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Snow

by

Heather Nicole Luther

Snow falls to the Earth
As little bitty flakes,
It leaves the ground white
For all to see when all awakes.

It’s cold and shiny
And very, very cold,
But it can even be fun
To the ones who feel "old".

The snow can offer
A delightful good time,
But it’s just another little wonder
That twinkles and shines.

Mysteries

by

Heather Nicole Luther

There are so many mysteries in life
That your mind always wonders about,
But you never push the issue to solve them
‘Cause you spend too much time in doubt.

The mystery of life
And why the seasons change,
These are all mysteries
In such a wide range.

What’s the secret to life?
And why do we exist?
Why does life just seem easier
Until the first time you are kissed?

And why does the sun rise?
And why does it set?
This is another mystery
You’ve wondered, I bet.

Why is the moon there?
And what makes the stars?
I bet you wish you could really grab for them
But from here, they’re just too far.

And another really big one
Why do birds have wings and why are there creatures in the sea?
Its because there here to live their life on Earth
Just like you and me.

What’s the point of dreams
And why do we have them?
Are they just silly imaginary fantasies
That branch from our minds like limbs?

Does setting goals really help us?
Or does it give us false hopes?
Or are they there to help us learn
From mistakes and to help us cope?

No matter what the mystery
Whether it be hard or not,
They all have answers to them
If you give them all you’ve got.

Hate

by

Heather Nicole Luther

Hate is something
That is taught,
And we’re not born knowing the concept
As so many have once thought.

We are born into this world
With very innocent minds,
And we know nothing more than
To accept people of all kinds.

As we grow older hatred is
Implanted in our brain and heart,
And it teaches us how to let our
Differences drive us apart.

We’re taught to dislike and discriminate
Against those who stand out,
And we’re told the make fun of them
And at them to scream and shout.

It’s drilled in our heads that
We are the only "ones" who count,
But in all honesty we all do
Most definitely and without a doubt.

The only thing they forget to teach us
Is the fact that we’re really all the same,
And that we should be able to live our lives
And be ourselves without feeling any shame.

We all may look different
And like different things,
But this shouldn’t keep us from
Enjoying the joy life brings.

We shouldn’t hate anyone, and not even

The ones who taught it to us,
‘Cause remember we’re all born with innocent minds
And you can agree with that without a fuss.

Just Be Glad

by

Heather Nicole Luther

Have you ever thought back to something
That really made you cry?
And did you spend the whole time after that
Only wondering why?

But I really think that everyone knows that sometimes
Things happen in life that we simply cannot change,
And all these things differ between people
In such an extraordinary range.

Some people want to forget about
All the bad things that they’ve seen,
But even though they want to block it out
They always wonder what it means.

Others try to cover up
Old relationships that they had,
They simply don’t want to remember them
No matter if they were good or bad.

Also, people want to put behind them
All the losses in their life,
They also try to forget about
All their pain and all their strife.

Some of us try to hide our feelings
Somewhere deep and out of reach,
They push their memories way deep down
And they miss out on the lessons they teach.

So many people think that all obstacles
They experience are punishments for their wrongs,
But really they are there all along
Just to make you strong.

If you’ve ever thought about stuff like this
That you have forever kept it hid,
Never regret anything that happens
But just be glad it did.

Missing You

by

Heather Nicole Luther

I have been sitting here thinking
About you for the longest time,
And I’m missing you and wishing you
Were here to be all mine.

I’ve spent so much time crying
Off in a corner by myself,
And I think about the good ol’ days
As I look at your picture on the shelf.

I think back to your laughter
And the little dimple in your chin,
And I even remember how cute you were
Every time you’d grin.

And I haven’t forgotten how I used to get lost
Looking into those beautiful eyes you had,
And I miss you staring back at me
Oh, so very bad.

And I’ll never forget how good it felt
To have your strong arms hold me,
And how you used to be there
With me whenever you could be.

But even though you’re gone now
I’ll never forget about you,
For each day I spend alone
I’ll spend it missing you.

And even though I can’t see you
‘Cause Heaven’s keeping us miles apart,
Just always remember and never forget
You’re always in my heart.

Just Good-bye... Or... The End?

by

Heather Nicole Luther

Is this the end?
Or is it just good-bye?
Without your laughs and cheer,
I know that I will cry.

Is this just good-bye?
Or is it the very end?
But if it is I won’t forget you,
And I’ll always love you, my friend.

But good-byes are just temporary
And we will see each other again,
And I’m hoping this is what this is
And we’ll still have conversations to begin.

However, if this is the end
And we never see each other any more,
I wish you the very best and I hope that you do well
And I will always love you, deep down from the very core.

A Twisted Eternity

by

Heather Nicole Luther

In the deepest of times
And the darkest of days,
Life has twists and turns
That flows as it may.

Life has its upsides
And life has its downsides,
It also has rules about it
That by them, you must abide.

Life turns down a path
That seems to have infinite bliss,
And if the good times should end
These are the ones you’d forever miss.

These times are the ones
Where you laugh with your friends,
And sit back and chill
And watch the days end.

Its the times when you
Need not to fear anything,
Because no matter what
Cheer will come to you that your family will bring.

Its too the times when you grow up
To have a family of your own,
And everything’s going great
In a clockwork type tone.

These are the times
That seems to go great,
And if they were to change
It would be an awful date.

But then you have turn-a-rounds
When life’s twisted entanglement unravels,
And it’s then that the boundaries between Heaven and Hell are uncovered
And down long roads of sorrow that throughout life you must travel.

These are the times
When you struggle every day,
And look back to regret all
The things you did say.
These are also the times
When you lose things you hold dear,
And the times when you do nothing
But shed a streams of tears.

