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Harlan Cid Foster Poem
I am peace, I am the thunderous voices within that scream to you
Cry out to you and tell you not to harm another soul
They stem from the infinite connections we share
The love hat bonds every human being and every living creature together
As our loves grows so should these voices, from quiet whispers
To roars in a soundless night
I am peace, no longer do the wars rage inside my head
No longer am I limited by all my faults, mistakes, and ignorance
Now my smile hides no weary frightened little boy, I am a man
A man who looks at his world not as something to conquer and possess
But as something to defend and make beautiful for all my loved ones
So now I look to you little one, don’t conquer but defend
Don’t just remove the burdens from your shoulders and the chains from your feet
Untangle those chains and lay them straight so that they may not entangle the next man
Don’t create chaos where you go, leave a paved road for your sons to follow
This world should not be left as you found, make it better
Leave a legacy of greatness, not one of ill will and destruction
Our bodies fade, our memories fade, but the changes we make to this world are permanent
Don’t let a line of broken relationships or a list of petty deeds be the last memories of you
Go out an even greater person than you came in, with an even brighter spirit
When you leave this world go to your resting place with a smile
A smile so deep that no amount of decay can remove it from your face
Don’t just be what they expect you to be, be what you know you should
Go out not as just a boy but as a man
I am peace, therefore I am at peace… be at peace
Copyright © Harlan Cid Foster | Year Posted 2015
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Harlan Cid Foster Poem
Do you remember the promise you promised to keep
The words that tied me so tightly to you that I couldn't breathe didn't want to breathe
Didn’t want to taste that freedom that might tempt me to stray away find something else to bind me to this place
But there is no place for me, other than in your arms
Do you remember my love for everything that is you, everything that you were everything that you ever will be
I could only see one safe haven as the water reached my nose, it was you
I climbed ashore and proclaimed my undying adoration unshakable faith unbreakable unrelenting unrepenting devotion I remember
I remember how it first felt to finally see in a world so dark
To finally hear the comforting voice above the deafening silence that had grown so loud it began to pierce places previously unknown
Places that should have been buried forever submerged beneath uncountable lies but had begun to float through the cracks
I remember how we shared the burden, how you cared
Gently caressing the hurt until it felt so good beneath the certainty that you would be there when I wake and when I lie down
Throughout the day and when my mind starts to drown do you remember, how I keep myself for you
No impurities no insecurities no questions how I stripped myself for you
Down to the very core of my soul so that when we connected no one and nothing could come between us
But now you seem to have forgotten me forgotten we us how am I the only one on bended knee
No, bloodied knee, broken and battered knee please come back to me
There is no destiny if it's only me no light at the end if it's only darkness to see
Do you remember what it was that brought us together because every day it's slipping from me
Every day without you the world's grip on me tightens pulling me from your safety
And the more steps I take the cloudier my memories of you become
I want to hold on but you have to reach for me, pull me to you with that same intensity that I once felt
That answered my cries for help before they left my lips that intensity that defied the tides and brought me to your shores
But I don't feel it anymore the cries leave my lips and disappear into the blackness
Never to be answered or even echoed so that I might feel some comfort that someone hears me even if it’s my own ears
Even if it’s my own fears that are dragging me away how do I stop if I'm bound to nothing
How can I remember your love if you no longer exist
Do you remember? If you do show me a sign and I'll remember too
Copyright © Harlan Cid Foster | Year Posted 2015
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Harlan Cid Foster Poem
Sweet girl you know the world needs you more than he does
Up late, tears of joy and sorrow, satisfaction but lacking the love
Your pain is a burden I’m not willing to bare
I want to set you free, free like the black calm of a prayer
Blue skies won’t do I need the sun and the moon too
To shine light on your path, keep those red tears from following you
We all get our sunny days as well as the rain
But your rain shouldn’t come and leave a permanent stain
You said they all loved you, love-struck but never lonely
But these tattered and battered books I’m reading tell a different story
These first few pages are pristine, clean and unsullen
What happened next wasn’t acknowledged, no one’s talking no one’s telling
Now the pages get dark, the words real unclear
Even you are struggling to see what really happened here
I’m hoping with time comes clarity and washes away the dirt
But for now I’ll read this pain and this radiating hurt
A few chapters later these pages begin to lighten
From the rush of your pen I can tell you met someone you felt right with
I could hear the smile through your words, another lovesick song bird
Reaching for a little hope of a woman finding what’s hers
But despair crept in and again the pages darkened
This song bird felt sick, the love just another poison
Life’s roads are winding, full of treacherous curves
I’m sorry and I love you, those are dangerous words
Mimicking those fruitless relationships, that you picked up from home
You were ill-fated, trying to imitate a love that you were never shown
The pages only get darker, the thoughts more shattered
Convinced that they would keep you if only you would be better
Your story hits a climax, you came up against a deathful need
But the alarm sounded too late, now the poison runs deep
So now you’re gasping for air, no strength for the struggle
Your eyes were too far closed to see the signs of trouble
The pages go black, so I don’t know how your story ends
But I know I’ll never get to see you the same way again
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Sitting here playing these empty notes
Strumming out a sad melody as the time passes by
The loneliness is building by the minute, by the hour
Waiting for the time when she’s back by my side
Sitting here playing these empty notes
Storm clouds gathering right outside the window
Filled with these notes but as hollow as my heart
Ready to explode, but when I’ll never know
Sitting here playing these empty notes
Singing a quiet song and tapping my feet
Missing her more than a flower misses the sun
Nothing but the night and a steady heartbeat
Sitting here listening to those empty notes
As the clouds rupture and the water begins to fall
Tried to hold them back but it was too overwhelming
The tears ended up pouring after all
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Harlan Cid Foster Poem
I need her but I can’t be with her
So tired of the judgment from seeing me with her
She’s in the air that I breathe
Feeling lonely, I can’t stop the longing
That’s why she’s the girl that I need
No matter what they’ll never take her from me
I’m sleep but in my dreams I’m still seeing her
Flying high above it all it’s just me and her
Not just the want, this is the way it’s gotta be
So when she calls I’ll always answer
I feel the pain to see her leave
This doomed love with my sweet Samantha
But not now, I can’t think of not being with her
Holding on to life’s shackles, though I’m free with her
They tell me that I can’t have it both ways
But this yearnful lust I need her touch
Samantha alone won’t sustain my soul
But holding on to this world is getting to be much to tough
From the way the world disappears when I’m breathing her
To the pain in the back of my brain when I’m needing her
We once were separated by the tides
Came crashing together, embedded in each other
Like the rocks and the sea when they collide
Destined to be you and me for forever
If they could only feel the way I feel about her
I’m in much more agony when I’m without her
This flame is a reflection of our love
Flickering up and down, you see the pain and the art
Burning together in this deadly embraceful hug
Sorry to say, but you’ll never again see us apart
Copyright © Harlan Cid Foster | Year Posted 2015
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