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Geri Goodwin Poem
Who knew…..
Who knew life would take this turn
So early in time
I didn’t get a chance to take it all in
The time for me to spread my wings
Came to soon
Who knew….
My last day
Would be with the ones I love
To laugh with friends and yes, my love too
Who knew….
Life is love, when you are embraced by all
I wasn’t done loving you by far….
But God needed me so he called
Who knew…
Who knew life would take this turn
I love you all though time is short
Embrace each other and please don’t mourn
Instead, celebrate my life
I’m still dancing in heaven and I want you to dance too.
Who knew ?
Copyright © Geri Goodwin | Year Posted 2014
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Geri Goodwin Poem
I do not think I will go to heaven
Since the life I led in the past
Will surely send me on that path
Straight to hell with vastly heat
I did my best to make things right
I quit the drugs and the life that was fast
To give birth to my only child, my son, my life
For which the life of the past will catch on me one day
I only wish I knew how it would portray
I fell in love for the first time past forty
With the best love ever to stow upon me
A women would you believe – she set me free
To be who I wanted – to fly with ease
We have such a bond unlike the others
My eternal comeuppance I believe
There are no drugs in me except to cure HEP C
A mistake I made before I was twenty
My life is the best it has been for what I see
I did not count on parting this new life I lead
I did my best to make things right
Now my only prayer is to see the light
I lived with my heart and loved with my mind
I touched many souls as I did my own
I had no idea how life could be
If it were not for that fast life in my teens
I would still be here in this life, with all my dreams
G. Goodwin 9/11/07
Copyright © Geri Goodwin | Year Posted 2010
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Geri Goodwin Poem
My head is spinning my heart is racing
I think of you, I think of her
I just don’t know what to do
My heart is torn in two - my mind is so confused
I think about the ocean and the moon
There is so much to see and so far away
I’m drowning, I can’t breathe, I can’t see
I lay at the bottom of the sea; I try to reach for the moon
I want to hold you, I want to hold her
I fear your love I fear her love
I fear my future with you – with her
without you, without her
But I can’t feel, I can’t see, I can’t breathe
It s too much for me It’s too much for you
It’s too much for her
My head is spinning my heart is racing
I feel no pain, I feel no emotion,
I feel the warmth, I feel the cold
I feel the wind that is beneath my soul
I’m soaring, I’m running, I’m just so damn confused
What do I do about her, what do I do about you
I can’t I won’t I am too weak
Nothing is in reach - Nothing is in sight
I chose this path of uncertainty
Of misguided love
Of broken promises
Broken hearts
Copyright © Geri Goodwin | Year Posted 2011
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Geri Goodwin Poem
The sound of peace
Like a waterfall
Whispers in your ear
Like a sea breeze
Lay your head upon my shoulder
And rest
Your time will come when you can sleep
You will hear the sound of peace
Like a waterfall while you sleep
Whispers in your ear
Like a sea breeze
And when you close your eyes
You will see the light
The light will guide you
To the sound of peace
Like a waterfall
Whispers in your ear
Like a sea breeze
Lay your head upon my shoulder
And rest
Your time will come when you can sleep
And feel eternity
Oh so sweet
g. Goodwin 5/07
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What is rage, where does it come from?
Why does it happen, why does it control you
Rage
It takes your mind, body and soul.
It is its own demon, a volcano within
Like the lava that flows from it
Destroying everything in its path
Destroying everyone in view
Like the grapes of wrath
The inner peace you once knew
Is no longer valid
Rage has come and stole your faith
It has come to take your soul
And in a flash the rage is gone
Look at the damage it has caused
No regret no remorse unless
You take back your soul
Your mind and your body
Rage
What is rage, where does it come from?
Why does it happen, why does it control you
It’s an explosion from deep within
You don’t know its coming
You can’t control it
Rage
It causes pain
It causes injury
It causes death
It causes immoral thoughts
You can’t change what it did
You can only hope you never see it again
It’s a battle within, a battle that can be won
But who will win, you!
Or
Rage…
g. Goodwin 6/07
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I can’t help why this is; I wonder often how it became
What is it about me that makes them so insane?