This is when it feels
So hard to go on,
And you feel there’s no tomorrow
Because everything seems gone.

Its when you sit back
And remember the good times,
And when you realize you miss
All the times that you shined.

This twisted path that life seems to follow
Turns you down roads that you hurt so much,
But in the end you understand
You can overcome obstacles of any such.

Everything that happens will
Only make you stronger,
And give you the will to live
And make the good times last longer.

And when your time comes
For it all to be over,
You look back on this twisted eternity
To regret nothing in it that you covered.

Butterflies

by

Heather Nicole Luther

Butterflies are little angels
That flutter in the sky,
They fly around you and fill you with wonder
As they fly so high.

Their wings have such beauty
And their mystery’s so great,
They fill your heart with love and joy
To make you forget about all the hate.

Whenever you think of them
As nothing but little pests,
Remember its just an angel there
To make you feel your best.

They Don't Know Me

by

Heather Nicole Luther

I sit in my room
And think to myself,
"I know they don’t know me.
They only know my picture on the shelf."

"They don’t know what I think about.
And they too don’t know what I feel.
They don’t know me inside,
They only know my outside banana peel."

"They focus on my looks,
And the comments that I make.
But none of them care to know me internally,
But they want to know what’s fake."

"They wish to know what things I’m into
And what I like to do.
But other than things like that about me,
They do not have a clue."

"They don’t know what I think
And they don’t know what I see.
And the only thing they see, about me,
Is what they think it should be."

"But do any of them care to know me
Like they know themselves?
But I don’t think this is even possible
Because I barely know myself."

Love You

by

Heather Nicole Luther

I love you more than life itself
And I want you to be as happy as can be,
‘Cause when it comes to loving you
No other can beat me.

So Happy Valentine’s Day baby
And I truly do love you,
And I’m so happy that I have you here
‘Cause nobody loves me like you do!

Would You Know?

by

Heather Nicole Luther

If I spent the rest of my life writing a million words telling you that I love you,
Would you know how much I love you?
If I took the time to write a song describing how deeply I love you,
Would you know that I really do?

If I spent the rest of this eternity telling you that I loved you,
Would you know to believe me?
If I spent the rest of my life looking into your beautiful eyes with love,
Would you know what my thinking would be?

If I spent the rest of my life spending every waking moment with you,
Would you know that I love you?
If I spent forever doing things to make you happy,
Would you know that my love is true?

If I spent the rest of my time on Earth being true and faithful to you,
Would you know that I love you for you?
If my time on Earth does pass and I never see you again,
Would you know that I loved you and that I still do?

Why Do They Discriminate?

by

Heather Nicole Luther

Why do they discriminate
Against people of their own kind?
All of us have the same color blood
But we differ by what’s in our mind.

We also differ in other ways, like
The colors of our skin,
The things we enjoy
And the places that we’ve been.

We all also have different colored hair
And we have different colored eyes,
But the main things that makes us different
Are the things that make us wise.

Also, some of us are born looking

Physically different from others and you,
But these things only make us unique
But it doesn’t mean we can’t do things you do.

Some of us choose to believe in
Only the things that we hear,
But the rest of us learn everything
From all of those that we hold dear.

Some people sit around and choose
To wonder for the rest of our lives,
And those are the ones who insult all of us
Who want to learn from the age of five.

So why do they discriminate against
And hate on all of us who are different,
‘Cause deep down inside we’re all the same
So it doesn’t make any sense.

But I’m sure things would be different
If everyone had an open mind,
And this would make it harder to discriminate
Against people of every kind.

Death

by

Heather Nicole Luther

Death is a silent predator in the midst of night.
It watches it prey and takes it without warning or right.

You stare death in the face as a stranger.
And you do nothing but laugh at its shadow.

Then all the while you’re locked down in handcuffs.
And you’re wallowing in your own self pity.

The thought crosses your mind to cheat God out of His own time.
And you would deprive Him of a beautiful angel.

At that point you realize its all not worth it.
Then you unlock your soul and let it free.

You reconsider the thought of death.
And you realize what you would miss.

The flowers on the path you wouldn’t get to pass.
And the day’s end sunset you would not see.

Years pass by and you feel lucky to be alive.
Aren’t you so glad you got to see that flower bloom again?

From A Child's Eyes

by

Heather Nicole Luther

From a child’s eyes...
you see all the love around you,
but do you understand the concept?

From a child’s eyes...
you see the hatred in the world,
but do you know why it exists?

From a child’s eyes...
you see those beautiful angels in the sky,
but what are their meanings and why are they there?

From a child’s eyes...
you see people’s pain and suffering,
but do you know why or how to fix it?

From a child’s eyes...
you see birth and death as an everyday thing,
but do you feel the same loss and know what to feel?

From a child’s eyes...
a birthday is great and you have no worries,
but do you know to be grateful for life?

From a child’s eyes...
you try to be the central mediator of all the problems,
but do you know how to fix them, by a smile or a hug?

From a child’s eyes...
you always wonder how a person sees things,
but do they see it the same way as you?

From a child’s eyes...
you try to put yourself in another one’s shoes,
but do they fit for you to wear?

From a child’s eyes...
you want to see happiness and peace,
but all that is there is hatred.

From a child’s eyes...
you want to brighten the day,
but you do not know how.

From a child’s eyes...
you think there is nothing you can do,
but as an individual you can do great things.

From a child’s eyes...
you fear everything that you come in conflict with,
but do you know you also have to stand up and be brave.

From a child’s eyes...
you put yourself in situations where you do not belong,
but all you’re trying to do is help.

From a child’s eyes...
you try to bring hope and faith,
but what you really bring is love which brightens all the world.

Seeing a child smile and seeing one laugh,
you understand their meaning here,
but can you blame them or what they see from their eyes?

