Why Can't They Understand?

Why Can't They Understand?

The heart is such a tender thing

So afraid of being hurt

So ready to sing

So often it is lonely here

With no where to go or turn

No one to wipe my tear

So I seek friends to fill the space

For comfort, help, and strength

Where I can show my face

But they do not understand me

They do not believe my words

And they refuse to look and see

So they push me away for fear

Of what I am not certain

Just that from me they veer

Why can't they just understand?

That our friendship can be true

That our time could be grand

That I will never ask for much

To talk is my only desire

I do not need to touch

So why is it so hard to find

A friend to pass the time

Where I can share my mind?

Why am I thus always banned?

Why don't they believe me?

Why can't they understand?

Time to start again

Well, I've decided I am going to go ahead and let everyone read my poetry instead of just my closest friends.  Some of them are better than others and I invite anyone interested in reading them all and giving your opinions on the strengths and weaknesses of each poem. The best improvements come with knowing the problems so please let me know.  The one I am writing now probably won't be that great because I have gotten out of practice.

Friends Forever

When times get hard and rough and we know we cannot stand
We look for others to lift us up and give us a helping hand
They support us through our trials and grief
They give us comfort and relief

The seasons change and soon we find those hands now in need
We in turn take them in and return their good deed
With time this cycle of trial and debt continue to blend
And with love we start to call them friend

Through the years of service and talking bonds are made
That go far beyond the talking and giving aid
During that time we had opened our heart
Making it hard to ever part

When we lose each other the pain is all too real
The wound so deep it feels like it can't be healed
Is there no lasting joy to be found in friends?
Do these loses have no end?

Yet a voice whispers oh so quietly this is not so
There is a reason to let these feelings grow
Not only will family be with us in the end
But all who we have ever called friend

Those who we have lost for a time in this life
Whether through death, travel, or strife
Will embrace us with joy and laughter
As we all live happily ever after.

Failure

Failure
How do you express your feelings?
How do you show the world your thoughts?
The desire to be known is in us all
To be seen as we are behind our wall

Do you express your feelings in music and dance?
Do you show your thoughts in art and poetry?
Each method has its own strength
And can be achieved at some length

Why do you not express the feelings you feel?
Why do you not show your thoughts?
From our efforts our mind reels
Art is but a shadow of how we really feel

Can you express your feelings?
Can you show the world your thoughts?
You can not help but wonder why
As you try and try

Why can they not understand?

Try again

New Years

Last year has now come and gone

and with its passing comes a new dawn

Another year filled with hopes and goals

Enough to brighten all souls

Bright is the future to come

What joy does it have in store for me?

What types of puzzles are there to solve?

Be better is my resolve.