You Gave Me A Kiss

"You gave me a kiss

And then comforting arms

You gave me your love

And then happiness

You gave me a dance

And then your heart

You've me the moon

And then the stars"

~Grace Marshall

From my poem, "You Gave Me A Kiss"

Is You

"I won't lie

Sometimes I still cry

When I think

About you leaving

It pushes me to the brink

But I love you

No matter what you do

You say you love me

And I think it's true

What else could it be?

~Grace Marshall

From my poem, "Is You"

A Glint

"A twinkle

A glint

Of love

It's there

It's smiling

At me"

~Grace Marshall

From my poem, "A Glint"

How?

"Why am I like this
My emotions all muddled
I'm a mess
Can't stop
Why

I'm so upset at you
Then long for you
Want your arms
Your touch
Kisses

I have to stop this
These letters I send
But I can't
Have To
Stop"

~Grace Marshall
From my poem, "How?"

Regret

"Don't fall

Don't hurt

Don't regret

Ever regret

Loving me"

~Grace Marshall

From poem, "Regret"

You Offered A Song

"You have my heart
You have my tears
You have my life
You have all of my years

You offered a ring
You offered an imagination
You offered  song
You offered a life-long vacation"

~Grace Marshall
From my poem, "You Offered A Song"

I Felt It

"I swear I felt it

Something I’ve never felt before

As we danced upon clouds

I just want it more

You bowed on one knee

Just wishing for me

To accept your invitation

And to be free"

~Grace Marshall

From my poem, "I Felt It"

The Moments

"I bet many little girls

With big, bright eyes

And bouncy little curls

Have had plenty of dreams

With images in pen

And pencils and markers

They dreamed of men

Who could hold them tightly

They imagined a loving team

A partnership with a man

A gentleman full of dreams

That would care more than any other

A man that can carry them away

They imagine moments of tenderness

And how he'll always stay

They imagine things that he will do 

I imagined that too

My life was filled with dreams 

I prayed for them to come true

Even if I hid it inside"

~Grace Marshall

From my poem, "The Moments"

The Ring

"You think that giving me a gift

A token of your affection

Will infect my mind

And flood me with memories of you

But you don't know me that well

Not as well as you think you do

You don't understand my heart

Or the way that my mind works

You think that having something of yours

Something more than your heart

Something that is tangible

Will bring me back to your door

As if a token of affection

A tangible, textured gift

Will bring me back to your door

If I didn't have the desire to be there

In a way you have a good plan

In the fact that I have to return it

But you have failed to see the truth

You haven't seen the potholes

Which I'm surprised at

You usually over-analyze

Not under-analyze something so precious

Something that means so much to you

Just because I have your gift

Just because I have something tangible

Something that means something to you

Doesn't mean I have to see you again

I can drop it off on your doorstep

I can slip it into your mail slot

I could hand it to one of your coworkers

I could give it to one of our friends"

~Grace Marshall

From my poem, "The Ring"

Then You Are Here

"The wind whips my face

Down streams the tears

Then you are here

And all through the years

And somehow when I scream

You are kissing me

And somehow whenever I smile

You are holding me

My eyes break into tears

When I replay sad images

Of me yelling at you

How could I be so mean

Yes, then you are here

I swear you are

And all I can do is cry

Because then you are here"

~Grace Marshall

Poem, "Then You Are Here"

(Please also see my alternate version, "Then You Were There" on this blog.)

Then You Were There

"The wind whipped my face

Tears rolled down it frantically

I wished your hands were there

Cradling it so gently

And somehow when I scream

I swear you're kissing me

And somehow when I smile

I swear you're holding me

My eyes broke out into tears

When I replayed sad images

Of me yelling at you

How could I be so mean

Yet, then you were there

I swear you were

And all I could do was cry

Because then you were there"

Grace Marshall

Poem, "Then You Were There"
(Please also see my alternate version, "Then You Are Here" posting on this blog in two days.)

Three Words More

"I'm trying not to let

My emotions run free

I'm trying not to let you see

All that's inside of me

My heart pounds with your touch

Your words tickle my ear

You're all I can think about

And you're voice is all I hear

At night you fill my dreams

By day you fill my heart

I'm scared of all these emotions

I'm scared to ever be apart

I'm scared you're overtaking me

With your smile and care

But I'm scared of those three words

I'm scared to take the dare

I know you already told me

Said how you love me

But it's still so hard to say

Can it even really be

When the words are out, they're out

You can use them how you will

You could break it all apart

Or my heart you could fill

So I just stare at you

My heart beating in my chest

I feel so many emotions

I feel you are the best"

~Grace Marshall

From my poem, "Three Words More"

You

"Your hair is a cascading waterfall

Your eyes a star of hope

Your lips a stream of love

Your shoulders a mountain of safety

Your chest a sunbeam of comfort

Your hands a wind of refreshment

Your feet a moon of guidance

Your body an element of fascination

You - love"

~Grace Marshall

Poem, "You"

You Held Me

"You held me

I pushed you

You loved me

I hated you

You helped me

I mocked you

You comforted me

I scorned you

You kissed me

I smacked you

You heard me

I shunned you

You needed me

I ignored you

You forgave me

I begrudged you

You saw me

I dreaded you

You held me

And I loved you"

~Grace Marshall

Poem, "You Held Me"

Sinful Seduction

"Siken satin sheets

     Spread out beneath you and me

     Shimmering with smells while we rest

In sensual, slinking seduction

     Softly soothing us to seclusion"

~Grace Marshall

From my poem, "Sinful Seduction"

Only Three

"I cried many tears

I opened many cuts

I fought many fears

I died many deaths

I went through many hells

And all I can think of

Is you

Your wonderful self

And How

You saved me

You love me

You held me

You kissed me

You served so many

You brought much love

You stood for liberty

You fought for what's right

So many words I've heard

So many words have been spoken

But only three

Make a difference to me

And they are

I love you"

~Grace Marshall

My Poem, "Only Three"

Don't

"Don’t keep doing this to me

Don’t keep breaking off pieces of my heart

This isn’t the way love is supposed to be

Don’t keep tearing me apart

Don’t do this

Don’t keep hurting me"

~Grace Marshall

From my poem, "Don't"

Don't Move

"Don’t move

It wouldn’t be good

Don’t move

Though you think you should

Don’t move

You shouldn’t have come in

Don’t move

Or we won’t win

This battle

We’re fighting

Against time and fate

It’s like lightning

Quick and dangerous

And I can’t lose you

So don’t move"

~Grace Marshall

From my poem, "Don't Move"

Don't Let Me Go

"I can’t believe

That you’d sacrifice

I thought you’d leave

When your love

Was put to the test

You stayed

You are the best

You were willing

To give so much

For worthless me

My heart you did touch"

~Grace Marshall

From my poem, "Don't Let Me Go"

Can You Tell Me What's Real

"I can’t get you out of my head

Despite all I’ve tried and said

What happened to us just being friends

Can’t we have that again

Sometimes you talk to me

And all I see is what we could be

You fill my dreams at night

And it feels wrong but still right

You mean so much to me

And that I know you see

Are you just using how much I care

To abuse me so, would you dare

If only dreams could come true

There would be a me and you

No, there would be an us

And I wouldn’t fight or fuss"

~Grace Marshall

From my poem, "Can You Tell Me What's Real?"