Knock Knock

Should an eager heart come rapping at my front door,
I shall tell it with resignation, "Love does not live here anymore."

A.R.M.
11/29/15

Timber

I fell.

I fell hard.

And he wasn't there to catch me.

He couldn't be.

I knew he wouldn't be.

And I fell anyway.

A.R.M.
11/25/15

Psst...

The little voice that whispers your name
now pleads with me, "Walk away!"
Do I heed the warning and flee
or break my own heart and stay?

A.R.M.
10/18/15

Naked

I am who I am,
take it or leave it.
This is my heart -
break it or keep it.

A.R.M.
Oct. 2015

Writing

"A journal asks you to live your life twice, once when it happens and once in reflection."

~ Rita D. Jacobs, journalist and English professor

Letting Go or Holding On

Does your heart say yes or does it say no?
Does it tell you to stay or tell you to go?
Does it miss me at all or does it not care?
Does your heart even know that I'm not there?

When you think of my name does your heart skip a beat,
or does it cringe in fear each time that we meet?
Does your heart ever cry on cold, lonely nights,
wishing it could find a way to make everything alright?

Say it in an email, snail mail or a phone call -
say it however you need to just so long as you're saying something at all.
Because not knowing your heart's desire is breaking mine in two.
Open your hand and release your grip, or open your arms and pull me closer to you.

A.R.M.
05/28/04

Poetry on a Friday Night

I breathe your name within a sigh
and hold the kleenex to my weeping eyes
and tuck your photo beneath my head
as I silently bid the passing day goodbye.

And in the morning when I wake
it's your name upon my lips each day
and I drag myself up and out of bed
hoping you somehow hear the things I say

I cast my heart upon the wind of change
hoping that as you start to rearrange
you'll find the thought in your head
is "Ask Poesie to come back and stay."

A.R.M.
05/14/04

Unfinished Song

My heart is aching
From all the time you're taking
To realize
What's right before your eyes

My heart is yearning
While you're out learning
If it's right
For us to say good-bye

A.R.M.
02/26/04

Just Ask

I shouted your name out into the universe
But got nothing back in reply
I shouted your name out into the universe
And was left with only tears in my eyes

I threw coins into every wishing well
And wished for you on falling stars
I threw coins into every wishing well
I'm so close and yet still so far

I prayed for you on bended knee
And asked God to send you home
I prayed for you on bended knee
And yet I'm still alone

I closed my eyes over the railroad tracks
And wished upon four leaf clovers
I closed my eyes over the railroad tracks
And wished it wouldn't be over

I know you've got to make this journey
And complete your soul searching tasks
I know you've got to make this journey
but when you find your way home to me,
all you have to do is ask.

A.R.M.
02/24/04

Will You Write Music for Me?

Will you write music for me,
Will you write music for me, she said.
Music to mourn me by, mourn me by
As if I were long gone and dead.

Will you cry for me at all, she asked.
Will you cry for me, she inquired.
When I'm finally gone and you're all alone,
Will you cry until your eyes are tired?

Will you remember me with fondness?
Will you remember my smiling face?
Will you remember my laughter and scold yourself
for banishing me from this place?

Or will you instead praise yourself,
Praise yourself indeed.
And consider yourself lucky and thankful
That you are finally rid of me?

Or am I correct in thinking that
You will cry alone in your empty bed?
And will you write music for me,
Will you write music for me, she said.

A.R.M.
01/13/04