Hold Back The Dawn
The night outside is fading,
The cresent moon is gone.
My time with you is fleeting, So
hold back the dawn.
When this night is over, And
the moon gives way to sun,
I'll dream about the next time,
I'll hold you in my arms.
The warmth of your skin,
Protects me from the cold,
And the sound of your voice,
Heals my wounded soul.
I wonder when your gone, What
I mean to you ,
And my mind fills with words of terror,
That I wish I could say to you.
But the look in your eyes Changes my
mind,
And the softness of your smile,
Sets me at ease.
Dawn has arrived, I swallow
my pride,
And as you leave, I've got something
to hide,
Last night as you slept, I cried.
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Summer
1998
Days Gone By
And when we met you held my hand,
The only one who'd understand.
I grew to love you as years went on,
The lonely nights and winters long.
As time went by I missed you much,
The yearning just to feel your touch.
It hurt so bad with you not there.
My aches grew further than I could bare.
I tossed and turned throughout the night,
I slept alone by candle light.
And all my dreams were black and blue,
They filled my head with thoughts of you.
I awoke one day and was all alone,
I prayed to God that you would phone.
And through my tears it occupied,
All the time I sat and cried.
Everytime I heard your name,
For love- I felt you all the same.
It just happens all the time,
I can't see past your beautiful smile.
And when I heard that you were near,
It suddenly became so clear.
That you were near me- that I felt,
But not with me, with someone else.
So things have come to be this way,
The love that came to fade away.
I wish I could just be left alone,
Depressed and lonely on my own.
Torn apart this heart of mine.
The thing I feared through all this time.
Things that seemed so hard to say,
I think by now I've found a way.
To tell you what I think of you,
All the things that I've been through.
And show you what what you've done to me,
The tragic depth of misery...
But when I saw you that one time,
I looked at you and could only smile.
All the things I had to say,
My heart just skipped and turned away.
The look I had of sheer disgrace.
I saw the look upon your face.
And though I see him drawing near,
I had an overwhelming sense of fear.
I can see in your eyes you think I still want you,
The more I try to hide it, deep down I know it's true.
"You broke my heart more than any could,
I cried so much, you knew I would-
I hate you! (sadly, though I knew it true)
That's not to say I'm over you"
The words were right there in my head,
But "Good to see you" was all I said.
I missed the chance I waited for,
To rise above and slam that door.
Cheated twice to my dismay,
He turned around and walked away.
© Shawn Ferris, 1997
Autumn
1998
"Love Is lonley Sometimes"
I can be alone and in love,
Or see the world from above,
Can look in the face of the other
Or we can love one another.
I can be the breath and the taste,
Or the hunger for love that we waste.
I can be here for you,
Or see with your eyes that are blue.
I can desire your days and nights,
Or pray for a time thats right
I can love only you,
Or die a death without you.
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