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Resplendent in her trappings
Yet her smile is not her own
Quietly she watches
A queen upon her throne
Soft and gentle as a lamb
Her burdens you won't know
A helpless girl you may see
But it is all to fool her foe
It searches for a weakness
Feeling infinitely smart
But this lamb she is no coward
In her beats a warrior's heart
She sheds her crown of roses
No longer can she wait
Preparing for the battle
That will soon decide her fate
The conflict rages inside her
Fervent in it's onslaught
It's no match for her light
Casting out the shadows
Her joy and love bid her fight
She is not alone in this war
But it must feel so at times
An army of angels hold her
The peace they bring sublime
A fighter an example of grace
Her courage I deeply admire
Putting others above herself
'Tis to be like her that I aspire
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In the dark I feel at home
I own the shadows where I recline
The night whispers secrets,
For no other ears but mine
To fill the yawning darkness
Not one mortal soul I need
I bask under the starless sky
With only night to comfort me
While the witching hour sings to me
My sins are all my own
With no eyes to see my scars
No ears to hear my moans
It's the dawn that fills my heart with fear
With pounding heart and wary eye
I don my mask of normalcy
Wearing fake civility, as the sun begins to rise
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by my own hubris
Always assuming I was safe
My truest friend struck the fatal blow
Under the pressure of the pain it had begun to chafe
A sense of impending doom overcomes my fear
Holding me hostage with no escape in sight
In terror I beg my captor set me free
My own face tells me that it's too late for playing contrite
Enduring endless punishment for my many sins
Trapped inside my own twisted mind
My every iniquity all my cruelty on display
Always hurting the pure hearts causing their love and disappointment to intertwine
I cannot endure the pain in their eyes
Begging me not to hurt them again
As they relive the wounds I've inflicted
Eyes shining with their heart's perfection until I fractured while they bravely withstood the din
I shattered with an explosion of fury and guilt
Why was I given these angels to contaminate with my evil
Surely they will not survive the abyss inside of me
Suffering from my mistakes living in constant upheaval
I've made peace with my demons
I wait patiently for my imminent demise
On shaking legs I walk into the pitch black
Tears of relief flowing from my eyes
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If only I had known
If only I had been there
You would still be here
How could you not know
Didn't you see me crying
Didn't you see the war
The war for my soul
Raging behind my eyes
As the assaults continued
Allies were lost
So many traitors in my heart
But I did know didn't I
Turning a blind eye to your pain
Too much trouble
I so many more important things
I put you out of my mind
So self righteous
So much better
If only you had seen me
You passed me Burns's a stranger
I fought so many battles all alone
I was so tired the war lost
Now you see my soul
Through the shattered windows
If only you had known
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No more weakness no more tears
I am shedding my disguise
A lion prowls beneath my skin
With courage in it's eyes
My heart and soul I gave away
Until naught but dust remains
I gave to those who didn't care
They paid me back with pain
They thought of me as weak
They couldn't be more wrong
Hear my roar see my claws
And know that I am strong
Strong enough to face you
Though you cower like a dog
Strong enough to lose you
While you hide amongst the fog
You have torn my life apart
Destroyed all my hope
While you keep getting bitter
I'll keep holding to my rope
I'll climb above this waste
You'll wallow in your pride
In the clouds I'll sing
While you bow your head and cry
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