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Erin Lewis Mar 2014
The endless twilight sky
Studded with diamond stars
No sound to disturb peace
No echoes of my scars

The darkness is velvet
Though satin touch on my mind
Deep and strong and hidden
As the midnight shadow of time
Erin Lewis Mar 2014
The endless twilight skies
Studded with diamond stars
No sound to disturb peace
No echoing of day
The darkness is velvet
Though satin touch on my mind
A clear crisp smell
Of a cold winter day
The midnight shadow of time
Erin Lewis Mar 2014
Fan the flames
Let my soul catch
Fire

Beat the drum
But let my heart set the
Rhythm

Shine the light
Let my mind leave
Darkness

Release the raptor
Let my body fly
*Free
one of my very first poems
Erin Lewis Mar 2014
I refuse to cry
But I'm breaking inside
Wish I didn't have to say
That heart wrenching good bye

I wish time paused
With her in my arms
Wish I truly had her
Before she was lost

Stting in class
Avoiding the past
Telling myself I haven't
Shattered like glass

Tears pool in my eyes
But I push them aside
I want to be alone
I don't want them to see me
                    Cryin'
it feels like something is missing...
Erin Lewis Feb 2014
To laugh
Is to risk appearing the fool.
To weep*
Is to risk appearing weak.
To reach for another
Is to risk commitment.
To expose your beliefs and dreams
Is to risk judgement.
To love
Is to risk not being loved in return.
To live
Is to risk dying.

But risks must be taken.
The greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.
The people who risk nothing
Do nothing, have nothing, are nothing.

They may avoid suffering and sorrow
But they cannot learn, feel, grow, Live.
Chained by their fear, they are slaves
Forfeiting their own freedom.

Only those who risk losing
Can win the most in life
Erin Lewis Feb 2014
I remember her not being there
Walking alone to class
Walking a little slower than normal,
Feeling lonely without her hand in mine.

Walking to the cafe
My favorite time with her
30 minutes with her every day
But not today..

I didn't want to go in the room
Didn't want to see the empty chair
Didn't want to sit there
Not physically alone, but alone.

But there she was
Walking towards me somehow
I'm sure my heart skipped a beat
As I ran to hug her

I was completely unaware
Of the crowded room around us
All that mattered was her
In my arms

She had come in late
And decided to surprise me
It worked, I thought ironically.
And I could not be happier.

How does she do it?
Have me so wrapped around her finger
That I never want to leave
Never care for anyone else
I want her to go away and leave my heart be, but at the same time I never ever want her to leave my arms.
Erin Lewis Feb 2014
Sunny blue skies
Cloudless for now
Waiting for the hour
Of midnight hues

Winds whip up
Shaking trees
Clouds appear
And darken overhead

Creating quickly
An unnatural darkness
Unlike the calm
Of starry skies

Storms threaten
The peace of night
Chaos started
With just the force of
*Winds
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