Glaring eyes
pierce through her soul
searching for the answer
of what may lie inside.

The tears are plentiful
within her heart
yet she stares ahead
a mask of stone.

She's losing herself
trying to hide the pain
that haunts her soul
and tortures her mind.

The eyes will not turn away
they will not let her forget
what she has become
in attempt to be someone else.

Mockingly they stare
helplessly they scream
but she does not see
nor can she hear.
Epic Myst©

Constant on mind, is an image of him
thoughts emerge bright when the light is dim
pleasantries lost, tossed to the wind
all communications by the stroke of her pen

Memories long past, inside her brain
constant the re-play of images remain
filled with the angst of agony and pain
all one can muster, excuses still lame

No question, she loves him so
yet he doesn't seem to know
there's more to life than eat, drink and howl
and he wonders why... she feels so low

Moments of passion strong as desires
wondering if ever, again to acquire
needing somehow to rekindle the fire
or is the thought, just to bizarre

In the beginning when things were fine
a night out for them was to wine and dine
remembering.. it seems like a long, long time
when they could enjoy with no axes to grind

In her minds eye she reflects on the past
yesterdays gone and so are the masks
that carried her over... disguised all the hurt
hopeful the future heals all bridges burnt
mwm-44©

what do my eyes behold
fixed on the horizon..
but an open land laid before me
voided by many dreams
exhausted by false illusions
for a lifetime spent
in search of a dream..
conceived by masks of delusion
each mask tells
of a different path..
a turn in mental illusions
each persona protecting the last
an embrace with no conclusions
speaking in tongues of a greater love
only those...
with embattled spirits
can know...
this diverse life of legions
dysfunctional in behavior
become my very savior
Reina©

I thought I didn't  need your Love until you took it away.
You let me inside, where so few have seen.
It was like the warriors double edge sword.
There was blood stains of pain, and sweet dreams of yesterday.
I saw so much entity, with introspection, of your word.
I felt the friendship of  lover, a friend, a confidante.
It help to show me that two souls touching create a burning flame.
We both felt the burning desires of the hearts thirst for acceptance.
As the flickering flame of the candle in your soul was almost out.
Together we saw it grow and set your soul on fire.
Now I remember our faded love,  as heaven would miss the stars from above.
A heart and soul is not complete, until it is touched by another.
Even now as we drift apart, I still see you in my Dreams.
If you had it to do all over, would you still have told me we are lost.
Why is it this way, the hurt and pain is much to high a cost.
We know now that jealousy is a prolonged manner of suicide.
Why some people give and forget.. and others get and forget.
Hurt me now and get it over, don't tell me of dreams that could have been.
How strange you stop wanting me, it seems like night and day.
You once ask me why your lover couldn't do what i do for you.
Is he truly the one that sets your soul on fire.
To look inside and figure it out, we were once one, now we are two.
Is this the paths our souls will travel.
Sometimes we feel all trapped up inside.
Our souls on Fire.
Life WArrior©

Poised this magnificent creature
surveys her future
Confidently she deliberates
experiences of her past

Reflections of a childhood
filled with aspirations
Savors the sweet fragrance
of her original enchantment

Memories of conquest
of real and perceived demons
Wisdom and love received
while nestled to her mothers bosom

Reminisces of strong supportive father
always behind her endeavors
Windows to her soul reveal
spiritual beauty to match the physical

As near perfection as ever created
I gaze upon her in awe
Woman personified body mind and soul
this goddess this warrior princess
Riverrun_7©

Across the vast expanse of time,
She looks out through the ages.
Although the faces aren't the same,
This transcends history's pages.

The lady casts her eye towards
The distant skies of foreign shores:
She pines and worries for her lover;
That lover could be mine or yours.

Because, throughout the centuries,
Whenever men go out to war,
This woman, so personified,
Will cast her gaze to lands afar.

This lady is the timeless victim:
The one who's suffered through the years,
Whenever men have not returned:
Forlorn, alone, in a vale of tears.
Peter Jones©

Each person we meet, even those we may not
Leaves an impression or something taught
We take that knowledge within ourselves
And file it away on one of our 'shelves'
Over time it becomes yet another part
Of who we are within our heart
As I look at my reflection I can see
The bits and pieces that make me 'me'
Shadow Whysper©

To look at you, One face I see
The joy of my life, my wife Emmarie.
The contours familiar, so cherished and dear
And your looks of love that hold no fear.

I know there are others, faces within
That reflect parts of you and life that has been.
And when first you arrived and came unto me,
All of those faces you allowed me to see.

The face of past fears, of hurt and of pain
Of a life lacking joy; no sunshine just rain.
A black and white world of trouble and woe
All of these things those faces did show.

