THE LONGEST DAYS

THE LONGEST DAYS

Leads to the longest nights

Whilst sat here wondering, pondering

Foot and leg upon the table

The other across the arm of the chair

A cold cup of coffee sat there

Staring at me to be sipped

And all the time

 I rest my head in my hand

Am I able?

Can this relationship be stable?

With its up and downs oh I frown

Or am I just his clown?

Oh this heart is beating down

Call me, call me let this be

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

29^th October 2013

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ALWAYS BELIEVED

ALWAYS BELIEVED

That being shrouded and clouded

Gave me the space

A special place

To hide

Where all my emotions reside

It gave me the chance

To look at a glance

It also had me in a trance

I found compassion

My heartfelt passions

My loves

Floating on the wings like the doves

Way above

The past will remain

The bleeding pain!

Over and over again

What was it that I gained?

The rough edges

Splintered, tattered

Where nothing mattered

The precarious verges

Falling, falling

Ever further into the depths

Of despair

My soul yelling and screaming

‘What a pair’

‘Did you not care?’

‘What about those boundaries?’

Peripheries!

Bleeding, bleeding!

The outpouring

From every single pore

Where I knew it all

Controlled the calls

With no morals

They’d left me for dead

Dead as a pan

Fried

Twisted and tied

Now the shroud

Is an adornment

And not an abominate 

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

21^st January 2015

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THE GLORY OF YOU

THE GLORY OF YOU!

This eliminating, illumination

Shines so gloriously, resplendently

Dazzlingly, amazingly

You make me feel like a star

A star shining so bright

In the nights sky light

You make me feel so real, surreal

And at times so unreal

Dreamy, dreamlike

With just that one

Long, long glance

You have captured this image

This persona, aura

Like no image has ever been captured before

May, just maybe this is why

You have captured my soul

My love

My heart

You’ve captured my whole

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

19^th January 2015

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A MOTHERS BOND

A Mothers Bond

So strong

And powerful

That no one can break

Or take

This bond

Steal it

Fight for it

She shall

With all her

Might

And strength

A mothers bond

She will guard

Protect

Teach

Right from wrong

Days gone by

Traditions

Of the family

A mothers bond

Can do no wrong

She will fight

With her honor

And all of

Her might

To protect her

Child

From those that

Do harm

A mothers bond

Is formed of love

Untold

Timeless

Ageless

Unconditional

© Teresa Joseph Franklin

10^th May 2012

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TAKEN FROM THE BOOK OF POEMS

‘LIVING UNDER THE SAME SKY’

Available at Amazon.com,