Have You Ever?

by

Heather Nicole Luther

Have you ever felt so lonely
That it seems your walls are closing in?
Or have you ever felt a deep emptiness
That makes you feel abandoned?

Have you ever loved someone so much
It makes you want to break down and cry?
Or have you ever lost someone so close and dear
That you feel there is no tomorrow?

Have you ever woke up alone
And realize you would rather not awake again?
Or have you ever slept so late
That you have bypassed half the day?

Have you ever felt like your life has no meaning
And you’re stuck somewhere between the beginning and the end?
Or have you ever noticed that everything depends on you
And you have to be strong for everyone else but there is no time for you?

Have you ever felt like God has let you down
And not helped lighten your path on the way?
Or have you ever been so blessed
That you’d be willing to give your soul to God at that very moment?

There is no doubt,
Everyone has been there.
Just remember that you’ll be okay,
Because God never closes one door before He opens another.

If Time Stood Still

by

Heather Nicole Luther

If time stood still for merely a moment
Would you look back in the past
And discover the mistakes you made
And the regrets you have that will always last?

If time stood still for merely a moment
Would you go back and take the chances
You never did take before
Like learning all the important dances?

If time stood still for merely a moment
Would you finally realize that life is too short
To be afraid to try
Or that love may be your last resort?

If time stood still for merely a moment
Would you take the time to say
All the things you never thought you would
And learn to love in a special way?

If time stood still for merely a moment
Would you hold on to yesterday
And show your loved ones how you feel
Or would you let them walk away?

If time stood still for merely a moment
Would you take the time to make a child smile
Or would you tell them jokes to make them giggle
And go that extra mile?

If time stood still for merely a moment
Would you finally realize that it wasn’t all about you
And that you had to share the spotlight
To brighten the ones so blue?

If time stood still for merely a moment
Would you go back and erase all the grudges
Or would you see people in a different light
And let life be its own judge?

If time stood still for merely a moment
I would forget all about the past
And I would reconsider the future
And let us make new memories that are made to forever last.

Live for Today

by

Heather Nicole Luther

God has strange and yet mysterious ways
Of working His best and biggest miracles.
What He does it not for us to question,
For everything His power controls has a definite meaning.

You may be born today and die tomorrow,
But never question why.
For time does tell all secrets,
So surely He will show us the reasoning behind His marvels when it is our right time.

Live for today and not tomorrow,
Because tomorrow isn’t promised to anyone.
Our future lays in God’s hands, not ours,
So enjoy life to its fullest and let God lead the way and do the rest.

Loneliness

by

Heather Nicole Luther

When midnight falls
And darkness calls,
There’s no one at your side
All you do is run away and find somewhere to hide.

When you’re all alone
And no one else is home,
All you do is think
For you know your heart is aching and it will surely sink.

When you sit on your bed
And you feel like you’re dead,
All you want is someone who cares
To call and say, "I love you," and, "We make the perfect pair."

When you lay around
With no presence of sound,
You realize everything you ever wanted is no more
And you want to break down and cry until you’re sore.

When midnight falls
And darkness calls,
Tears run down your cheeks
You know you’re lonely with no one to seek.

In Life

by

Heather Nicole Luther

In life,
Time will heal the heart and soul,
And take away the pain,
Even though the hurt’s still there,
Time will guide the way.

In life,
Success and failures come and go,
As tomorrow brings fortune and tragedy.
For we must deal with the facts of life,
And live day by day, and let time take its course.

We can’t jump the future,
Or leap back in the past.
But we can, however, take the cards life deals us,
And handle situations right,
Never question why God works His miracles, just take things a little at a time,
And always be grateful and thankful.

In My Thoughts

by

Heather Nicole Luther

In my childhood, I was immature.
In my past, I was constantly curious.
In the future, I’ll be an idol to those who look up to me.
In my fears, I am a mouse afraid of the mightiest feline.
In my dreams, I am a hero that rescues a young child’s heart.
In the mirror, I am a vision of what my mother always wanted to be.
In my wishes, I am greater that the strongest chain of hate.
In my stories, I’ll represent the wonderland every child once dreams of.
In my thoughts, I can be whatever I want to be, but all I want to me, is me.

I Am Simply Me

by

Heather Nicole Luther

I am a crazy girl who’s very creative.
I wonder how many hearts will be touched by the kindness in the future.
I hear silent footsteps of my past haunting and chasing me in the silent midst of night.
I see invisible hands reaching for help to find an escape from poverty and despair.
I want peace to explode and spread across the world like a bomb of generosity.
I am a crazy girl who’s very creative.

I pretend that every act of kindness I do makes a huge impact and difference in the world.
I feel the weight of the world on my shoulders.
I touch the clouds and the beautiful Heaven of mother nature.
I worry that one day all mankind will be destroyed by cruelty.
I cry for all the poverty stricken children and places in the world.
I am a crazy girl who’s very creative.

I understand that some people are more fortunate than others, but it doesn’t give us the right to criticize those who are not fortunate at all.
I say you get what you put in and people get what they deserve.
I dream of seeing and traveling the whole world before my life passes me by.
I try to help those who need it most.
I hope that world hate will cease in the near future.
I am a crazy girl who’s very creative.

What Does Forever Mean?

by

Heather Nicole Luther

What does "forever" really mean?
‘Cause it can mean so many things.
Can it, in some ways, refer to all the
Happiness and sadness life brings?

Is "forever" talking about the things
That you’ll never forget about?
Is it kind of like the things you’ll
Always remember without a doubt?

Is it really defined when you say,
"You’ll forever be in my heart,
Because even though we’re not together,
We’re never far apart."

Can it also be described by saying,
"I will love you forever more,
Because I know that my life without you,
Would be a tremendous bore."

