by Erica Thomas

Created on: February 08, 2010

slumped over and beaten by why

reasoning screams obscenities

sorrow pumps this very heart

lives of many identities

mesmerizing words have wooed me

caught up in an excited swirl

dancing to the sweet melody

emotions naturally unfurl

distracted by those butterflies

all of a sudden, went too far

too busy to even notice

the door to my heart was ajar

soft touch and a seraphic kiss

took my being to such great heights

now clouded with indecision

causes endless and restless nights

my concentration has been lost

to the words I see in my mind

once a free ranging, happy soul

stirred into an uproar, confined

it chains me to this very earth

I'm always searching for that face

but suddenly all these feelings

and my words sound so out of place

now I can see and I can hear

the turmoil of my own distraught

desire to reach out and touch

relieved of all abstract thoughts

a fire built on life's embers

it rages inside, my chest sinks

burning my being with the pain

energy for life and all shrinks

you have me completely consumed

minutes have never been so long

anticipation swallows me

waiting to hear the sound of song

everything tells me not to wait

let go of the sweet memory

released by the tears of my pain

the time has come to set you free

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