I love one ~ no I love two but then there is another
Do I dare take part in yet the other or leave them all in despair
I’m in search of the one who will no longer allow the pain
Is she already here, or is she there, is she even on this earth
I ponder this often and in the essence the others are in tears
I drift in and out of their life in search of my wife
Each has stolen a part of me and yet I fear they will set it free
How much more can they take ~ how much more will I give
The sorrow in their hearts has left scars in mine
I will forgive but I cannot forget ~ I ask myself is the love still there
Or is it just embracing the memory of what once was
Is it time to move on ~ is it time to let go
I am taking one step at a time in a backwards motion though
Because I am blind to the future when I am walking the line
It’s like standing still in time ~ will life pass me by
I love one ~ no I love two but then there is another
I feel myself splitting in half ~ I feel the cutting of my heart
As each has stolen a part
I cannot change who I am ~ I cannot change their fear
I want them close but do I dare
How do I know which one really cares?
How do I know who is genuine or if they are real
The repercussion of this mess is I will be the one to confess
I love one ~ no I love two but then there is another
G.Goodwin
5/31/07
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Her last breath
If you would believe
She died twice
There was no pulse
Not even a heart beat
Yet she exhaled a gurgling air
Her last breath…..
They took her by ambulance
They put her on a machine to breath
She had no brain now, she has no life now
She’s not in pain now...
Why would they do this?
Cause more pain for me, give me hope
To watch me hurt even more
Her last breath…..
I took her off that machine
So she could breathe for free
She’s not in pain now...
I took her home where she belonged
To die once more in my arms
Her last breath has gone.
In my arms is where she belongs…..
G. Goodwin 3/16/2007
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Who Will Come For Me?
I watch him nod his head in agreement
With two fingers up
So much energy today
So much love in his eyes
He scratched his head in confusion
What did I forget to do?
Ah yes, it is food, I forgot to eat
He swallowed as he did so many times before
There is someone in the corner for whom he speaks
The conversation is real
But who is it that he sees
He buzzes around like it was his last
Who would have thought the one in the corner
Was the angel that would come for his soul
To tell him, only two weeks more
My sister and I he pointed to with mere words
I will save you a place up there
I will welcome you with arms wide open
He kissed mom and held her chin in his hand
Come dance with me his body motioned
He lay upon his bed one last time
Never to rise again.
Geri L Goodwin
11/23/07
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The Gift of Love
Why is it so hard to let go
You gave me something great
Only I found it much too late
My love for you is so real
I never knew
The heart takes time to heal
Who said life is flawless, unkind, and cruel
When you have lost the breath that gives you life
Only to realize what you feel
Is that love is so true
You gave me a gift
One I will never forget
You gave me time
You gave me love
You let my heart heal
Though all this time
Yours was hurting
Hurting for mine
g. goodwin
1-4-08
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A Lover’s Confession
I can’t help why this is; I wonder often how it became
What is it about me that makes them so insane?
I love one ~ no I love two but then there is another
Do I dare take part in yet the other or leave them all in despair
I’m in search of the one who will no longer allow the pain
Is she already here, or is she there, is she even on this earth
I ponder this often and in the essence the others are in tears
I drift in and out of their life in search of my wife
Each has stolen a part of me and yet I fear they will set it free
How much more can they take ~ how much more will I give
The sorrow in their hearts has left scars in mine
I will forgive but I cannot forget ~ I ask myself is the love still there
Or is it just embracing the memory of what once was
Is it time to move on ~ is it time to let go
I am taking one step at a time in a backwards motion though
Because I am blind to the future when I am walking the line
It’s like standing still in time ~ will life pass me by
I love one ~ no I love two but then there is another
I feel myself splitting in half ~ I feel the cutting of my heart
As each has stolen a part
I cannot change who I am ~ I cannot change their fear
I want them close but do I dare
How do I know which one really cares?
How do I know who is genuine or if they are real
The repercussion of this mess is I will be the one to confess
I love one ~ no I love two but then there is another
G.Goodwin
5/31/07
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