Screaming Infidelities

Crying on his shoulders
She slowly reeled him in
Sob stories made his heart melt
She was smiling from within

“He makes me smile, you won’t understand
I know that this is real,
It’s not like what I used to have,
I can’t explain the way I feel.”

“You’ve said that one too many times,
Don’t you tire of it too?
A girl’s reputation is fragile,
Think about the things you do!”

“Don’t you worry about what people think?
That they will tarnish your name?
Do you like the negative attention?
To you it’s all the same.”

“What would she know?” You must think,
“She’s too young to know what’s best,
She’s done plenty wrong, why should I care,
Please let this subject rest!”

Screaming infidelities rule your life,
But you are blind to see,
For the ones that stand to bear the hurt,
Are none but you and he.

Charlene Flanagan

Drops of Rain

Falling beads of awaited relief
Like a blessing being showered down
Slowly fades the wail of grief
From a stressed and anxious town
Sweet release from the bondage of routine life
The trivialities of worries and pain
With a surge of energy to aid the strife
Poured forth the first drops of rain

Such simplicity calms the weary heart
And soothes the restless soul
Shelters the truth that stands apart
From the person as a whole
What lies behind the hurt and lies
Are falling beads of painful cries

Charlene Flanagan

Sunrise

A glow, a fiery orange red
Rose slowly through the skies
Enveloping darkness, scattering dread
While the world still sleeping lies
Birds awakened by the morning light
Take flight and start to sing
The long awaited rest of night
New tales of life to bring

Opportunities await the fading black
Adventures await the kill
Nerves and worries question the lack
Of substantial strength and skill
There's fight and power within the eyes
With success to follow each sunrise

Charlene Flanagan

Uncertainties

So much depends upon
What we think and how we feel
Events unfold, confusions arise
And not knowing what is real
Waking up to find everything a change
Wondering what fate has in store
For love, unpredictable and uncertain
Might suddenly be no more

Charlene Flanagan

Reflection

Who is that girl, where does she go?
Does anyone know her name?
She’s wandering lost, painfully slow,
Everyday just the same.
Expressionless, without a smile
Her eyes all filled with tears
Unaware what brings the lonely mile
Now stricken with worry and fears

She’s trying to hide away the doubt
She’s lost her voice and cannot shout
Who is that girl, the one I see?
Vacantly staring back at me?
I know her name, behind the lies
That girl is me, the one that cries

Charlene Flanagan

Piece the Puzzle

Sitting at my window

Lonely thoughts running through my mind

Wondering where life's taking me

And what life's left behind

I'm staring down the rain-clad road

Watching children as they play

Whiling away my precious time

On this somber and peaceful day

Abundant thoughts seem to fly about

Some good while others bad

Recalling every moment

And every opportunity I've had

It's been a while since I've penned my thoughts

So it's hard to get the flow

But there's so much i want to tell you

So much you need to know

Life hasn't been very easy

A regular troubled teen

Made an obscene amount of mistakes

I'm the perfect drama queen

Twenty years have passed me by

But experience might make it seem more

Mine is not the life of an average girl

And I'm sure you've heard that before

I'm coming out of a two year relationship

It seems odd that I'm not shattered

But it's hard when life's like a puzzle

With some pieces lost and some scattered

Where do I begin I have to ask

Which story should I first tell

How do I even find the words

To explain that moment i fell?

My life has been a roller coaster ride

With it mostly getting stuck

I always make the worst decisions

Accompanied by rotten luck

Ignoring advice from all my friends

Being blind to the wrong steps i take

Then go crying back to those very shoulders

Whose feelings were always fake

My problem is I cannot face the truth

I run at the first signs of pain

Blocking Out any chance of change

To make mistakes all over again

Though i hope i can be an example

And make a difference to a troubled soul

Don't run and hide but stand and fight

Piece the puzzle and make it whole