Is "forever" made understandable by saying,
"I thought his laughter would never fade,
But now that it slipped far from us,
I’ll forever miss the happiness he made."

From all the examples of "forever"
That I can recall,
I get the same impression that
All the good times always fall.

If "forever" really means
An everlasting time and without end,
Life would be so painful because
Your heart could never mend.

So, by the examples of "forever", it’s a
Concept that eats you deeper than the bone,
So if this is what "forever" is like,
I’d rather spend it alone.

Darkness

by

Heather Nicole Luther

Darkness falls upon us
Like a stranger in the night.
It lingers around and watches us
While we’re in the midst of no light.

While in the dark
The creatures play.
They prance around mysteriously
And mimic the things we say.

While we sleep
The demons come out.
They leisure among us
Without making a scream or shout.

The evil beings speak to us
And jump inside our dreams.
They fill our heads with terrifying things
Like evil and eerie screams.

When the darkness is lifted and
The light from which we were deprived appears,
Everyone knows that the demons are gone
And all returns to laughter and cheer.

All I Have

by

Heather Nicole Luther

I must say that I’m truly blessed
For I have everything I need,
And I pick up something else to

Carry with me from every single good deed.

I have my joyous spirit
And I too have my pride,
I also have an imagination
That I will never hide.

I have the courage
To overcome a lot of things,
And I also have the common courtesy
To accept the obstacles life brings.

I too have the strength I need
To live my life in peace,
And I know how to live comfortably
And make my happiness increase.

I am also fortunate enough to have
The knowledge of who I am and in the same,
I know my true identity
And from where I came.

In short, I am lucky to have this

Life that I’m living here today,
And I am fortunate to have people who love me
For me, just this way.

Picture on the Wall

by

Heather Nicole Luther

Day after day I pass that picture
That hangs upon my wall,
And I never seem to think about it
And I’ve never seen it fall.

Just one day as I walked by it
It seemed to catch my eye,
And that is when I began to remember
What it was and then I let out a sigh.

The picture on the wall
Was of me and my dad,
But this picture showed the good ol’ days
Before everything became so sad.

The details in the picture seemed
Almost way too real,
Because it seemed like he was still here
And this was all the real deal.

While looking at the picture
I noticed my daddy’s smile,
And I thought about how he always said how
He’d love me no matter how much we were separated by the miles.

I sat on my bed looking at the picture on the wall
And I began to shed some tears,
But then I reminded myself that even though
He’s not here, he’ll be in my heart throughout the years.

Fading Image

by

Heather Nicole Luther

An image impressed on the mind
Is one that should forever last,
But eventually it becomes nothing more than
A fading image about the past.

The image is one that is
Happy and true,
And it is one that we should be able to
Look back on and never be blue.

We remember the good times that
We all shared together,
But these memories become images
That grow lighter than a feather.

The smiles, the laughs
And the cuteness and the love---,
All of this sent to us by our
Little gift from above.

But everyone knows that nothing
Good lasts forever,
So to make the best of the time you have together
Would be ever so clever.

No matter how hard you try
The "good" just won’t last,
Because everything good is deprived from you
And is shattered like a blast.

When the good is all gone
And everything becomes sad,
It hurts so deeply to know it
That it only makes you mad.

Losing one so close to you
Can almost rip out your heart,
And it hurts because you know
That you and them are far apart.

Never being able to touch them
Or see them again now---,
The only thing you’re left with is
The simple question, how?

Everything was going great
And you never expected this blow,
You thought you’d have tomorrow too
And that they’d never go.

Being departed from one
That you love so much,
I don’t think I can compare it
To anything of the such.

Being hurt is a normal feeling
But it does slowly fade away,
And we shouldn’t be so jealous and greedy
That we end up regretting what we say.

Love is probably the most
Powerful feeling of them all,
And it hurts more than anything to
Lose them and not be able to recall.

Once they’re gone it
Gets hard to remember them,
And the vision of what they looked like
Becomes a faded image and gets dim.

Mentally you can remember
Most anything you try to,
But the mental block that’s placed there
Only blocks out the clues.

You remember their look and
Their eyes and their face,
But it becomes faded and blurry
And deteriorates at its own little pace.

But no matter what happens
Or whatever keeps you apart,
You know that that loved one
Will forever be in your heart.

So, we shouldn’t be so selfish as to get mad
Because we’ll never see them again,
Because to always love, remember, and never forget them
Is never ever considered a sin.

Buried Feelings

by

Heather Nicole Luther

Have you ever had thoughts about things
That you simply cannot explain?
And do these thoughts parade in your head
And all you can do about it is complain?

The feeling itself cannot be described
Because it’s one like no other,
In simple terms to make it easy it’s the thought
That’s so controlling that you could call that thought "the mother".

Feelings of sadness and
Feelings of regret,
Feelings of loneliness-
In your head they’re all set.

You set around all day and
Take everything into perspective,
But eventually all these thoughts combined
Become overwhelming and collective.

You start to feel sad for
No reason at all,
And you let anything and everything
Make your spirit fall.

Overwhelming depression sets in
And you start to shed tears,
And you begin to recall all things you regret
From back in the past years.

You mope and sigh, and
Refuse to let yourself have fun,
And it’s all because you let this get to you
And you can’t let it be "done."

Then out of nowhere
Loneliness sets in,
And you miss all your friends and family
And the ones with whom you should’ve been.

Fatigue and insecurity come tagging
Along with these other buried feelings,
And they all together lurk in your head
Like mysterious and evil beings.
You get to the point where you
Can’t stand to be alone,
And you occupy your time with things like
The computer or the phone.

Eventually, you just get so overwhelmed
That you feel that you can’t go on,
And you start to feel like
All the happiness in your life is gone.

