Evolution

So, Poem of the Week has been going for around 1.5 years now, and slowly I've been changing from writing once a week to writing in spurts...and the whole new poem every Monday bit is taxing because of A) the fact that I sometimes don't write for weeks at a time and B) when a write a new poem, I have to wait until Monday to put it up here. So I think the new plan (for now) is to just put poems up here when I write them. So...I just wrote a poem, and here it is:

Your mind is preoccupied by my actions
You’re afraid of what I want,
Too scared to act, too scared to move
The flow takes you away
And leaves your feelings behind
You call out, I don’t listen
I’m hard of hearing,
It takes me a while to get it
I tell you, tell me what’s wrong
I promise I’ll listen
I want to know your feelings,
I want to do my best to help
You look me in the eyes
And whisper in my ear
All the things I’ve missed,
That I should have heard
You turn away, a sigh remains on your lips
But I won’t stand for misunderstanding
I call you back; hesitantly you listen
I look into your eyes and lay aside your fears
My words are crutches for your heart,
Something your worn and weary self can lean on
Tears fall from your eyes
I try to catch them with my fingers
But they hit your rosy cheeks
I’m sorry I let them slip from my hands
My words brought you to this
My heart falters, but I realize it’s for naught
I see the smile on your face
And there’s no need for me to worry
I want to kiss you so bad
But my lips are immovable;
I can’t draw them to a kiss
My smile is too big.

Anthony C, "Smiling Like I Mean It"

Poem of the Week #46

Getting back into that poetic groooooooooooove...oh yeah. The style's a little odd, but I think this poem's got a great message in it. Check it out.

I never knew dreams could taste so sweet.
I savor the flavor of the aroma in the air
Breathing in, breathing out, heavy breaths
Gasping for air, for the delicious smell.
With each taste I long for more
As air leaves my lungs, desire takes its place
Until wanting chokes the air out of me.
Breath comes rushing back
And my eyes sparkle with life.

As my dream continues, I realize I’m swimming.
Caught in a current of emotion and pleasure
Sucking in ocean air to my heart’s content.
Grey skies turning blue until the sun shines through.
Calm waters place me into tranquility.
I close my eyes, and my heart feels weightless.

I open my eyes to find that I’m soaring
Flying through the air without concern
I glide upon the back of emotion
And its support won’t let me fall.

The sun sets, night’s shroud enfolds me.
The stars set the sky ablaze
Never has the sky been so bright
As to what I see this very night
The stars spin around me in the sky
And meld together to form one big light.
If I could stare at the wonder
Of the universe all at once,
This ball would be it.
It hovers for forever, then explodes.
I’m left in awe of its beauty.

I awake to see your eyes staring into mine.
My dream was nothing,
Nothing but your kiss.

Anthony C, "Sweet Dreams"

Poem Of The Week #45

Starting to get into the groove again, so here's another poem. I think you'll like this one a lot, it's more towards my older style than the new stuff...though the new stuff is good too. This goes out to a special someone, hope that person enjoys it ;-)

Your eyes flutter in the darkness,
Searching for something within me,
Within you, that transcends it all.
The words are useless, they are nothing,
Nothing but a vessel for feeling and emotion.
There isn’t a need to convey the feeling,
To express it, I know deep down how you feel.
Your appreciating eyes say it all,
Your smile says more than words could ever say.
You pull me closer, but closer is never enough.
You could say the words you’re thinking,
But they too would never be enough
To express how either of us feel.
There are no words that exist
To do the feeling justice.
So please darling, look into my eyes
And do me just one favor:
Embrace me closer,
And let me kiss you like I mean it.

Anthony C, "Your Eyes Flutter In The Darkness"

Poem of the Week #44

Sorry, once again, for it taking so long. Busy week and all, yadda yadda. Here's the new one!

How many seconds lie within an hour?
I can no longer count, time slides by
At the pace of eternity for each second.

Each eternity I die on the inside
Just a little bit more from the separation
Each eternity that you aren’t here.

You have the power to change eternity,
The power to turn hours into seconds,
Days into minutes, life into an instant.

An instant full of memory, full of life,
Full of bliss and pleasure, everlasting.
Your essence controls time itself.

An eternity passes as I look at the clock
Waiting forever for you to return,
To turn life into an instant once again...

Anthony C, "Eternity"

Poem of the Week #43

Sorry it's been so long, but here's another one...also a little creepy, but still a bitchin poem. Enjoy!

We’ll sleep till the stars die out
Lie together holding hands
Let the day fade away and stay with me
Sleeping till the sun cries out again
Reasons buzzing around the air
To get up and to move out
But who cares about those thoughts
When the bed’s sitting there shouting out?
So hard to get up, to get the energy
It’s all sapped away when we lie down together
I feel the strength leak out of my eyes
As I gaze thoughtlessly into yours
What happens when you lose your desire
To get up and leave what you want?
How do you move on when it is gone?
Is this what love is, forever wanting
Another kiss, never satisfied with the last?
Can you feel it? The world slipping away?

I’m losing control
I’m losing reality
I’m losing...
I’m losing it all…

As it all slips I try to hold on
Shoot out my hand for one last grasp
I set my sights on everything in my life
If I miss this, what then?
What will happen as my life changes?
To many thoughts running through my head
I can’t concentrate on anything but your face
Your smile, your voice, your beauty.
My life slides right out of my hands,
And I’m left falling.

I’m falling away from everything I knew
I’m falling away from reason
I’m left falling…
I’m left falling for you.

Anthony C, "Lover’s Lament"