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Julie Preston Poem
Missing you
Desperate as a fish out of water
Struggling to breathe
I need you like heartbeat
Aching with constant pounding
My pulse reverberating my soul
Echoing another dimension
Will it reach another living being?
Will it reach you?
Can it travel the distance to your world?
Missing you
As the absence of gloves on a cold winter’s day
Wanting you more than warmth
Yearning for you to fill the chilled void inside
This blanket wrapped around me
Cannot replace the heat from your Love
I am fire without flame
An unlit candle
Burning for a match
To ignite my hungry heart
Missing you
Lightening without thunder
I can’t hear myself think
For the essence of sound has escaped me
I have nothing to hold onto
Clutching myself for consolation
Hands pressed against my breasts
Congested with my own suffocating paranoia
Lacking the presence of you
Missing you
I am a desolate desert drought
Thirsting for water
My movements are dry
I have no motivation
As you are my only source of inspiration
But I am lost in this world without you near
I am discarded dreams
Left to die
Missing you
To the utmost extreme
Missing you
And all that I know
And I know you better than the back of my hand
Mapped out in my mind
Our lives intertwined
Despite the distance between us
I recall holding your hand
It was like finding my missing piece
Suddenly everything made sense
Now my eyes read vacancy
Until I hold you close again
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it was the sun
that deceived me
streaming through my bedroom window
inviting me outside
promising warmth
and a glorious day
it was your smile
that deceived me
smoothly spouting sweet sentiments
brightening my day
encouraging me to discover
love in light
it was the sun
that deceived me
bathing the skin in golden luminescence
as though beauty
can be bred
from beaming rays
it was your eyes
that deceived me
lavishing hollow reflections of luster
blazing into my own
shining me on
with a glimmer
it was the sun
that deceived me
gifting the world appearance of radiance
illuminating the sky
with picture perfect
blue magnificence
it was your arms
that deceived me
encompassing me in solace
proffering trust
calming my angst with
a simple embrace
it was the sun
that deceived me
invigorating my confidence
infecting inspiration
exuding energy
and exuberance
it was your heart
that deceived me
fervently pounding and feverish
reverberating my pulse
harmonizing with
my misguided soul
it was the sun
that deceived me
luring me outside
I braced for warmth
but was met only by dark shadows
wind whips cold blasts
stinging my face
the only heat exists
within my burning heart
it was the sun
that deceived me
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Shades of grey
Plastered across the sky
Your smile eclipses a crescent moon
Beaming into my open window
Damp air settles upon my tongue
Like fog looming a mountain peak
Dissolving like sweet cotton
Tasting like your kiss
Delicate and distinct
You appear
A rainbow arched in the doorway
A dazzling glint emanating from a dark canvas
Radiant hues framed in the shadows
I fear that if I blink, you’ll disappear
Fade away like dripping paint
Distorting the image of you
Once, so beautiful
Possessing the quality of a morning dream
Evaporating with the first signs of consciousness
Even if my eyes closed
Your image would be a burning ember
Branded in my mind
I am engulfed in darkness once again
Its stringy arms entangle me like withered ivy
Blackness prying my thoughts
But you are my guiding light
Evoking my somnolent hopefulness
That I cling to in vain
Waiting for you to extricate me
From my dark realm of solitude
Your eyes are glowing iridescent jewels
Two flames floating in gauzy fumes
And that’s all I need
To feel at home
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There you are again
Your image
Reminiscent of unclear memories
Evoking a soft fluttering in my heart
And I don’t know why
I’ll never know why
I raise my head from daydream
I see your silhouette
Dancing beside the diminishing sunlight
Resplendent in form
It reads surety and familiarity
But still an enigma
Uncharted territory
That I have yet
To tread upon
What to do with the unexpected
I swore I’d never see you again
But you appeared
A shock to the system
And I’m involuntarily shaking
And I wish I knew what to do
Timing is everything
And I’m counting the seconds
Contemplating what they’ll bring
And it’s your shadow
Reflecting off tinted glass
And I’m caught off guard
As your smile emerges
From the glare of the dying sun
I have to catch my breath
As your figure breaks through
The smoky haze of my conscience
It’s like seeing a ghost
the object of my affection
Jumping out of a dream
And entering my surreal existence
And I don’t make sense
But neither do you
So where do we go from here?
Or do we?
Why is it you torment me?
Among so many people
And you pick me from the crowd
Your arms are comfort incarnate
As they engulf me
In an overpowering embrace
And you hold me forever
But it’s not long enough
And I don’t know what
You want with me
You are a mystery
As splendid as the pyramids
As vast as space
As timeless as Love
And flowing like the ocean
I hope some day
Those waves will come crashing down
And sweep me away
To be carried off with the tide
But for now
You’re my something to write about
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