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Searching for Wings

by

Jennifer Monroe

Mind searching, scanning, wishing wanting
Wondering what’s in store for me
Endless trips to the stars, sun and moon
I seem to imagine endlessly

Help is on the way, they say
But not the kind I want
I’m getting messages from beyond
With most every scattered thought

Brainless options are saying
I’m trapped upon this plain
Why am I looking for plans unseen
Only to keep myself sane?

Patience inside may help hide
Some of the choices I will make
The day I’m awarded wings to fly
Is a journey I am willing to take

I'll Paint a Picture

by

Jennifer Monroe

My hearts confused
Longing for you
I want you to say
You want me too

Our history lingers
It’s good and bad
It wouldn’t be hard
To find what we had

The connection is there
At least it is for me
I’ll paint a picture
For you to see

Sun is shining
We’re on the sand
Looking out to sea
Hand in hand

Want you to chase me
I start to run
We are laughing
The fun’s just begun

I run in the water
You tackle me there
Beauty surrounds us
Love’s in the air

There’s nowhere else
I’d rather be
Can you see it too?
Us by the sea

Can you see my picture
That’s in my head
I would have painted it
But I wrote it instead

Daydreams

by

Jennifer Monroe

Far away there is a world
Which plays upon my mind
I want to deal with what’s at hand
But in my world I’m blind

I only see what’s in my dreams
Or dream of what I’ve seen
Countless thoughts of memories past
Helps me feel redeemed

In a way it helps me shine
Like the sun warms up the sand
If only I can gain more control
And follow my own demands

Vision of Reality

by

Jennifer Monroe

Feeding on my addictions
I’m using up my mind
If I dig a little deeper
A vision is what I find

I create my own reality
My own future, my own way
I’ve been using myself up
Almost every single day

A new day lies before me
Will I embraced it with the truth
And live my vision true and clear
I have everything to prove

A new light will shine upon me
I’ll break free from these chains
I’ll embrace the change within
Instead of covering up my pain

Crashing Waves

by

Jennifer Monroe

A wave was coming and we were blind
Looking at each other to see what we’d find
In friendship and trust, what a good start
Now we just can’t stand being apart

A dynamic wave, beautiful and strong
This feeling inside can’t be wrong
You gave me a hug, I looked into your eyes
We crashed into each other, there’s no disguise

This wave is still washing us to shore
We are deeply connected, we only want more
We have to be strong in this journey to land
To make sure we end up hand in hand

50 Years

by

Jennifer Monroe

I don’t want to wake up, 50 years down the road
Disappointed, wondering where’d all the time go
And that I’d lived a life of good intentions
Didn’t do much worth mentioning

Never really believed in myself
Never gained an education or wealth
No children to help me along
It’s been years since I’ve sung a song

Alone, the crazy woman with the dogs
Could never really see through the fog
Didn’t get to travel the world
Just took my place as the lonely girl

I don’t want to wake up in 50 years
Asking why, with a face full of tears
I’ll try to dream big and make things happen
And in 50 years I’ll be a granny who’s laughing

Candles

by

Jennifer Monroe

Candles paint pictures
Of flickered feelings past
Or they hold the hopes
Of what we have will last

Staring at shadows
Imprinted on the wall
The mind can change
With no warning at all

Melting wax falls
Like our hearts often do
As colored drops trickle
Soft scents fill the room

The wax runs from the fire
Like we try to run from fear
As the temperature decreases
A new formation appears

I think we all change
But still remain the same
We can’t melt into nothing
We just face another day

Dry My Tears

by

Jennifer Monroe

In my weakest moments
I hold on
Because I must
What other choices
Do I have
Sinking too deep
Into my darkness
Won’t solve much
It can feel good to cry
To let it out
So I can console myself
And dry my tears
And know I have
Tomorrow to live

Dream a Little Dream

by

Jennifer Monroe

Dance upon the waves of time
Hold them in your hand
Answers will be ever so clear
And beauty you will demand
Step into the clean new you
Walk into your life
Help yourself to a slice of hope
Disappearing will be the strife
Love is a master of our memories
From painful to ecstasy
Our past, which we cannot change
May shape the way we see
Lessons learned through the years
Make us who we are
If we have the true kind of faith
Our dreams really aren’t that far

Heavy Heart

by

Jennifer Monroe

Softly I cry as I try to accept the things that I’ve done

Sadly I weep and die inside and realize I just can’t run

My heart is so heavy, my face is so wet

Can I forgive myself or will I always regret;

The thing that I did - was it really me?

That shattered your world and now I can’t see

I want us to be happy, and this I will pray

If you forgive me, then maybe you’ll stay

I need you now more than ever before

I guess I’ll just die if you walk out that door

Inside and Out

by

Jennifer Monroe

The rains pours down
So many drops to fall
Hitting one leaf at a time
The sound is calming

I dive into the minds of others
Through writings and poems
Provoking feelings and thoughts
As I hear the rain

Blind to Swim

by

Jennifer Monroe

Didn’t you see this coming
Wasn’t this once yourself
Didn’t you know you’d feel this way
You could have been prepared
It is not only you who can
Go way out on a limb
It is not only you who fell
In the water and tried to swim

No I wasn’t prepared for this
Yes it was once myself
I blocked out that it could happen
I put my doubts upon the shelf
It is not only me who went
Way out on that limb
I took for granted that love could
Knock me blind in the water to swim

Choices

by

Jennifer Monroe

Can I ever forgive myself
Or live with myself
For all the pain I've caused

Will I be able to surround myself
With things I feel
I do not deserve

How can I feel worthy
When I know what I've lost
And what lies ahead...
Will I ever know?
I don't know

My heart is all over the place
My mind is caught up in space
My hands are thrown up in the air
Doesn't matter how much I care
There is no reason for this madness
But the choices I made

And I will live with them
'til I'm thrown in my grave
The reason for my sadness
Is growing deeper in my veins
And my plans for tomorrow
Are as solid as the rain

There is no bed to lay in
But the one that I've made
And I can't turn around now
I don't even know how