Never Again 11/17/13

Never again,

Will I be defeated,

Never again,

Will I be mistreated.

Never again,

Will I feel the shame,

Never again,

Will I be the same.

Never again,

Will I take an excuse,

Never again,

Will I take your abuse.

Never again,

Will I ever believe,

Never again,

Will I be that naïve.

Never again,

Will I have to run,

Never again,

Because I am done.

11/17/13 TLA

Never, Never 11/15/13

I thought I was lost forever,

In your land of never, never.

Where all there ever were were lies,

And never any compromise.

Where I was under your control,

And never able to feel whole.

Where life became nothing but despair,

And never coming up for air.

Where myself was sunk so deep,

And the way back was oh, so steep.

But then I knew I must escape,

From this hell that had taken shape.

Before I lost all that was me,

I found my wings and set myself free.

And though you try to keep control,

I took it away to make myself whole.

Now you have been banished forever,

In your land of never, never.

11/15/13              TLA

The Smell of You 11-12-13

Driving around with you on my mind,

Smelling the cologne that you left behind,

Alone with thoughts that are always confined,

Always afraid of words that are unkind.

Wanting to say the words that I feel,

But fear of rejection won’t let me reveal,

These feelings I’m feeling that I must conceal,

Keep them hidden behind a will made of steel.

Always wishing that I wasn't me,

Tired of being the one that nobody sees,

Oh, can’t somebody please hear my plea,

I just want to be more than just what you see.

But I keep it inside and that’s where it will stay,

And I’ll feel these feelings day after day,

But you’ll never know because I'll never say,

And the smell of you will just fade away.

11/12/13 TLA