My Poetic Ramblings - Page 7

- "An it harm none, do as ye will." -

I call upon the Gods and the Goddesses of the Universe
To be my witness, and to be my guide
As I stand upon the face of the Earth today
In defiance though not revenge
In love though not hatred
In challenge though not destruction
That I shall forever embrace the world with a smile
And soar through any cloud in the sky and any dream at night
That I shall strive to neither harm nor falter
Till I reach where I need to go and keep going from there
May Stars in Heaven help me find light when dark
And Mother Earth help me find shelter when lost
May the Moon lend her mystery
And the Water her beauty
So that through my hands flow harmony and peace
And through my veins flow wisdom and courage
And on my face falls the wind and the rain
And in my eyes lives Now and Eternity
And in my heart
Forever
Breathes Love and Life
And so shall it be
As white is for snow
And red
For blood

I can sit here and think about those days forever
I can reach out and touch a shadow of us together
I still remember
That beautiful summer
How we walked through the rain one after another

Every day I tell myself that it was over
Every night I dream of you in shades of silver
Stay for another
Minute in my heart
Help me see your face in the moon and the stars

Maybe somehow you never knew
That I really, really cared about you
Maybe somehow I just never told you
But I hope that someday you will know

To my first love
How have you been
I never thought that I would see you again after all
Time has taken away all the bitterness in me
And today I will fight you no more
Years will go by
Till we meet again
So take this into your heart as we part this time
I found myself
Because of you
You changed my world
But you never knew
And I will never ever ever forget you
Because you were my
One and only
First love

After many, many seasons, will you remember
What we've been, what we've done, to each other?
Sometimes I wonder
How could I ever
Thank you for all that you've brought to my world?

There's something I wanted to say
That has always gotten in my way (before)
It may not be the first time that's said to you
But I think that you were my first love

To my first love
How have you been
I never thought that I would see you again after all
Time has taken away all the bitterness in me
And today I will fight you no more
Years will go by
Till we meet again
So take this into your heart as we part this time
I found myself
Because of you
You changed my world
But you never knew
And I will never ever ever forget you
Because you were my
One and only
First love

Walking, walking
Cities come and go.
Where shall I head?
Where, hitherto?
Who am I to know?

Daylight, twilight
Dreamingly, I wade
Through misty swirls
Of stories that fade
Into bleeding blades.

July, August
Or is it November?
Time ticks away
Backwards forever,
And I inch forward.

Walking, walking
Another city awaits.
Have I been here before
To this familiar place?
Have I warped again in space?

Singing, dancing
I once remember a dawn
Like this, like this
Forgotten, forsaken song.
Go!  The city haunts.

Snowflakes, raindrops
What have I not seen?
Plenty.  Plenty?
Oh, I be, and I have been.
I will be when I keep walking.

So,

I rose,
I fell,
I knew,
And I have been.

And then,

I rise,
I fall,
I know,
I be.

And then?  And then?  And then?

I will rise.
I shall fall.
I am going to know.
And I look forward to be

Me.

Walking, walking
Cities come and go.
Did I become to know more?
Or less?
Did I stumble to fall?
Or fall to rise?
Or rise to stumble
So I could fall again?
Did I set out to distinguish
Between love and hate,
Between joy and sorrow,
Only so I could mix them in the end
And have a steaming cup of Cappuccino?
Did I come out to be myself
But lost it?
Or to lose it sometimes
So I could see it again?
Was I to believe in Fate?
Was I to dream about Destiny?
Was I to understand
The meaning of "everything
And nothing all in one"?
Was I to cramp and boil inside
Whenever I come upon the "Did You Know
I Once Really, Honestly Loved You?" part
In someone else's story?
Usually followed by "Alas, Who Knows My Heart?
                           Who Knows My Heart?
                           Who Knows My Heart?"

Or was I to ask that, too?

WAS I TO NEVER BE ABLE TO REFRAIN FROM STUMBLING OVER THIS
SUBJECT IN EVERY, SINGLE, FREAKIN' POETIC EXPRESSION OF MINE?!

EVER?!?!

God.

All right.

Walking, walking,
I know,
Cities come and go.
Where will I head?
Tomorrow? Hitherto?

I shall watch my feet pursue
Either cobblestone roads
Or snow,
And I, will follow
Wherever the path goes,
Because,
Frankly,
I do not know.

But I do know something. . .