When I'm With You
By Joy Willmore �1995
Every touch like magic
Every sweet caress like rose petals
Shivers down my spine
Goosebumps on my toes
Twinges all over
Dizziness envelopes me
This is how I feel
When I'm with you.
Carefree
Open
Safe
You make me feel so warm
When I'm with you.
Shining eyes
Sweet, sympathetic smile
Whispering words of love
You make me feel so loved.
For days I feel your touch
As if you are right here.
Don't go.
I love you.
You make me feel so good.
As if I had no troubles.
I long for you.
Your touch
Your smile
Your voice
Your eyes
Your love.
I'm yours,
You're mine,
Forever
Always.
Again
By Joy Willmore � 1998
Love flies in unexpectedly
And leaves with such mystery.
Flighty as a bird
Harmless as a flower
Fulfilled when it's present,
Empty when it's gone.
Right now I lie somewhere
Between present and gone.
Everything appears all right,
While inside it feels all wrong.
But who am I to judge?
How can I compare?
How can I justify it,
These feelings that are there?
Help me make it all go away.
I'm too strong to show my feelings
(Too scared seems more appropriate).
But you came in and suddenly
All my defenses were shot.
You found the ladder that leads
Straight into my heart.
Now it feels as if you're busy
Cutting your way through,
Frantically searching
For any way out.
Was it something I said?
Or something I did?
Or is it your own skeletons
Getting the best of you?
Are you afraid?
Don't pull away,
What are you frightened of?
Are you afraid of loving too much,
Or that it's not enough?
God knows that's what I fear.
How do you let someone into
Your heart, revealing
All the great mysteries
That lie within?
How can we keep this alive?
We both know it's there,
At least SOMETHING exists.
We've both known love
And lost it mere
Moments before it was really there--
Before it was real.
Every night I pray that I
Don't make the same mistakes
Again.
, really.
by Joy Willmore � 1999
I am happy for you, really, though
I wonder why it took so long.
I hear you tell me you're the happiest
You've been since high school, and
I want to believe you.
I see my world crashing down, but
I am happy for you, really.
I pretend I'm taking this all in stride,
When deep down inside
I feel like I wasted my time and energy.
I touch trinkets--small momentos of what
We did and where we went.
I worry--hell, I always worry-- about you
And wonder (hope, really) that you're making
All the right decisions.
I cry, thinking about what might have been
(though only in my mind). But always remember,
I am happy for you, really.
I understand what I meant to you (at least, I like
To think that I do). Believe me when
I say it's all right. Your happiness means the world to me.
I dream that one day I'll get over you
And move on with my life.
I'll try, it's all I can do, but
I'll never forget.
I hope you keep me in your thoughts and prayers,
Because,
I am happy for you, really.
That last poem is for a friend who shall remain nameless. I have some more poems, I just never find any time to add them. There's a pretty one about a kite that you might find interesting and a couple more that were written with other people in mind, so you'll just have to wait for those. =) Don't worry, it might not be that long of a wait!
All poetry on this page was created by:
Joy L. Willmore
Omaha, Nebraska
� 1997 [email protected]
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