Sailing

I have been lost for so long
Without even realizing how lost I was I set off to sea
Not knowing I was already sailing
I had no map
Where am I going
I know not
I look back on the old pages I once turned
Slowly
and I am reminded of what I was searching for
Simplicity
Ah....where did it go
I had forgotten to keep searching
because I was lost
I am slowly finding my heart again
Lost in the cobwebs of complication, shaded by dark words and tight constriction
She is still beating
She is still waiting for comfort.....freedom
Why have I given up on inspiration
Life
It can be lovely
Simple
The waves, the salty air
The wings on a blue bird
The laughter of a child, the smile on a face
Honey on my tongue
Daisies on my porch
The music in my soul
My feet dancing to my song
naked
free
peaceful
I am on my journey
once again.....I am sailing

Heartbeat

Your gentle words slide across my beating heart
racing with your fingertips
breaking these walls built steadfast between us
New meaning in the words you tell
I have never read these words in your dictionary
never held this clever truth
What is this secret you try to whisper
Where does this path lead us
There is strength in your hands
I hold you close
I keep you far
This laugh, this smile, this heartbeat
Familiar but different
I have neglected the moon for so long
keeping my eyes open
but your sweet lullaby
rocking me to sleep
holding my dreams
a note for my heart
keep beating
keep living
keep loving

O, sweet heartache
my arms welcome you
dreaming with my eyes open
walking through nightmares
as life passes through me with one quick heartbeat
I cannot breathe
I cannot love
I cannot live
I see nothing
only the tears that drop from my empty eyes
a ghost as I walk the quiet earth
I tiptoe through the grass
the blades tickle my toes
I breathe in the earth
I love with my hands
I live with my soul
I see the sun awaken before my sleepy eyes
My words are weary
my thoughts are dusty
my kiss is lonely
O, lovely heartache
you haunt me with your solitary dreams
have mercy on my heart
I beg of you
have mercy on my damaged heart