Sadness and regret, when mixed with
Loneliness and fatigue,
They all make an evil combination
And can interfere with your positive league.

No matter how much you try
To see things in the good light,
Everything gets dark in your head
Like you’re trapped in the night.

When you think it’s hard
To see the positive things,
It gets even harder to enjoy
The joy life brings.

But while you’re thinking
That the "dark" is the worst place,
You realize that even "dark" has darker spots
That you don’t want to face.

These "darker spots" are like
A never ending whole,
And you just keep falling until
You hit the bottom and surpass all your goals.

If you choose to let these buried feelings
Interfere with your life,
Then you’ll never know the meaning of happiness
And/ or the meaning of strife.

Believe it or not, you can forget about
All these feelings that you feel,
Just remember to keep your head up and be happy
And make your life worth living and make it "the real deal."

The Secret

by

Heather Nicole Luther

There is a secret
Hidden deep in my heart,
And it’s always been there
But you didn’t know that part.

My secret is simple
And it’s a small one,
But keeping this secret from you
Has been hard and no fun.

I’m really surprised that
You haven’t figured it out,
Because with all the hints I’ve given
You should know what I’m talking about.

My grin, my laugh,
And the twinkle in my eye,
All of this you should’ve seen
If you’d only been more wise.

The strength of your hug
And the taste of your kiss,
Haven’t you noticed that when we share this
That I’m filled with infinite bliss.

Whenever I see you
I can’t help but to smile,
And I get tons of butterflies
That in my stomach they pile.

Whenever we touch
I get a case of the chills,
And every moment we spend together
Is always such a thrill.

Are you starting to see
What I’m talking about,
And do you understand it
Without a doubt?

You see, the secret I’ve kept from you
And you never had a clue,
But all the secret is, is that
I’ve fallen in love with you!

My Own Reflection

by

Heather Nicole Luther

That person there in front of me
Looks at me rather strange,
For that person knows me as well
As I know myself, through every single range.

That person used to be
My very best friend,
But something happened down the road
That caused that all to end.

Now that person still exists
And haunts me everyday,
It stares at me so evilly
Because it is aware of all my ways.

Those eyes, they stare through me
As if I were glass,
It’s like they look at me but they look past me
As if I were just a phase of gas.

That smile that looks at me
Sends chills down my spine,
I want to believe that it’s ok
But nothing about it is fine.

The movement and the gestures
That this person makes to me,
They distinguish the way I act now
And the way I used to be.

As I’m looking at this person
Staring back at me eye-to-eye,
I realize it’s my own reflection
Showing the years that have gone by.

My reflection is of me
But it’s not the "me" I know.
Evil things and corruptness
Are the things it shows.

I never thought I was evil
And I never seen myself as rude,
But now staring at my own reflection
I see that I‘m rather crude.
My mind is so unsophisticated
And so full of awful things,
It’s so corrupt that I can’t be
Fixated on the good that life brings.

I want to be as beautiful
As I see myself,
And I want to be the person
That I see in the picture on the shelf.

If I see myself as great
As I think I am,
Then why does my own reflection stare at me
With eyes so full of sham?

Even though I know that this person
Is merely my own reflection,
I realize that I must change my ways
For my own protection.

I refuse to be the person
That stares so evilly back at me,
And I know that I will avoid that person
By being all that I know I can be.

The Best Friend

by

Heather Nicole Luther

Tall, dark haired
And beautiful eyed,
This is my best friend to which
My heart is tied.

He’s gentle and quiet
And nice as can be.
How could I be so blessed as to
Have a guy like him, love me?

He cares for me and holds me
With arms and heart full of love.
I must say that he’s, truly,
My little angel from above.

His strong arms and kiss is like magic
So mysterious, but true,
And what means more than anything is
Hearing him say, "I love you!"

Now, I must ask myself
What did I ever do right,
To deserve a best friend like him
Who loves me for me in his sight?

No matter my wrongs or faults I have
To account for in the end,
We’ll always love each other
And he’ll be my very best friend.

I Can't Clean My Room

by

Heather Nicole Luther

It’s impossible.
Everything’s in my way.
My little sister won’t leave me alone.
The dog won’t stop barking.
I’m getting annoyed.
I need to take a nap.
The monster under the bed might eat me!
My hands are broken.
My fingers just fell off! I probably could’ve used them.
I can’t move the mountains of junk.
I’ll step on my toys.
My brothers are in my way.
I’ll lose the dog under clothes.
I might misplace something!
I finally got things in the right order I need them in!
This is pointless!
It’s officially useless!!

In Too Deep

by

Heather Nicole Luther

I’m hopelessly lost
In the bottom of your heart,
I’ve fallen in love with you too deep
And nothing will keep us apart.

At first I thought I liked you
And then I knew it was love,
And I realized in the long run that
You’re my angel from above.

I’m in too deep
And it’s getting kind of scary,
But no matter how deep I keep falling
I only stay so merry.

I know I’m in too deep
‘Cause there’s only one thing I can do,
And that one thing is to sit around
Thinking about you.

My whole life is centered around you
And my love feels so deep,
And the one concept I know is that you love me
And that’s the one thing that I keep.

You know they always say that
You fall in love only once and that‘s how it‘s been,
But every time I hear your voice
I fall in love all over again.

Baby, can’t you see that
I’m head over heels in love with you,
And I’m in too deep and I love it
‘Cause I love you no matter what, it’s the one thing I can do.

To Love is to Care

by

Heather Nicole Luther

To love is to care
With no questions asked.
~
To love is to care
And to have it shared.
~
To love is to care
And to know how to cry.
~
To love is to care
And all you have to do is try.
~
To love is to care
And to feel accepted.
~
To love is to care
Without being questioned.
~
To love is to care
Simply because you can.
~
To love is to care
And to be your best friend’s biggest fan.
~
To love is to care
Without having a doubt.
~
To love is to care
.. You know what I’m talking about.

