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Memories
Slip sliding through life in circles
Torn, shredded, this paper on the wind
Under dark skies, waiting for rain, thunder
Memories of the past haunt the present
Better to forget, get out from under the cloud
Let love into your life, move forward
In hope of better days, I pull up my boot straps
Never again to look behind myself
Grab every moment, as if for the first time.
Remember that first kiss…
©AnitaDawes2020
Best, better than the rest,
that was the beautiful lie you told
after all we have been through
running, hiding from the law,
because of the time we were born into,
a love we cannot speak
every glance a giveaway, a prison sentence
remembering not to touch hands in public
evening under dark skies,
we dare to hold hands, laced with fear
long years later, we can speak, say I do
love wins out, the world can see us
after all these years
we can smile at one another in daylight…
©AnitaDawes2022
Falling out of love I find Opportunities I thought lost Understanding what to do, however Nothing I could think of helps Drowning is how I felt Always the same feelings repeated Too late, you lost me In moonlight I sleep On wings of white I fly late at night Nearer to you, before we fall out of love… ©AnitaDawes2022
Another wonderfully sad, heartbreaking poem from Anita!
I cannot live… I tell myself I cannot fall in love with you You belong to another Yet the clocks stop when I say your name The wind ceases to moan You are the light of my life, my moon at night I tell myself I cannot fall in love with you You belong to another When I think of you I forget to breathe My future does not exist My heart screams to be with you In order to live, I must steal you from another So be it I cannot live a half-life in darkness… ©AnitaDawes2022
Trembling, I stand on the edge of the universe Remembering the life I had before, the family After the long darkness The memories, pinpoints of light, jewels Evening murmurs break the silence Raging storm clouds gather Rain carries new light Evening stars, hidden by dark clouds Sun hides, waiting to shine Telling us there will be a new day Rain covered earth springs back, new life In a memory that shines bright, I remember Her face, her blue eyes that glow Love spoken without words… ©AnitaDawes2022
Sadness holds all Grey eyes see the life below Blowing time on those it finds Dancing smiling faces With life, they glow Silver moon stands high above The mountain screams of ancient love Time to let them know That love of a different kind Is love after all... ©AnitaDawes 2020
Anita needs a rest, so I found one of my favourites from 2020…
Love remembered Something familiar disturbs my sleep, my thoughts Knowing is not enough to reveal all It feels old, far away out of reach Yet demanding, needing to be found Understood, remembered Music I don’t recognise steals part of my day Strange scent assails the air, faint, almost recognisable The way passing someone wearing too much perfume as if walking through a half-remembered fog Leaving sticky fingers on my memory Nails clawing the dark corners of my mind Where the knowing hides My dreams like the dark spaces I remember him, but sunlight washes it away All but his voice, my name whispered from his lips Wait for me, I will return This voice I know from the many lifetimes past Why must love be lost like ships passing Can destiny be tricked to let us love again…?
© Anita Dawes 2021
Anita Dawes and Jaye Marie 