Love's a Storm

The men and women, lost and lonely, searching and
wary, uncertain and ill prepared for what the heart can
lead them into.
Sometimes, love is right around the corner. It's the road
not taken that has suddenly intersected with that
congested road of life you're traveling, bringing you to a
harsh and sudden stop.
It's a look. It's a smile that warms you to the depths of
your soul, steals your breath, and pulls you aside as that
moment in time screams to a halt and leaves you
struggling to adjust.
It's the love you didn't expect.
It's the love you didn't ask for, hadn't thought about,
and you realize it's the love that heals the wounds in
your soul.
It's the love that will reveal the person you are, and the
life, though never perfect, that you never knew you
dreamed of.
Call it destiny, call it fate.
Or call it a gift from God.
Whichever, it's the dream and the everlasting hope for
the future.

Heartbreak

Don't talk anymore my love
Just look at me
and you will understand
how I feel.
Look deep in my eyes
and you'll see your name,
my soul's broken mirror.
I love you more than you believe,
like you are my life,
my other half,
my subconscious guardian angel.
Look around you,
has anyone loved you more than I do?
Never cry my love
cause you'll make me bleed.
Always be happy
cause your smile is a source of life for me.
I breathe when you breathe.
But forgive me
for what I say.
I know you feel nothing.
For you I'm just a silly game
that you played with once
and now you hate
even to look at.
I'm sorry for my feelings
I know they drown you,
they don't set you free.
Come and tell me you hate me
that there's no other chance,
no fake hope.
Don't show me, but tell me.
And then I will leave
I swear I will leave you,
my endless pain.
It's not your fault,
I can't blame you
it's me who loves you.
Tell me your truth
and you'll never see your name in my eyes again,
cause I'll keep our past and my love
in the bottom of my heart
and I'll be gone...

A Cardboard Box

Crawled under the house to retrieve
something's that I had fogotten.
While I took them out, I sorted and found
that most of what I'd stored, was damp and rotten.

As I sorted through the memories I once knew
stuck together were photos of you and me
As I pulled them apart, the memories rushed to my heart
past memories now a big part of all the others.


Was more then mold in that cardboard box
there were those memories of things from my past.
But as I now see, they will always be, in my hearts memories
and not those tangible things that just won't last.

Value

His hands are always warm, like they were made for my cold ones
His insecurities never goes away, and he needs me to reassure him
He's dark and light in all the best ways that someoe could be both
His handwriting is a scrawl of an angel and he knows it
Spend a second in his arms and you'll spend the rest of the night smelling him on your sweater
His morals and beliefs will save a life someday and if he has anything to do with it, it won't be his
There will never be another person out there for him who fits so perfectly into his life like I do, but that's the one thing I don't know how to tell him

The Mind of the Introvert

Surrounded and drowning.

What will they think?
Are they laughing at me?
Again, will I sink?
Sweating and thinking,
Can’t stop my mind’s pace.
I try to keep running,
From my thoughts constant race,
But the laughter seeps in,
And the tears seep out,
And all I can think,
Is don’t scream, don’t shout.
It’ll soon be over.
Surely they’ll leave.
Then I’ll be alone.
I’ve got to believe.
I feel like the joke,
That no one will get,
Like the person who’s so easy,
To leave and forget.
Avoid the big crowds,
For that’s not your scene.
They won’t understand,
How you’re stuck in between.
They’ll point and they’ll laugh,
Or that’s how it’ll feel.
Who knows what’s imagined,
And what’s actually real?
Just stay home,
With your dogs and your books.
Avoid all the judgment,
The harsh words and looks.
Don’t deal with nerves,
The people, the fear.
Just avoid it all,
And stay right here.

The Difference Between Hot and Beautiful

• Hot is admired from afar; beauty is to be held.
• Hot is perception; beauty is appreciation.
• Hot is smokey-eyed; beautiful is bare-faced.
• Hot is an appearance; beautiful is more than skin deep.
• Hot is the way she moans; beautiful is the way she speaks.
• Hot is a strong appeal; beautiful is strong mind.
• Hot is youthful; beautiful is ageless.
• Hot is conventional; beauty is unique.
• Hot is a one-night stand; beautiful is sleepless nights.
• Hot is a state of being; beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
• Hot is devious; beautiful is innocent.
• Hot is bending her over; beautiful is baking her blueberry pancakes.
• Hot is sultry; beautiful is wholesome.
• Hot is her curves; beauty is her nerves.
• Hot is a text message; beautiful is a love letter.
• Hot is a facade; beautiful is a woman.

                                                                                                      - Lauren Martin

Happy Mother's Day, Amma

Happy Mother's Day, Amma 
I'm writing you to tell you that I love you
Something I hardly ever do.
I never tell you enough how much I love you
and it's something I must do.
I need to let you know mother how much
You really mean to me so I'm telling you now
you mean the world to me.
I need to thank you for all you do for me.
Your unconditional love toward me means a
lot to me.
You've never turned your back
on me and I know it's something you'll
never do.
Anytime I need someone to talk to
You're always there to help me through
And anytime I need a favor you always seem
To be there, too.
There's nothing in this
world that I could do to pay you back for
all you do.
When god gave me to you,
That's the best thing he could ever do,
So this poem is dedicated to you
Because I
don't know how else to say Thank You

A reason, season or for a lifetime?

A REASON, SEASON OR FOR A LIFETIME...?

People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.
When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person...

When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed.
They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support,
to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually.
They may seem like a godsend and they are.
They are there for the reason you need them to be.
Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time,
this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end.
Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away.
Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.
What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done.
The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn.
They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh.
They may teach you something you have never done.
They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy.
Believe it, it is real. But only for a season.

LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons,
things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation.
Your job is to accept the lesson,
love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life.
It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.
Thank you for being a part of my life,
whether you were a reason, a season or a lifetime.