Author Archives: ElusiveSilence

Take off the clothes The hat, the shoes Peel off the skin The tissues, the nerves Carve out the organs The brain, the heart And lay the bones bare Free the soul Let it speak for itself Even if a whisper It needs to speak Just a little louder Sit by it’s side Just aContinue reading “Lean in”

Let me hold The flood of your tears And the anguish in your heart Just for one moment Let me carry The weight on your shoulders And the burden of your nights Just for one moment Let me fight Your fiercest demons And your worst nightmares Just for one moment Let me be your museContinue reading “Just for one moment”

The moon must say it To the last shining star The ocean must whisper it To the setting sun Don’t go yet I want more Stay Just a little longer I still have breath in me So I will speak Will you stay and listen Just a little longer I am drunk but still awareContinue reading “Stay”

If you are the idol On a high pedestal I can bow down And kneel and pray I can revere From a distance I do not wish To stand up or stay If you are a stranger Walking along I can smile And not fray I do not wish To stop or stay If youContinue reading “Not the same”

Like trying to hold water in my fist Like trying to trap sunshine in my eyes Like trying to bottle the morning breeze Like trying to ride the clouds floating by Silence is that water That sunshine That breeze Around me always But not caught with ease Rewarding, not testing Mocking nor sad Wise andContinue reading “Elusive”

The entire ocean in a drop All of eternity in a moment The grand universe in you Your story in silence In that one moment of silence I am you I become the ocean Deep and immense I become the universe No borders to defend I am eternity No beginning or end

Leave a little space At the bottom of the page To come back to Another day another time Leave a lamp burning At the end of the day To glimmer in the dark Despair of the night Leave a little distance At the end of the climb To get back to When the peak isContinue reading “Leave a little”

A light goes out With each moment I die a little death With each breath The crash of a wave The setting sun The falling star In a spiral burn The leaf turned gold The fire down to embers The wind still and slow The fire fly’s last glow And then like magic The nextContinue reading “Reborn”

If you kneeled down low And sat on the floor Had make believe tea And then asked for more Gingerly lifted the tiny cup To your lips, and smiled Complimenting lavishly And unashamedly lied ….Today is for you If you ever were brave And sat in a low chair Wincing inside, smiling outside As sheContinue reading “You are a Father”

You are silent Is it the silence of worry That weighs on your mind Or the quiet anguish Of a broken heart Is it an annoyed pout Or an angry rebellious quiet Or maybe and most likely It is the silence of your wisdom That knows that it knows And does not need any moreContinue reading “How can I tell”