Too Far Away

I can't explain it to you, or even write it down,
As my cold temper wraps itself all around us
And coveted words collect on the shelf like dust.
Hard to believe that the good will prevail all around.

Like a thief in the night I'll still tiptoe around
This mediocrity and love that hurts so much,
Trying to find the reasons to want to clutch
What is only leaving scars and tears and frowns.

There aren't words for yet things we need to say.
Instead silence catches these dark corners of my heart,
And the words pile up and harden like clay.

We continue like this tomorrow, today;
The abyss divides us even farther apart.
You can't hear me now; I'm too far away. I'm too far away.

08.22.15
©Kerri L. Stanley

Say Your Prayers, Honey

Say your prayers, honey
We need to communicate
And connect our inner thoughts
Before the love turns into hate

Say your prayers, honey
We need to unify our hearts
The vows we made to each other
Won't matter if we are apart

Say your prayers, honey
Ask Him to intercede
And save your soul and mine
Enough for true love to bleed

Say your prayers, honey
Thank Him for yesterday
Hold true to the loves in your life
All the time and every day

05.27.14
©Kerri L. Stanley