejected like everyone but me is welcome. A special way to crush my self-esteem to rip out my heart make tears fall freely from my eyes to make me feel unimportant like no one has before. Feb. 2, 2000
Kristin Thatcher
kristin_nicole17@hotmail.com



"Space"
Everyone needs space, but what if I need you? It's great to want to be apart I only wish you knew how everything looks better from inside your warm embrace, how happy it makes me feel to see your smiling face. Some days I just need you hand to keep me from falling down. But most the days I'm slipping you don't want me around. Feb. 8, 2000
Kristin Thatcher
kristin_nicole17@hotmail.com



"Pretend"
Pretend you don't see the way he looks at her. Pretend you don't notice but your heart's all astir. Pretend you don't know that he doesn't care for you. Pretend you don't hear the things that you do. Pretend you don't feel your heart break in two. Jan. 30, 2000
Kristin Thatcher
kristin_nicole17@hotmail.com



"at all"
You hold me up keep me sane. But you have no idea you have no clue I depend on you you're my everything. You push me down send me to tears. But you would never know you don't even notice how much I'd give for you. You make me wonder if I matter at all. Feb. 8, 2000
Kristin Thatcher
kristin_nicole17@hotmail.com



"Found Her Son"
A friend of mine, I once knew Loved her life and children too she held each day like it was her own She loved the sky and every stone. She met a boy, and fell in love She'd follow him even through the mud. A year had passed, what was love, now hate But she stayed with him, and called it fate. He'd tell her to jump, she'd ask how far But at night she'd cry out to the stars And every day he wanted more If she didn't give it he'd call her a whore. Nine months later she lay in a hospital bed But to her door he did not tred Because he had left her for some bitch Who was not pregnate and didn't want hitched. And pain was rining in her head When she heard the doctor say "its dead" She was like a zombie for days and days and never left her house for the bright sun's haze She would never talk to anyone She just cried for the soul of her son And until the day she ended her life We all could feel her hate and strife. but she's with her son right now And I still see the bastard around the town He will never knowthe pain, Of his dieing child, or know why she went insain But she's found peace, maybe on mars And I still look for her in the stars.
Stephanie
korn_angel@2die4.com



"Mother at 16"
Crystal rain and silver light Bolting from the sky at night Thunder crashing A child's crying All alone a mother's dieing, In a world all her own Singing to the ringing of a phone She's too young Its too soon So she left her daughter in a room Hopital lights bright and cold She didn't want a child to hold So she goes and turns her back Slits her wrists and loosed track, Of the world she once loved It killed her soul with a latex glove Baby crying in the storm Already her life is torn.
Stephanie
korn_angel@2die4.com



"His Hands"
Where are the hands that lifted my heart? whose touch brought such joy but tore me apart. The hands that held me wiped away my tears who brushed the hair from my eyes who always seemed so near. Who professed their love in the simplest ways. They seem to be missing Why couldn't they stay?
Kristin Thatcher
kristin_nicole17@hotmail.com



"Why"
Why would you listen? Why would you care? What am I ignoring inside your stare? Why would you say it if it wasn't true? What is it that's missing? What can I do?
Kristin Thatcher
kristin_nicole17@hotmail.com



"Obsession"
When I saw you, I knew I wanted to love you But I was afraid Afraid that maybe you were not interested But I knew you liked me You would comment on my looks Tell me you love my hair But you confuse me I ask you if you like me and you agree Since then I cannot stop thinking about you I now follow you around, tell myself to wait for you I look for you, I feel for you, I yearn for you I close my eyes and wish for you but I think to myself.... Am I going insane I wait for you every chance I get I wait for you because...... you are my obsession
Lisa
Ponygirl02@aol.com



"Obsession"





"Love Suicide"
Black clouds of dipair, Robbed of light, Reflect all the thoughts I have tonight. Lost in the shadows, Alone and scared, I pleaded for your hand, A sign that you cared. Wispers in the wind, Haunting but clear, Reveal the painful truth I didn't want to hear: "Fate's cruel intentions Want to keep you from love. You're trapped in a limbo Without hope from up above... "Surrender your guard And your life too. You're living in a world Where nobody loves you."
Lynn
bntrue@hotmail.com



