Friday, August 10, 2012

The Long Goodnight


I close my  eyes to fall asleep
And dream of weeping willows
And I make not a single peep
So calm upon the pillow

My breathing slows, my muscles droop
As I begin to ponder
I barrel roll and loop de loop
Throughout the wild blue yonder

My hand lies steady on my chest
He doesn’t twitch or quiver
I am now complete at rest
Dreaming gold and wishing silver

And as I lie so motionless
Oblivious amidst my dreams
That hand that lay upon my chest
Discerns all is not serene

Like frogs upon the lily pads
Know disturbance of the pond
My resting friend is now quite sad
Knowing something has gone wrong

My chest has lost its simple rhythm
A tune all and sundry know
All is quiet within the prison
Tiny rivers have ceased their flow

He must do his best to fetch me
To regain what it is I lack
Alas old friend, it's plain to see
 I am never coming back.


Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Oh To Love

Oh to love and be loved again
And be loved and love once more
Not the love of friend to friend
But love from core to core

In love’s wicked evil plans
Its' lovely wisdom shows
That love cares not for any man
Giving some love’s overdose

Love, like time has been around
From before love was a word
Love can take us up and down
Oh love, you're quite absurd

Oh to love and be loved just once!
The unloved’s wretched cry
But love, like a jutting sconce
Doth poke the unloved’s eye

Love will not locate us all
No, love sometimes won’t show
The difference between love and lust
The unloved never know

The once-loved’s shrill and bitter cry
Echoes love’s curses through the night
For love, like men, sometimes dies
Love can go without a fight

When you find love, oh reader dear
Let love say what to do
Of the unloved’s barbs, take zero care
You love me, and I love you

 -

Jarid Hewlett