But, our love for each other has shone oh so bright
Bringing colour and life to your world black and white
And all of those faces have faded I see
In the joy of love shared with my wife Emmarie.
Pipedreams1©

  The sun is out today
  so quietly tiptoeing in
  that i was not prepared
  after the deluge of anger
  my face turned from
  the torrent
  that rained down
  the shift was sudden
  and I was not prepared
  Today the sun rose
  brilliantly
  recapturing the essence
  of who I am
  and tiptoeing quietly
  I lifted my face
  to your warmth
  and I smiled.
  Kristin©

Multiples, Multiples
Inside of me
Seeing through the transparency
A wife,
A mother,
A lover,
A friend
Companion of life to the end
Multiples, Multiples
Tugging away
Everyone wants a piece today
A child needs attention
To a point of over extension
A wife he wants as his best friend
Even when bitterness seems to ascend
A lover to kiss him tonight
Sensual woman to offer delight
Multiples, Multiples
Tearing me apart
Tug at the strings of my heart
Who needs me most I often must say
What do I put off for another day
Often there's nothing left for myself
So I take me, and place me high on a shelf
Multiples, Multiples
Some cannot see
But believe it they exist inside of me
Splitting myself is how I get by
It's never enough as hard as I try
Miss Debbie ©

Sitting here in this baron land
No one around, no love at hand.

There are so many faces around me
But not one with love in their heart can I see.

Tears keep falling from my eyes
Wondering what went wrong in our lives.

All these memories I have spit out
Trying to figure out what my life has been about.

There has been no purpose or no gain
What did I do wrong to deserve this pain.

Out here alone is where I should be
For in your world there's no love for me.
Angel-In2thnite©

As you stand looking out
Across the barren land
You want to shout
Drops to the sand

Pictures in Your mind
Seeing faces starring out at You
Looking to see what you will find
There is nothing it seems new

Is it a new beginning
Someone looking out your eyes
Or are You seeing
Your own demise

Someone from the past
In the back of your mind
They run away fast
No longer there to find

Wait, wait ... it is not anyone
There is no one new
Hey this is not fun
They are all You

The good one, the bad one
The shy one, the bold one,
The old one and the young one
Must be joined as one

Like the many faces of Eve
They are what you are
So it is time to believe
In who You are

The past is past
The future is new
This is the last
Take the future for You
Star_Fire©

Years passed with each snip and tuck
Peering into a reflection she viewed
transfigurations...
Had conversion transformed her beauty
Her yearning heart always searching
grandeur
Pursuing answers to questions
Where were the answers ?
gigi041©

Looking out into a barren land,
only to view what is in the mind.

Whispers of life lay heavy in a soul,
faces of past and present seen.

They lay deep within a memory,
brought joy of life along with pain.

Eased by the days and years that
pass, with a current life.

What remains is a future,
not yet foreseen,
but to be lived.
eyesofblue©

here is where i take my stand
with anticipation
excitement
yearning for more
each step is endurance
amplified optimism
a leeway for dreams
empty pockets
to fill
with memories and treasures
as you take my hand
be my guide
your  strength offers  me stamina
together
strong
susceptible to excursions unknown

unstoppable fearlessness
as showers of doubt trickle upon us
with each step
we acquire assurance and knowledge
which sets us free
images of circumstance
muddled by a fog
confusion at times
frustration dissipates
as we enter
our private oblivion
MiNN1©

Today you see me as a god,
Or a king in blue and gold.
Maybe a knight in shining armor,
Like the ones in legends told.

Sometimes you find me in paupers shoes,
Just begging for a dime.
From the rich and well to do,
Who seem to never have the time.

Followers gather before my feet each day,
Hanging to every word I say.
Moved by the songs and words I preach,
That seem to lift their worries away.

You see life is nothing but a play,
On a stage that we conceive.
Built upon the fears we face
And the truths that we believe

We wear these faces proud and sad,
And play our rolls as cast.
And live this opera we call life
Behind these speckled masks.

And when the final curtain calls,
And my roles are laid to rest.
Did you ever take the time to know me.
Or just the parts I played in jest.
Sputter Toad©

Mind's eyes watching her each slightest move,
Always demanding, herself she must prove.
Distant eyes replaying scenes from her past,
Never escaping, her stone has been cast.
Knowing eyes leading her, blindly she chooses
The road to destruction; paved paths she refuses.
Future eyes predicting rough storms ahead,
Persistently haunting her with thoughts of dread.
Eyes that once saw, and eyes that will see,
Staring back, daring her to break free.
KathyK©

Despair invades my mind,
pouring from my soul.
I have only questions...
confusion's reins, I hold.

