Fourlinegraphia

If I had wings, I would become a lonely soul chasing the horizon, flying beyond these endless skies, searching for a place where someone waits with loving eyes. I would build a little home of palm leaves, a shelter of peace, a corner of my own, a quiet anchor in this restless world, far away from the loneliness I have known. I would carry my heart through every storm, a locked chest hiding my sorrow inside, hoping someday someone would whisper, “Stay with me… don’t fly away.” I have crossed so many seasons alone, a silent shadow watching the world move on. Many faces surround me, yet no hand has reached for mine, no voice has ever said, “You belong here… you are not alone.” Will someone hide my tears in the warmth of their embrace? Will someone protect the dreams I buried in a secret place? Will someone hold my hand when my journey is through, or will I leave this world with no one to remember me too? When my final breath disappears, when darkness arrives at the end of my d...

  The Weight of Honesty !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Honesty is a quiet flame, A light that burns without a name; It shows the road where shadows lie, A steady North Star beneath the sky. *** It builds the bridges hearts can cross, It saves the soul from hidden loss; A word kept true, a promise bright, A candle held against the night. *** Trust is a mirror, clear and deep, A fragile treasure we must keep; A single lie may leave a scar on heart, A wound that travels from afar. *** For honesty is the silent vault, The solemn vow that bears no fault; The scale that weighs the legal measure, The guardian of another’s treasure. *** It wears no crown of gold or stone, Yet sits beside the sovereign throne; It buys the peace between two brothers, It joins the hearts of distant others. *** It locks the chest and keeps the key, A fragile grace we grant freely; It patches wounds of time and pain, And mends the cracks of history’s chain. *** Yet honesty alone cannot plough, Nor feed the hung...

  The Ledger of My Hearth ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I have learned that honesty is a treasure, The root from which my home has grown, The quiet place where I can measure The life we’ve built, the seeds we’ve sown. !!! It is the vow I hold through weather, The open heart, the trusting gaze, The unseen thread that binds together Our separate nights and shared-out days. ~~~ Yet I have found that love’s devotion Is not in every word I say; The tide of endless, raw emotion Can wear a gentle bond away. !!! For when the floors and dishes call me, When weary hands have carried on, I hide the storms that rise within me Until the sharper winds are gone. ~~~ I do not speak each passing sorrow, Each tired thought, each moment’s ache; For some small truths are best to borrow The grace that kindness chooses to make. !!! I soften words and quiet anger, I let the little battles cease; Not from fear, nor from surrender, But from my longing to keep peace. ~~~ For if I showed each hidden shadow, Each rest...

  To the Man I Haven’t Met Yet ************************* I sit beside the window, watching the rain, Listening softly to its gentle refrain. The world outside is covered in grey, But my heart is dreaming of a beautiful day. !!! With every drop that falls from the sky, I wonder about the man I’ve yet to find. A stranger somewhere, living his life, The one who may become my future, my light. !!! I wonder what your eyes will say, When we finally meet someday. Will you see the dreams I hide? Will you understand the heart I keep inside? !!! Will you hold my hand when the storms arrive? Will you stand beside me through the highs and the tides? Will you choose me when the years pass by, Not only when love feels easy and bright? !!! I don’t dream of a perfect fairytale, A love where nothing ever fails. I dream of a heart that stays true, A soul that says, “I’ll walk through life with you.” !!! I dream of a man who respects my name, Who keeps our love alive through joy and pain. Someone who...

  The Primitive ************** I remember the world before it had a name, Before the green was broken by the plow, When fire was a wonder, not a weapon, And the sky was all the ceiling we’d allow. ->~<- We tracked the deer by heartbeat through the thicket, We thanked the river for the life it gave, We had no locks to keep out one another, And no one dug a brother for a grave. ->~<- No name was carved upon my skin, No walls divided me from you, No lies were dressed as golden words, No masks hid what was true. ->~<- A sharp stone became my first tool, A flame became my guiding light, I fought the cold, I faced the dark, And survived another night. ->~<- Then came the age of iron and of angles, When men began to measure out the mud, To call a mountain "mine" and fence the valley, And sign the deed in ink, and then in blood. ->~<- We traded in the starlight for the lantern, We traded in the silence for the gear, We built our towers higher than the re...

In this beautiful journey beneath the endless sky, We meet many souls as the moments pass by. Some bring us comfort, some bring us pain, Some arrive like sunshine, some like rain. ~~~~ Some hearts are candles in the silence of night, Burning with love just to offer their light. They give their warmth though their flame grows small, Asking for nothing, expecting nothing at all. ~~~~ Some souls are clouds that travel above, Carrying kindness, compassion, and love. They pour down blessings on the earth below, Helping lost dreams and tired hearts grow. ~~~ And some are like fireflies dancing in the dark, Carrying within them a beautiful spark. They do not need stars to prove they shine, Their little glow makes the night divine. ~~~ A firefly does not compete with the sun, It shines because shining is what it has begun. A gentle reminder through the silent night, Even a small soul can create light. ~~~ But some hearts are black holes in space, Taking our love without leaving a t...