SIREN CALL
After she opened her door to me
She said she’d sensed me from afar
Was this actually some kind of ESP
Or could she have been an avatar
The eyes said it all, glowing bright
A powerful attraction led me here
Now I can’t let her out of my sight
A willing prisoner, it would appear
This way and that, but ever higher
I am floating like a kite in the wind
She must know my heart is on fire
It’s there where all hope is pinned
Then upon entering I hear her song
And no longer have any power left
Flesh is weak but my heart is strong
But of all willpower I’m now bereft
Now I will readily become your slave
As a man of substance, not a knave
I have to worship God you said
And away you went, where He was
In a building with stained glass windows
Is He only there for you? Sad really.
I am enjoying His outdoors, loving His horizon.
Basking in His sun, enthusiastic about His new day.
He is everywhere I look, and I look everywhere.
Seeing Him in tiny purple violets and yellow dandelions.
His trees are glittering with possibilities.
His stream is full of tiny minnows that struggle upstream.
I hear something, and listen harder. Is it one of His deer?
I see the flash of a white tail.
I am loving my day. I sing no hymns, but my heart is on fire.
My eyes are full of gratitude and I am hugging wildflowers.
His world is showing me how to worship Him.
I need no building with stained glass windows.
Today I am dancing along to a merry tune only I hear
Others may give me looks, but these do not discourage me
My heart is on fire with enthusiasm, I am determined to be happy today
Some try harder to squelch my excitement, but I do not hear them
I am entertained by my ideals, rejuvenating in the world of relaxation,
Feeling my soul’s truth, smiling as I twist and shout in my own direction
It is a relief, and a joy to listen to confidence as she nurtures and uplifts me.
It's hot in here;
My heart is on fire;
Blazed and burn;
In heated battle, entails;
A burning love;
Hearts on fire;
A burning love;
Ignites with fire;
Angels and doves cheer;
Love, it's hot in here;
A burning love;
Hearts on fire;
A burning love;
6/5/19
James Edward Lee Sr. 2019©
You have taken me to the stars and beyond
To the moon Jupiter and Sun
Light years away you have taken me
Still we end up here in each others arms
You have burned me buy your sun ray’s
I cannot cool down thinking of you
The north and south pole cannot cool my soul
Your fire gives me such desire I can’t put out this fire
We have gone to the dark side of the Jupiter
We have ran around the rings of Saturn
Jumping together we have reached the moon
Your heat has warmed all three of them
Asteroids have flow by with fear of hitting you
For they would burn up in space
Your beauty reaches far beyond the stars
The entire universe can feel your heat
My heart is on fire for you please put this fire out
In that moment
God sent me away.
I didn’t know what that meant,
but I listened and obeyed.
Because of this,
my heart was not spilled.
Because of this,
I was not frozen and chilled.
Because of this,
I was protected from tears.
Because of this,
pain didn’t reach my ears.
Because of this,
I didn’t know how you felt.
Because of this,
none of my cards have been dealt.
Because of this…
I’m still hungry for you.
Because of this…
I still realize what’s true.
Because of this!
My heart is on fire…
Because of this!
Seeing you means risks that are dire…
Because of this.
I am alone once again.
Because of this.
Can I still call you my friend?
I am not crying right now.
But, that’s a lie, there’s a tear.
I see you everywhere right now,
but I know that you’re not even here.
I’m going crazy holding this locket
that I’ve worn while around you.
This locket is still rusted
while everyone else has carelessly revealed the truth.
But I know why God sent me away now.
Although I have the only secret you don’t know,
now I have the choice to somehow
reveal to you this heart alone.
My heart is on fire, my name Embers
And my love for you is a desire
I love you like God and Mother Nature
My love for you is blazen
I'm the yellow spark, that ignites your heart
It's not easy, but I wanna be with ya
I won't burn you, I won't harm you I love you
My heart burns, it yet aches
I love you, Snowflakes
My name is Snowflake, you touch my heart,
You give me sparks
You even show up in my blizzard
You make my ice partials vaporize
As I fall from the sky
I love you, Embers
Embers and Snowflakes
Most people think we don't relate
But I must reiterate
Fire and water can copoculate
And when the melting done
This union becomes water
So if then temperature drops below freezing/frozen
Fire burns out but before it does
Embers of fires burns Snowflake
and this is liquid love??
This is the love ballad of Embers and Snowflakes
12/28/17
For contest: EMBERS AND SNOWFLAKES
Sponsored by : ANTHONY SLAUSEN
It’s hard for me to breathe
Where I’m from.
Stuck in a small room
By myself,
Hopeless and alone.
Feeling like a burden,
A useless and worthless person.
It’s hard for me to love myself,
Feeling like My Heart Is on Fire,
No way to put the flames out.
