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William Bailey Poem
I'm feeling blue
it's not true I know not why
because I do
It's like a rock in my heart
feels heavey and very sharp
the pain of loving you
is as real as cutting out my heart
every drop I bleed,I bleed for you
Do you care the blood I spill
to prove my love that you shun
now you know as well as I
why it is I'm feeling blue
I'm missing you
Simply not true love is best of all
the love I have for you
leaves me empty
and wanting to be cruel
every drop I bleed,I bleed for you
It's my right to cause you pain
you hurt me without a thought
I'm feeling blue believe me or not
I know it's true
My spirit is bruised black and blue
my heart is broke
my eyes don't see
my lips don't speak
I don't even breathe
nor do you
Finally I have what I need
our arms entwined
in a lovers embrace
Copyright © William Bailey | Year Posted 2005
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William Bailey Poem
None of you want to believe the end has begun
all so smug in your tight knit illusions
heads full of lies, truths you never knew
Listen to their words without thinking
how easy it is to look away
not see the pain your falsehoods propagate
Shut your door don't look out
don't hear screams of injustice from occupied nations
your ears are muffled against the winds of shame
your silence is heard the world over
No longer respected, hated by all
you brought to an end the nation
your forefathers found
Replaced by a regime using your fear
that will take from you
what you hold most dear
liberty, freedom and pursuit of happiness
What you have left is an empty shell
of what once was a shining light
giving hope to millions
sailing towards Ellis Island
Now you build fences
to keep out the weary
one day your walls
will imprison you within
Now you leave in your wake
death and detruction
the world sees what you have become
will stand together and strike you down
Copyright © William Bailey | Year Posted 2007
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William Bailey Poem
My fear is truth pulling me away
Into a deep pool of darkness
From the depths they're reaching up to me
My head above water I only see shadows
Moving around not touching the ground
Stealing the air from my lungs
Coming closer, I swim from them
Never fast or far enough
I'm surrounded by those shadows
Flailing my arms,kicking hard,panicking
Trying to keep from sinking below
I'm beckoned by those beneath
Can I trust them to show me the way
Or do they have a plan of their own
My legs weaken,I'm floundering
Sinking slowly fear becomes nothing
Struggle is over,shadows can't follow
Life is escaping from this body
At last I'm free from earth's boundries
I feel them reaching up to catch me
Gently they soothe my aching soul
Now I know I've come home
Copyright © William Bailey | Year Posted 2005
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William Bailey Poem
In their home they make me ashame
they're not aware of my pain
I will run,there's much to gain
I don't look back & my spirit sings
In my mind my legs are wings
freeing me to fly to my dreams
my heart is strong and pushes me on
my fear is stronger & clips my wings
Again I walk,my steps are slow
my heart is heavey,my head hangs low
return to their home I know I must
As soon as I'm in the sermons begin
she cannot see she's hurting me
can't they see I'm gonna crack
they won't let up,I can't fight back
I pray for strength but I am told
it well be hell I will go
I have a friend, she sends for me
on a bus I travel there
I run to her and spread my wings
far to the north I live with her
We love to dance,the music loud
I will try to be proud
away from them I will stand
begin to love who I am
By the phone she does the same
hurting me with words of gloom
she penns her poison from the book
preaching of my future doom
I shed my tears not my pain
she only sees the ugly me
She cannot see,till it's late
the man I dream I need to be
They kept their hold and wouldn't let go
I was wrong to have told
now I know I'll never be free
my soul is dark and turing cold
I know I'm weak but I'm not a freak
The darkess is coming
bringing me peace
at last I find what I seek
Copyright © William Bailey | Year Posted 2005
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William Bailey Poem
It is dark,a mist swirls
Allowing only shadows to be seen
I know I'm waiting,I always am
What for eludes me
Like the faceless shadows in the dark
I'm so alone it penetrates my bones
There I am,still waiting,for what
My demons are the shadows
Born of my fear
I stand alone,incomplete
Still waiting to fill the void
Emptiness has a feeling of it's own
In my dreams I want to scream
It builds within,never erupts
It never goes away
Lurks in the shadows
Always watching,Always waiting
As I wait too
For what I do not know
Copyright © William Bailey | Year Posted 2005
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