Self-Destructing

by

Heather Nicole Luther

My whole life was spent
Striving and constructing,
But now all this is going down the drain
Because my choices are self-destructing.

I’ve tried all my life
Hoping to become someone,
But somewhere I went wrong
And from the world I was shunned.

Ashamedly my head hangs at times
For I know I’ve made mistakes,
But I’m trying harder than ever
To change for goodness sakes!

Don’t look down at me because
Of the things I’ve done,
Because all I want is to have
A life of fun.

In having my fun
I’ve been self-destructing,
But in doing so, my life style
Has been deducting.

I’ve been through some
Short days and some longs,
And I’ve had my fair share of my
Rights and my wrongs.

Some of the decisions I made
Were not the best,
But I’m trying to fix it
And make up for the rest.

I understand now that I’m
Self-destructing myself,
But in doing so I hope to set examples
So you won’t do it to yourself.

Don’t try to be like me
Or act like I act,
Be better than me and don’t let
Your pride be cracked.
Believe you me, I’ve paid my dues
Because my decisions were wrong,
And the thoughts keep reiterating in my head
And they run for so very long.

Don’t be as I am
But strive to be better,
And don’t let your decisions
Act like a fetter.

Make choices that are
Healthy and strong,
Avoid self-destruction
And doing of the wrongs.

From my mistakes
I’ve learned my lesson,
And the lesson of self-destruction
Is the thing that I’m stressing.

From all of my wrongs
A seed was borne,
The seed of my own self-destruction
About which I’ll forever mourn.

Never Would Have Known

by

Heather Nicole Luther

Now that I look back I realize
That I never would have known it,
And if someone would have told me
I wouldn’t have believed them one little bit.

I never would have known that
We would turn out to be friends,
And I never thought it would turn out to be
A friendship ‘til the end.

I never would have known that
He noticed me at all,
But then he made the first moves
And in love with him I was to fall.

I never would have known that
We would be like we are now,
And I still can’t understand what happened
And I still don’t know how.

I never would have known that
He’d end up being the one I love,
But I’m so glad it happened that way
‘Cause he’s my angel from above.

I never would have known that
He’d hold me in his arms with care,
And I never knew that he would be the one
That with the good times I would share.

I never would have known that
He’d love me for me,
But God blessed me dearly by
Making things the way they were meant to be.

Key to My Heart

by

Heather Nicole Luther

My heart was a dead thing
That was afraid love,
And it was afraid to accept it
Until you were sent to me from above.

From the moment I met you
I flipped head over heels,
And I felt love for you
And it’s the kind of love that kills.

But once you looked me in the eyes
I fell in love with you on the spot,
And now you are my everything
Believe it or not.

I feel so lucky to have
Found someone like you,
Because now my life is happy
And will no longer be blue.

You were determined to keep me
And hold me deep in your heart,
And you have the key to my heart
And nothing will keep us apart.

An Instinct

by

Heather Nicole Luther

We’re all born
With natural instincts,
And we must exercise these
So they won’t become extinct.

Aside from natural instincts
There are some that we learn,
And from these kind of instincts
There are some things that we earn.

Love, trust,
And a place in life,
These are all things we earn
Through strife.

Instincts exist
In our hearts and minds,
And they come in forms
Of many different kinds.

From all of my instincts
There’s one thing I’ve learned to do,
And that one thing is simply
Knowing how to love you.

A New Life

by

Heather Nicole Luther

The life I once knew
Was dark and cold,
And in a hurry
Things got old.

All of my feelings
Were always neglected,
And the only one thing worse than that
Was not getting respected.

Nothing I did
Was ever right,
And all of my wrongs
Led to fights.

But now my life is
So different from then,
And finally things are the way
They always should’ve been.

My life is happy
And full of love,
And I was blessed by
Angels from above.

Finally I’m respected
And loved by them,
And now my life is
Pure and no longer dim.

The Friend

by

Heather Nicole Luther

Amongst all the friends you’ll ever have
There’s one who will always be there,
And this is the one who will be around
When you’re old and have no hair.

This is the friend with whom
You can talk,
And this is the one with whom
You usually walk.

This is the friend that
You can always confide in,
And this is the one who
Considers nothing you do a sin.

This is the friend that
Can always make you smile,
And this is the one who
Isn’t afraid to go that extra mile.

This is the friend that
Is always worth having,
And this is the one whose friendship
Is definitely worth cherishing.

This is the friend that for life
Has bonded with you,
And this is the one who was sent to you
And why you deserve them you haven’t a clue.

All I can say is "I love you
And I’m thankful,
And for a friendship like this
I’ll be forever grateful."

The Appetite of Death

by

Heather Nicole Luther

I know the appetite of death
And I know the blood it thirsts for.
It yearns for the taste of innocence
And it eats you from the core.

Death breathes down your neck
And gives you chills,
And it toys with you
To get some thrills.

The appetite of death
Desires a sweetness.
It awaits a youth with
Such energy and cuteness.

Death appears and exists
Without you knowing,
But eventually it makes itself known
Because its obvious and showing.

The appetite of death
Needs something outgoing and strong.
This is how come when it claims its victims
It makes decisions that seem wrong.

Death is a concept that
Exists in our lives,
But its one that exists
To make us strive.

Why I Love Him

by

Heather Nicole Luther

There are so many reasons
That I love that boy,
And he’s the only one who hasn’t
Treated my heart like a toy.

He’s sweeter than sweet
And loving as can be,
So how did I land a guy
As gentle as he?

