Still

written by:  Janette Marie
© 2010 Janette Marie



The Moon still in the sky
as if to say Hi
to a very old friend

I ask myself why
so much time has passed by
nothing has changed
my heart gives a sigh

To drain the presence
of the dearest kind
I am blind
The way; I can't find

No Was My Answer

written by: Janette Marie

Young
Afraid
discovering who I am
finding just a puppet
whose strings are pulled
pulled by those that cause harm

No
No is my answer
but it wasn't heard
It happened, it did
but it's never believed

Young
Afraid
objects used to shelter
to hide
to close eyes
to sleep

Love
Love isn't the reason
Love being tainted
by wrongful deed

Tears Pass
Years Pass
the hurt lingers
till forgiveness arrived

Your Face

Written by Janette Marie
© 2010 Janette Marie

With pencil I have learned

to adore the lines of your face
I've touched your smile
to shadow your lips

Create the face I see in dreams
love and care
hand to paper
can't erase a single curve

Soft and Shiny the pencil creates
strands that fingers long to entwine
with gentle strokes of fingertips
the shape around your face is formed

Patience to shadow the sides of your nose
that lies beside your cheeks with grace
to shadow your cheeks with just my thumb
wonder if that's how the original was done