You trample on me
What can I say
I do not feel love
I only feel cold
No acceptance
At all
Nothing
What more?
Sorry never said
Love not expressed
What do I feel
An emptiness
Without regrets
As I stay here
In the cold
I can’t forget
-jara-
(c.2019)
Pleasing
If how I am
Is not how you want me to be
Forgive me
I cannot please everybody
I am my own person
Please respect me
Please allow me
To show you who I am
I am weak
I have my defects
Yet don’t reject me
I am here to do my best.
Forgive me
I am lacking
I will try harder
Forgive me.
-jara-
(c. 2015)
Remember Me, Friend
We used
To have
So much in common
We enjoyed our time together
And now
Like a stranger
You do not know
You refuse to have anything to do with me
Don’t you know
I treasure
Those moments
We had together
And I
Still keep
Those tokens
That you gave me years ago?
Too bad
Circumstances
Keep us apart
Now you don’t wish to ever see me.
I’m sorry
It’s so
Different now
We follow different paths.
Forgive me…
I’ll pray
For you
Just remember me, friend
-jara-
(c.2015)
May I?
May I cry
And then dry
These tears
As you comfort me
And assure me
That I am loved
And cared for
May I?
-jara-
(c.2014)
Glad To Be Sad
Those words
Are none to console me
For this passing moment
And yet I know
You look after me
As I cry
I am pleased
With whatever
For you are near me
And if it be
Your will
I am glad to be sad.
-jara-
(c.2014)
And I Remember Everything…
I guess you went your way
When the time was ripe
And there was no reason to stay
I wish you well
In the rest of your journey
And yet I dwell
Was it ever real
That heartfelt friendship
Will time heal
As I alone in pain
I sing this old song
With none to gain
And I remember
Everything
I remember
-jara-
(c.2014)
Fallen Star
Fallen star
I grieve that I
Was not at all able to catch you
It’s not your fault
It’s just the way
Things are
Remember me
As you fade away
I pray
No more light
Yet in my heart
You remain
-jara-
(c. 2013)
Haunting
Faint is the light
At dusk
The shadows dwell
Creeping from the corners
A chilling breeze
Sorrows bear you on
-jara-
(c.2013)
Laugh With Me
I tell you things
That make you smile
Laugh with me
Yet this sad smile
Has much to hide
Because I cry
Behind closed doors
The gloom enfolds
My heart and soul
Yet in the light
Laugh with me
I hide behind a smile
-jara-
(c.2013)
Pretense
I smile
I laugh
To hide my fears
Brush away my tears
But look into my eyes
And see inside of me.
-jara-
(c.2013)
Runoff from Ripples from the River of my Thoughts 