His smile is beautiful
And it shines so bright,
And his eyes can turn
The dark heavens bright.

He’s the sweetest guy
I’ve ever met,
And I’d never find another one like him
I’d almost be willing to bet.

I’m so lucky to have my baby
Around in my life,
And I’m glad he’s stuck around through
All my pain and my strife.

I thank the good Lord
That he sent me an angel from above,
And I’m so happy he gave me
Somebody to love.

It Hurts

by

Heather Nicole Luther

It hurts to hurt
And it’s too hard to cry,
But I don’t know why
I make myself try and try.

It hurts to care
And it hurts to love,
But I feel like I’m losing
My angel from above.

It hurts to be open
And it hurts to explain,
But if I don’t make it understandable
All they’ll do is complain.

It hurts to hear "I love you"
And it hurts to say it back,
All this is because my jealousy causes
The happiness I lack.

It hurts to hurt
And it hurts to cry,
So why do I
Make myself try and try?

It hurts to share him
And it hurts my heart,
Because now it feels like
I’m falling apart.

It hurts to love him
And it still hurts to cry,
But I still love my baby
And that’s why I try.

Never Forgetting

by

Heather Nicole Luther

Sometimes I wish
I could turn my life back,
And this time I’d make up for
All the things that I lack.

If I could, I’d erase
All the bad and evil things I’ve seen,
Or I’d make myself happy
Is what I mean.

Things are the way they are now
Because of what happened in the past,
And I can’t forget about all that stuff
And the memories forever last.

Because I can’t let go of
What happened back then,
I’m messing up my chances now
Of making things the way they should’ve been.

All the things I say and do now
Only make people mad,
And it’s all because my memories
Make my thoughts and words seem bad.

Oh, how I wish
I could live a normal life,
Because maybe then I wouldn’t
Have to deal with all my pain and my strife.

I know it’s bad but sometimes I wonder
Why God made it all happen to me,
But I know it happened for a reason
So who am I to question He?

I try so hard to forgive
And I want so badly to forget,
But I feel like I’m stuck
In a bottomless pit.

As bad as things were
All I need is some change,
But I’m so used to the past
That all good things seem strange.
I’m so sorry to be
The way that I am,
I just hope that God will get me
Out of this jam.

But, from everything I’ve went through I’ve learned
Not to worry about the past all the time,
And I also learned that never forgetting
Is certainly never a crime.

My Sister

by

Heather Nicole Luther

You are my sister
That’s newly found and young,
And without your company
I don’t know if through some of this I could’ve hung.

I love you dearly and
I’m sorry that at times I’m hateful,
But I guess that after some of the stuff I’ve been through
I’ve forgot how to be playful.

Now that I’m not all alone anymore
You’ve taught me how to have fun,
And I want to thank you so much for
Getting that done.

I know that we still argue and
Sometimes we fight,
But at night I go to bed
Knowing everything will be alright.

All in all, you’re one of my little angels
And you are my friend,
And I hope you’ll stick around by me
From now ‘til the end.

It is So Irritating

by

Heather Nicole Luther

It is so irritating when people
Assume they know what’s wrong with me,
And I hate when people try to tell me
How it’s going to be.

It is so irritating when people
Try to tell me how to feel,
And I hate when people try to make something huge
Out of a little deal.

It is so irritating when people
Pick on others that they do not know,
And I hate the fact that that’s why
More people choose to be your foe.

It is so irritating when people
Always talk of hate,
And I hate when people think that
With others they cannot relate.

It is so irritating when people
Pretend they know what the big deal is all about,
And I hate when people hear it
Believe it all without a doubt.

It is so irritating when people
Make it impossible to make changes in things,
And I hate when people make it impossible
To enjoy the happiness life brings.

It is so irritating when people
Destroy the confidence you have in yourself,
And I hate when people who listen to them
Lose respect for themselves.

It is so irritating to know that
I cannot change the world,
And I hate trying to follow
This road that’s so twisted and curled.

It is so irritating to know that
Things will never be perfect,
But life isn’t perfect either
So what more can we expect?

The Greatest Miracle

by

Heather Nicole Luther

For the longest time people watched you
Live your life day by day,
And they all watched you
As you threw that life away.

They all watched you be destructive
And they seen your ruin what you could’ve had,
And they all watched you make choices
That were mainly for the bad.

They all watched you go through something
That no one could explain,
But because they couldn’t understand
All they did was complain.

Over time we seen a miracle
And that was that you tried,
But as time kept progressing
That effort slowly died.

They all watched you drift away again
And we all shed our tears,
But never having you the same again
Was amongst our greatest fears.

Then another miracle came
And you came back around,
But even though you were here
Your old self was nowhere to be found.

In time they seen you leave
And they all pushed you away,
Eventually the communication
Slowly started to decay.

Then came along another miracle
When you returned after a some time,
We all talked of the past and recalled memories
And we realized that what happened wasn’t a crime.

Through all this, I’ve seen a lot of miracles
That I can truly recall,
But change is truly
The greatest miracle of them all.

Being Her Big Sissy

by

Heather Nicole Luther

Here I am
Nearly fifteen years old,
And I have a baby sister coming
That I can’t wait to hold.

This innocent life is coming here
With an innocent mind,
But what I fear about being her big sissy
Is that I won’t be the right kind.

My sister is going to be so little
And about life, she won’t have a clue,
So I have to try to be
The one she can look up to.

Being her big sissy won’t be easy
And I probably won’t be perfect,
But my only hope is to make for her
A lasting positive effect.

I’ll be her be sissy
And make her giggle all the time,
And I’ll be there to know that
Nothing she does will be a crime.

I’ll be around to
Play games with her toes,
And I’ll be there to watch her sleep
And to tickle her nose.