So dark here in my emptiness;
my heart cries out in pain.
Longings shake my inner core
and memories haunt again.

Loneliness has reared it's head,
though there are others here.
Tears rain down upon my cheeks...
the torture, hard to bear.

Lost within these feelings,
I know the bitter pain.
Answers unrevealed to me,
as only turmoil reigns.
Linda2001©

As we look out through the window
into our world today
We see ourselves reflected
in all we do and say

But sometimes what we think we see
is not what others view
For what we show of ourselves
may not be completely true

Different faces do we wear
our inner turmoil's hid
The alter ego steps to the fore
in protection of the Id.
emmarie©

our minds like mazes with no lights
complicated and diverse
each of us try to find our way
while stumbling through the dark

there are no easy answers
no maps, no guides,  no clues
a million different facets
each mired, lost, confused

in desperate search u wander
try to do the best you can
to be who u once thought u were
but find it's all a sham

choices irrevocable
to change the sands of time
can't undo what's done and gone
but learn, not run, accept.

i look into the mirror
dark abyss, self loath, regret
reconciling and accepting
no way to fix what's broke

but learn, let go, move forward
try to never hurt again
accept the losses that I've earned
as well placed and deserved.
NeecyD©

I close my eyes,
I open my soul.
As I stare at my grave.
A thousand souls wander by.

Yet I am not dead.
But every second,
someone dies.
I close my eyes.
And I see faces.

How am I different?
How am I the same?
Like reincarnation.
I used to be one of them.

The eyes of accident.
The eyes of lust.
The eyes of mistrust.
The eyes,.. the eyes... the eyes.

Where do tears come from?
Where did it go?
As the doors to my soul begin to close.
I realize it was all just a dream.
rnf120©

Within all the animal kingdom
since they slithered and squirmed  from the seas
there is none can compare
with that creature so rare
as the female of human species

Like facets upon a cut diamond
multi star studded jewels in the sky
many faces she shows
while the mystery grows
and mankind is left to wonder why

Her radiant smile can deceive him
she can unsheathe her claws in a flash
she can smile as he burns
on a spit as he turns
and then toss him away like the trash

She'll rip out his heart in an instant
then give to him forever her love
turning both meek and mild
she can seem as a child
like an angel sent down from above

When at last she offers to him her soul
then the pleasure like thunder shall roll
he should be very wise
when she laughs or she cries
and treat her more precious then gold

For Woman is Mankind's salvation
and without her his rule can not stand
even though it is She
bows submission to He
past and future She holds in Her hand
Sir_Sun©

Who Am I?
Who is this person that you THINK you see?
Do you actually see the REAL Me?
Or a corneal reflected vision.

A gift Am I, a rarity.
If one takes the time to unwrap, and reveal a pleasant mystery.
Many layers upon layers of feminine complexity.
Each a protector of the fragile Me hidden with in.

Hurt, the heated seeker.
Pain it's clone, both befriend ME.
Searching and seeking, attacking My very essence
Like an alien being, it's purpose to engulf My very Soul.

Living with in layers of many, entity beings they be.
Each of their own purpose, life's destiny.
Unique with in their own presence.
Guardians each they be for Me.

A life time in the making.
Multifaceted Homo Sapient creature.
Yet SOoo simple the outer sheath.
Standing now before you - I challenge, get to know ME!
LongLeggedTxn©

I am  me
I am  a lady
I am a child
And sometimes I'm just not
sure who I am.
I see many things most overlook
I feel things more deeply than most
Things are difficult to put into words
Things are
Laughter
Love
Emotions
Physical needs
Things are a part of life
So as i face  life and its demands
I call upon these things to get me by
I'm the mommy approving of a fisheye brought to me
Or the secret shoulder scratching  telling me I love YOU mom
I'm the encourager, lifting the spirit of a wounded friend
I'm the tease  who gently plays with her lover
I'm the child who sits and waits silently awaiting HIS  presence
I am one of these at any given moment
Life is fun is it not???
So find out  who you are today
Right now
And as for me I think i will just go be me
TAG YOU ARE IT!!!
Lady Valor©

The sting of his palm as fresh as the mark on her face
And again to the world she will hide rather than show her disgrace
Pained her expression, as if she had committed an original sin
Lost in a loop of desperation that will have her experience it all again
In her mind she has killed him a dozen ways, a dozen times
But now fears the world knows her thoughts and her crimes
The barer of many faces, all different shades of black and blue
She blames herself for all the things wrong that unto her he will do
Tough is she to stand and endure his verbal, mental and physical abuse
But her pain comes from the shame and disdained looks others produce
She can feel their stares crawl across her skin and straight into her heart
She can feel their laughter and ridicule on her soul trying to rip her apart
Bear1Mage©
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