"20 WINKS"
AS GENTLE WIND STROKES MY FACE, I DARE NOT DREAM OF ANOTHER PLACE. FOR HERE I AM FREE AND NOWHERE WOULD I RATHER BE. MY ONLY WISH IS YOU COULD SEE, THAT HAPPINESS IS PART OF ME. I KNOW NO FEAR,SO I WONT WEEP. NOR LET A TEAR DISTURB MY SLEEP. ONLY HERE IS THERE NO PAIN, YOUR PRECIOUS KISS LIKE GENTLE RAIN. THERE WAS A TIME I WENT INSANE, THE NIGHTMARES OVER, THE DRAGONS SLAIN. STITCHES CLOSED MY SEVERED VEIN, THERES NO MORE NEED FOR BALL AND CHAIN, FAR MORE COURAGE I WILL ATTAIN, THE WAR IS OVER IN MY BRAIN, TO NEVER BE, FOUGHT AGAIN.
OMAR TORRES
ACIDTRIPP54@AOL



"You Still Love"
CHOOSING NOT TO CHOOSE Choosing not to choose I hugged your roses I kissed your bruise My sins are my prayers I went through it all Layer after layer Heavenly body shared with nobody A sinner living in paradise A priest in a wild party Throwing the dice A shrine with no believers The finders are the keepers Touching your flesh Is singing the blues Lost in a burning desert What would you choose? A golden necklace Or pair of shoes I rather pick what my soul would accept What my conscious can use A minute of enjoying beauty Or looking at grace Worth millions of years Living with no taste I haven't said you are mine Run a way from me You will end up coming back to me All the roads take you one way To the cities of my heart Where the inhabitants are you If I'm not your destiny I'm your spiritual journey Let me pretend if you don't mind To live in your eyes To Make love to your soul I'm part of you if lam not the whole One more time running out of tears Crossed on the cross of love There is no sub Waiting to be resurrected A woman in cup Looking at your pictures Looking back at me with tears Happiness sometimes Comes out of fears One man who knows how How to touch your hips Kiss your thighs Live your lips Try to touch your soul Try to touch me In a cold corner in my heart I can feel you breathing The air around you crying The stones are dying If you will walk away All you will see is my shadow Look within you You will know That my heart will follow l am the oldest form of drugs I'm love, dark but l shine Come try me a fine wine In your dreams I am the only smile In the prison of waiting alone Sailing through my mind Through the river of my pain Smiling at vain Looking at tomorrow Waiting for happiness and sorrow We can learn how to cope We can touch each other's hope But l can't teach you how to love I believe you will make it You will learn how How to see the moon through the fog How to drink from one mug How to hug my timeless hug Life is all about desires I can't see the lower one Nor can l see the higher Touch your flesh Try to burn the fire Love is one said or done Using gun to protect you from the sun I am not telling you You must choose Being apart no one wins we both lose Unjust to judge love by numbers Unjust to violate our minds freedom Thinking our ways are the right ways Is like saying life has one phase Why count our lives by days We were borne when we have met Love me now you don't have to wait Meet me in your dreams Here we are couple of drops In the mist of streams You lived your past in my future Is my present for you to seize? Live to feel if you can't see Immortality is loving you That's when God is touching me
Salem S AL-Nuaimi
salemufo@mailcity.com



"Fall Away"
Fall away. Let go. Undo your clasp on reality. Unfasten the choker, Let it fall to the floor - It doesn't fit right In your jewelry box. The floor boards Weave fragile webs Like cracked glass At the pendant's impact. And with your weight The web breaks, And you fall away Into the black hole Beneath your bedroom. Pull the red velvet curtains with you. They will keep you warm In oblivion.
raven
seaweed@pdq.net



"sunset"
conceived of fire born in flame rising higher through the rain cast out the clouds black as night cast off the shouds and shine soft light smile sweetly kiss the trees drink up the water off the leaves drunk on rain sink softly down as if in pain to slowly drown conceived of fire born in flame but you're a liar and i'm insane
raven
seaweed@pdq.net



"Angel of All"
Angels of Mercy, save our souls Bring us together as we grow old Hate has pulled us all apart And he has darkened the purest of heart Angels of Hope, give us light Take our hearts and take flight Sadness had weighed down our lives And flooded us with our cries Angels of Love, teach us again To smile and to wash away the sin Death had made us afraid to wake And given us not even a smile to fake. And Angel of All, please come back down Please help those up who are on the ground Evil had overrun our race Please come back down and help this place.
Stephanie
krayziechic_00@mail.com
Seven Stone Poetry Cafe