As she gets older
I’ll still be around,
And no matter how old she gets
To her pinky, I’ll still be bound.

Down the road
I’ll be there to give her advice,
And I’ll help her with anything
No matter the price.

And once we get to be old women
All wrinkled and gray,
We’ll sit on the porch together
And watch the day fade away.
No matter my age
There’ll be one thing for which I won’t be too busy,
And that one and only thing will be
Being her big sissy.

As I Lay Beneath the Stars

by

Heather Nicole Luther

As I lay beneath the stars tonight,
I imagine your face,
Upon the moon,
Filled with warmth, kindness, and grace.

I can also see your lovely eyes,
So beautiful and so bright,
While they’re staring down at me,
They’re only visible to my sight.

As I lay beneath the stars tonight,
I shed the slightest tears,
Because, of now, I’m all alone,
With no one here, to hear my fears.

I feel my heart aching inside,
As it longs for only you,
Because you have left me far behind,
Thinking I wouldn’t feel this way, but I do.

As I lay beneath the stars tonight,
I let out the loudest call,
For I feel that I am slipping,
And you’re not here to catch me, before I fall.

It’s too late now,
I’ve already fell,
I got hurt,
And have no one to tell.

As I lay beneath the stars tonight,
I wonder why you are not with me,
But why you are with her,
I guess by now, I’ve come to see, our love was never meant to be.

An Awaiting Bud

by

Heather Nicole Luther

From the Master’s garden,
You were picked to make his beautiful bouquet.
But I was left behind,
Because I am only a bud still waiting to bloom.

Every flower has its petals,
Each one having a meaning.
Your petals held your short life,
As mine are still expanding.

There is a time,
When flowers die.
For its life may seem so long,
Even though, if in a dream, it’s merely just begun.

My time was spared,
As my petals still expand and my life continues.
I thought that I would die when you were picked to be part of our Master’s bouquet,
But life goes on, as mine still does, no matter how much heartache and pain there is.

About Life

by

Heather Nicole Luther

What is it about life that makes it so worth living?
Is it the forever changing seasons that mend the heart and mind?
The winter’s cold snow that creates a bitter heart until cured by the fireside’s heat?
The summer’s warm sun upon the face of innocence like that of a new born child?
The spring’s brisk mid-day breezes that is sure to bring a smile upon the hurting human soul?

Is it the first experience you encounter and all the things you learn in time?
Missing your two front teeth which makes slurping the noodles easier?
Watching your cat have kittens so you can witness the miracle called life?
The first time away from home for the attendance if your best friend’s sleep over?
Learning the differences between boys and girls, which is established in life?
Learning that Superman cannot fly, but your dad can fix anything, he’ll make you smile occasionally, and he does cry so he’s not superhuman?

Is it the first boy you crush on and the "firsts" you experience with them?
Being in love for the first time which makes your heart skip beats?
Being hugged and accepted, which is by the far the best accomplishment.
The first time kiss you taste that will make you float on Cloud Nine and makes you dizzy with circles?

These are the things about life that make it special enough to want to fulfill each day to the fullest. Live each day as your last and always appreciate the "little things".

A Sea of Dreams

by

Heather Nicole Luther

Love...
Is it real or is it not?
Either way it’s not much to believe in
After you’ve given it all you’ve got.

Love is simply one of those things
That can bring happiness or gladness,
But in the end it all turns out
All you feel is sadness.

For those who manage to find it
Think they know what love means,
But they eventually begin to realize
That nothing is how it seems.

As for the remaining ones, however
Love they cannot find,
But all they seem to want
Is acceptance of some kind.

They set and watch the "love birds"
To see how their happiness seems,
But then they stop and wonder
If love exists only in a sea of dreams.

They look down in the streets below
To see all the smiling faces,
And they dearly wish they had it
As their hearts, for it, races.

As time goes on
They see what love brings,
And then they start to see
That happiness is more than love sings.

They notice the people changing
To see some of the grief they show,
And they wonder what their heart feels
So deep and down below.

The people who thought they found it
In the end only loose it,
And that is when they realize
That they regret it just a bit.
For the people who never found it
Wonder if it was for the worst or for the best,
But the only thing they know
Is that at least their hearts can rest.

They look back and remember
How great things really seemed,
But then they don’t regret not searching for it
Because they know love only exists in a sea of dreams.

And to the hearts that longed for it
They see the misfortune of the team,
And then they begin to believe
Of the love in the sea of dreams.

A Chance in Life

by

Heather Nicole Luther

Do we dare overlook the small
Creatures of the sea?
Or do we ignore the elegance
Of that in a bee?

Do we deny the rights of a fare life
To those who never had the chance?
Or do we not teach the ones
Who wanted to learn to dance?

Do we ever stop and consider
How our actions reflect?
Or do we know that our
Feelings people detect?

Some people aren’t as fortunate
But we don’t seem to care.
It could be our lives like that
If we don’t beware.

Some little kid could
Be waiting to learn.
Others might be worried
Where they’re not concerned.

The smallest child may
Be alone in the dark.
And their souls empty and shallow
Like that in a bark.

The tiniest person could
Be filled with great wonders.
While the bigger boys play
And are afraid of the thunder.

Each one of us is filled
With great little gifts.
We’re just too scared to use them
Until our souls someone lift.

We shouldn’t dare hide ourselves
Away from another one’s eyes.
Instead let ourselves shine
Like the stars in the skies.
Believe it or not
We were all born the same,
No matter the situation
Or no matter our name.

God blessed us all
With wonderful things,
And He gave us brightness
Like that how to sing.

We all have and deserve
A chance in this life.
And that we are guaranteed
Through pain and through strife.

Never forget who you are
And never be ashamed.
Be proud of yourself,
Your culture, and your pride-filled name.