Can’t get out of this
Small room,
Arms and Legs are on Fire,
Paralyzed.
My soul is gone,
Along with my faith,
Faith in God and myself.
My Body is on Fire,
Suffocating,
Unable to breath.
My hideous face,
Filled with scars,
Reminding me
How ugly I am.
My Face is on Fire,
The last bit of me gone,
Forever lost,
Forever gone.
For Travis
Drunk on love
I soar above them all
And if I fall away
To that sleeping valley
Like a cool rain
From a diamond sky
I will flood those beneath
With gorgeous honey.
I need not their power
All is beauty
And I worship only Love.
Beneath the moon
We fall in shadow
And trip together
My lazy friend and I.
Sing to me brother
Of still lake water
As I dream
About the elaborate garden.
Whisper to me of
Winter’s beauty
For I am weak
From the storm
And need to
Take my leave
From this flood.
Do not ask me to go.
In all my life
I will never leave.
Why would I?
There is no beauty
No light without you.
Yet as I sit and watch
The peach pink sky
My heart is on fire.
My blood is delirious.
I still need love.
Gazing in the sea that is your eyes,
My heart it beats to the rhythm of safety.
A sparking blue gem of the earth,
Catching my dreams and my breath.
Mirroring the light that is your smile,
Heart beating in time to our laughter.
The mischief eminent in your grin,
Its sound and your strong arms pulling me in.
Gently caressing the soft bed that is your skin,
The flutter of my heart the only sound.
Smooth and firm ivory holds me tight,
Nothing in the world could feel this right.
Joining with the soft petals that are your lips,
Heart racing faster than my short breaths.
Lips fusing, uniting, merging into one,
My heart is on fire and all senses but touch are gone.
Two years of bliss and then plummet.
Reality hazy and hope scattered
With the pieces of my heart.
The black void in the centre your eyes,
The smirk lurking in your smile,
On your skin lies prickles and thorns,
And from your lips harsh words are born.
These things they went unnoticed,
But now they’re all I see.
The you I knew, is memories,
But the true you lives in reality.
03/06/16
Nervous.
God please give me the strength to muster up this courage.
I'm hurting and I'm angry,
I never would've thought my best friend would be the one to pain me and betray me,
ME!
I'm in love with him because he believed,
A trapped tortuous soul that wanted to be set free,
Understood, but why pain ME?
My heart is on fire,
When only his love was what I was trying to acquire,
Only his love is what I truly desired.
I was down and you brought me up higher,
In need of your love, I was dire,
And it sucks because I'm not much of a cryer,
And now you've made me weak to your narcissistic power.
1,4,3 but I don't think I can do this anymore,
My eyes are tired and my heart is sore,
The battle for your love was filled with so much gore,
And for the safety of my mind I have to close that door,
The truth I can no longer ignore,
I gave you my love but you wanted more.
Night is my best friend .
It's the time when my heart is mend.
Oh yeah!
Night is my best friend .
The lips you kissed , now appears like a frowning bend .
You be a liar .. a liar .. a liar,
everytime you told me you would stay till the end.
Oh yeah !
Night is my best friend .
For all my cry it had a ear to lend.
My heart is on fire.. fire.. fire,
you know where it would tend.
Oh yeah !
Night is my best friend .. my best friend.
Oh oh !
I wander the hills
Where the wild winds blow
And curse the gods for their tyranny
For is their ire fair or just
For the lies I told
Or the names I cursed
Now my feet are sinking in the mire
My head is screaming
And my heart is on fire
The whole world stops and stares
And whispers gently
There's no redemption here
As my hand drifts along the windowsill
While my eyes drop to the floor boards
My spine shakes with a chill
And the rain starts to pour
The sky is clear
But the rain is heavy
Each drop is sincere
Every breath is steady
My heart is on fire
I’m surrounded by snow
I want to let in the cold
And pass above or below
My eyes are closed
All emotions are silent
Every thought and memory composed
Now are eternally quiet
My eyes squint from the embrace of heat
My toes grasp the grass below my feet
My fingers sway through the fresh summer air
As leaves rest upon my hair
The flowers dance with each other
Trees sing with one another
My eyes flooded with color
As my view ventures further
The wind flows through the trees
Carrying a song and a gentle breeze
Pushing and pulling, filling me with ease
And in this moment time would freeze
The sun sets and the moon illuminates the sky
Every star passing by
Makes me depressed within this sweet lie
I have realised that hours ago I have died
looking for love
where can i find my love
my heart is on fire
and love is the water
to quench this fire
honey is sweet
but love is much sweeter
the lion is strong
but love is much stronger
I am hungry and only love
can satisfy my hunger
cry me a river
only love takes me higher
this conception is deeper
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