THE TRAIN

I hear the sound of a train , a truly lonesome sound

The steel wheels squeal on the tracks, nowhere bound


I sometimes wish I could hop that train, going nowhere

And flee my life of hopelessness and endless despair


But as I sit and dream of riding on that train

I realize I am the one who causes all my pain


One cannot escape the reality of this

We can make our life miserable or live in total bliss


It all hinges on the way we see the world each day

If we only see darkness anddoom, despair will come our way


But if we look into the sky and see the brightness of the sun

We have not lost this war called life, to fight we’ve just begun


Some battles will be lost as we walk this mortal land

But at the end of life, we can say we took a stand


Giving up and letting go are the easier paths to take

Either way we choose to go, the choice is ours to make

©Regina2006

THE PAINS OF DARKNESS

AMBER LIGHT, FADING, DYING
DARKNESS, ENCOMPASSING, CONSUMING
VOICES, UNTRUTHFUL, LYING
FEAR, UNCERTAINTY LOOMING.


SLEEPLESS NIGHT, TOO WELL KNOWN
NIGHTMARISH HORRORS ON NIGHTS OF FITFULL SLEEP
PEACEFUL DREAMS FAR AWAY HAVE FLOWN
ONLY DESPAIR FOLLOWS, FOREVER DEEP.


PACING, FRIGHTENED, CRAVING DAWN
WISHING AWAY THE AWFUL VOICES.
KNOWING NOT WHERE HOPE HAS GONE
AND HAVING NO MORE CHOICES.


BLACK GIVES WAY TO GRAY
THE VOICES DRIFT AFAR
THE SUN GIVES PROMISE OF A NEW DAY
AND ERASES EACH AND EVERY SCAR.


BUT SOON THE LIGHT BEGINS TO FADE
GIVING WAY TO DARKNESS ONCE MORE.
AGAIN SHE MUST LIE UPON THE BED SHE MADE
AND CRY HER PAIN AS BEFORE.


©Regina2006

MAN OF THE SEA

From where she sat, she could see his silhouette against the sky

As she gazed out at the man, she heard the seagulls cry

The ocean waves beat upon the rocky cliffs below

As a distant ship crossed her view with its daily catch in tow

The salty air revived her soul though deep inside she knew

Only one thing could make her smile, the man within her view

The one time their paths had crossed they briefly spoke a word

But she was so enamored, his speech she had not heard

She blushed and rushed onward, afraid that he might see

How much she adored him, this man of anonymity

No one in the village had ever heard his name

And no one even knew from whence this man came

He lived his life in secrecy somewhere along the shore

But all she knew was meeting him had left her wanting more

As the sun began its evening dance with earth each and every night

This man could be seen standing tall in the day’s waning light

Had they not spoken once, she would have thought him a ghost

For the only time he was ever seen was along the sandy coast

Oft her dreams would take her to a time of pirates and gold

She wondered if he were the ghost of some pillager of old

He always stood tall and sure, and she knew he must be strong

His hair was dark as ebony and was straight and very long

Someday she hoped that she would solve the haunting mystery

Of who he was and from whence he came, this man of the sea

©Regina2006