Between the Lines

Marina sighs. "Love's a tidal wave," she says. "Because it sweeps you off your feet?" I ask. "No. Because it sucks you under and you drown." Jodi Picoult, Between the Lines

  • War of the Words

    Sounds come out that I don’t understand
    Those words mean nothing to me
    Call out a word that I can see
    Give me a sign, that we may share
    Our thoughts we could compare

    Lips move fast but make no sense
    I cannot comprehend
    Words come, I cannot send
    This wall I cannot climb, I fear
    These words are too unclear

    While struggling with the words
    Their meaning slowly dies
    Some try to fight it, some ignore
    Others wish compromise

    Words apart
    Come together when
    Thrown from the heart
    Their truth rises high and clear
    For all the world to hear…

    A mother and her teenage child
    Take the battlefield
    Their mouths and ears are sealed
    The swords which both they wield
    Cut deep like hard cold steel

    Resting on the spoken sound
    Communication is obscured
    Attention focused on what is said
    Instead of what should be heard

    We speak our minds when no one hears
    To open minds with unopened ears
    Searching for love and understanding
    Not lost souls that are so demanding
    Looking for someone to hear us cry
    For someone to share our tears…

  • Between the Lines

    Exposing the heart
    With well-chosen words
    Is a time-embraced event
    By finding the hidden
    Thought of mind
    Behind a twisted word

    Digging for gold among the clay
    To decode the secret message for the day
    Sifting through rubble, rubbish and rust
    And tossing away that one piece of dust

    Among the shining leaves of gold
    Beneath the designer clothes
    There is something that is
    Trying to be said
    We try to understand the things
    That are spoken under breath
    And try to figure out
    What’s going on inside their heads

    Instead of knowing what was meant
    And sharing their grand designs
    We must search for clues
    To help us read between the lines

    When hiding the heart
    With unchosen words
    Our eyes expose it all
    The thought, its meaning
    Its magical truth
    Yet no one sees it there

    Buried in conflicting thoughts
    Surfacing only when our backs are turned
    Ideas lost through pressured lips
    Found again once no one cares…

  • Countless Reminders

    Mistakes made in the past
    Bring scars to the present
    Tormented by immature reasoning
    You struggle to start anew

    With spirits high
    You take on impossible challenges
    To erase the permanent marks…

    But wait
    They’re not ready yet
    To have to stop that constant habit
    And accept the change

    Present-day innocence goes unnoticed
    Translated into so much more
    By those cold and heartless…

    Strong-willed, you prove yourself to them
    And deep inside they see
    But neglect to show…

    Openly the waters are calm
    But secretly the storm still rages
    And will always remain forever
    Now gradually they all fade
    And new ones shine bright in your eyes,
    Unaware of experiences in the past

    They care for you
    And are always tending to your needs
    To them the past is unimportant…

    These are your true friends,
    The others were simply the world…

  • Cards

    Queen of Hearts
    Ace of Spades
    The willingness to play soon fades
    Thickening smoke begins to rise
    Spiraling up
    To unyielding skies
    Many faces in different shades
    Greedy minds behind hungry eyes

    Cards
    Scattered on the table
    Willing and able
    Cards
    Making a million
    But losing a billion
    Cards
    No one’s in control
    They’re out of control

    Tired hands with robotic motions
    Reaching for drinks
    Deadly potions
    Clock strikes twelve
    Yet the game goes on
    Trying to revenge those who won
    Desperate men with strange devotions
    Playing ’til the final chip is gone

    Big-wheelers, casino dealers
    Everyone’s the same
    Scheming cheaters, pig-like eaters
    All involved in the game…

  • High Velocity

    Visibility low
    Altitude too hight
    Signal fading
    Clouds parading
    Across the sky

    Sensibility low
    Goals set way too high
    Words repeated
    Dreams preceded
    By anxious sighs

    Push it to the limit
    Reach up for the stars
    Feel the sense of pride
    Until you realize
    You’ve gone too far

    Proceed at high velocity
    Use up all your energy
    Before you’ve even reached your dreams?

    Possibilities endless
    Success simplified
    Beware the speed
    You do not need
    A fast but painful ride…