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Sleep?

Another sleepless night
spent ruffling sheets
& a poet's mind.

Eyes swollen
like sponges,
head pounding
from another night
of sleep's betrayal.

Do emotions fill every
poet's mind when the
sun sets?

Do thoughts scream
in every poet's head
when all is silent
after dark?

Do poet's fear sleep
because they fear never
picking up the pen again,
or is it just me?

Perhaps it is that burning
within a poet's gut,
like hot coal,
like a poem being born?

Perhaps it is that pounding
that throbs within a poet's
groin, or the courage to love
like a wound that never
heals.

So many emotions
scattered around like
stars in the sky,

None with enough light
to be alone in this world.
Ahh yes, emotions, stars & poets
would wither in the darkness if alone.

How does a poet sleep,
& dream just one night
before the sun shows itself for
another day?


~SAS~

Je me sens perdu dans mes pensées que je ai oublié
la tristesse écho des violons de l'automne
derrière moi l'étreinte glacée de l'hiver dernier
hante ma mémoire comme une douleur engourdissant
quand je peux espérer fleurs du printemps
Je aurais presque nier ce que je vois au dessus de moi
que les champs du ciel étoilé ne assistent
dans tout le beau mystère d'une nuit sombre
trouve une question sans réponse dans mon cœur
pourquoi vous ne avez mon amour, pourquoi me avez-vous laissé?
comme la pluie mes larmes seront jamais vraiment cesser
aussi longtemps que mon cœur bat vraiment en moi
quand je fais tout ce que je ai oublié je me souviens maintenant
la douleur engourdissant qui hante ma mémoire
violons de l'automne qui se agitent à nouveau l'intérieur de moi
la fureur de l'hiver me amène aucun réconfort
depuis mon amour, étant la lumière de ma vie
vous êtes mon pont vers le monde je réside dans
la fin de la solitude dans laquelle je habite
vous faites une différence plus que vous savez
toutes les étoiles dans le ciel chantent vos louanges
votre beauté transcende diamants sur la terre
ma honte qui a vraiment pas de nom mon amour
me fait tomber dans la repentance en face de vous
comme mes bruits de pas se écarter de votre tombe
où de belles fleurs saluent la mémoire
comme je les regarde comme les fleurs du printemps
pas de mots sur le ciel ou sur la terre mon amour
existe plus immortel que vous devant moi
pourquoi alors mon amour, je demande, me avez-vous laissé?
la pluie froide et humide est comme une cascade
de la musique triste qui ne quitte jamais mon âme.

I feel lost in thought like I have forgotten
the echoing sadness of autumn's violins
behind me the icy embrace of winter past
haunts my memory like a numbing pain
when I can look forward to flowers of spring
I should almost deny what I see above me
that the starry fields of heaven do attend
in all the beautiful mystery of a dark night
finds one unanswered question in my heart
why did you my love, why did you leave me?
like the rain my tears will never really cease
as long as my heart beats truly within me
when I do all I have forgotten I now recall
the numbing pain that haunts my memory
which autumn violins again stir inside me
the fury of winter brings me here no solace
since my love, being the light of my life
you are my bridge to the world I reside in
the end of the loneliness in which I inhabit
you make a difference more than you know
all the stars in heaven sing your praises
your beauty transcends diamonds on earth
my shame that truly has no name my love
makes me fall in repentance in front of you
as my footfalls depart your gravesite
where beautiful flowers salute your memory
as I look at them like the flowers of spring
no words on heaven or on earth my love
exists more immortal than you before me
why then my love, I ask, did you leave me?
the cold and wet rain is like a cascade
of sad music that never leaves my soul.

i weeped ageless
in the night street

grabbed by branches
bare winter's feast

ice stiff birches
exploded upwardly

You are my guiding light, a star, a child.!!
Your spirit in me, you were to be my destiny.!!
You showed me strength, no weakness, just understanding.!!
In my thoughts always, never leaving.!!
Though torn apart, always in my heart.!!
Until my end, then re-united.!!

For my lost angel

You took her without any warning my Lord
Mami was the one I most adored
I think of her daily pondering where she might be
I pray with you above the stars smiling down at me

You took her before letting me say goodbye
now that she's gone I'm struggling to get by
I am unable to stop the incessant crying
everyday I feel a little more of me is dying

Their are many times I just want to scream...
please lord let this be some bad dream
M peace of mind is rapidly falling apart
I can't find a way to mend my shattered heart

True happiness is seemingly lost forever
emptiness inside you can't measure
In dreams Mami is always dressed in white
her arms around my neck squeezing tight

A faint whisper echoes as she slowly fades away
stop crying my angel, we'll be together again someday
When I wake there's a lingering tear in one eye
"The Lord Knows Why"

It was a gorgeous sunny day ...

On the day you passed away.

Suddenly, the day didn’t seem so nice anymore ...

I was feeling so hurt, down to my very core.

Since then I’ve thought of you, day in and day out ...

I just miss you so deeply, without a doubt.

There was a certain song playing on the day you died ...

The last time I heard that song, I broke down and cried.

I put more pictures of you on my wall to view ...

Sometimes it helps just to be able to look at you.

Other times the pictures make me feel sad ...

But the one with us laughing makes me feel glad.

Ich schaue in den Himmel über und Ich weine
Insofern möchte Ich versuchen
Meine Lieben nicht wieder zu mir
Das ist das Fazit dieses Leben, das Ich sehen
All mein Schmerz war mehr, als Ich ertragen konnte
Und es dauerte eine lange Zeit für meine Angst
Nachzulassen - und in dem Moment, Ich wusste,
Es gab wirklich nichts mehr für mich zu bereuen
Da Gott oben war es so verordnet
Der Ort, wo die Toten zu tun gehen
Vor allem auf der Erde, dass wir vergleichen können
Paradies in der Tat ist so schön und fair
Obwohl von den Ich liebe, Ich bin auseinander
Sie sind nicht in meinem Herzen vergessen.


I look to heaven above and I cry
Inasmuch as I would like to try
My loved ones will not return to me
That is the verdict of this life I see
All my grief was more than I could bear
And it took a long time for my fear
To subside - and in the moment I knew
There was truly nothing left for me to rue
Since God above had decreed it so
The place where the dead do go
Is above all on earth that we can compare
Paradise indeed is so beautiful and fair
Even though from those I love I am apart
They are not forgotten in my heart.

You're Not With Me

Today I took a walk along the
paths we used to take
Tonight loving thoughts of you
will keep me wide awake

I go into our silent room
thinking you'll be there
The bed is made, the room is dark
my sadness I can't bear

Why did God take you away
to leave me all alone
Loving you and missing you
chills me to the bone

Author: Orvin Igou II

I'M LIVING WITH THIS WEIGHT UPON MY SHOULDERS
HEAVY IS THE BURDEN PLACED WITHIN MY SOUL
AND AS I GAZE INTO THE MIRROR UPON MY WALL
IT'S DARK REFLECTIONS REFLECT ALL OF MY WOE...

THIS NIGHT IS FAR FROM OVER
DESPAIR IS LINGERING ON
IT'S GROWING REALLY COLDER
WIND CHILLS CARESS MY SPINE...
AND, AS I GAZE DEEP IN THE MIRROR
A FEAR IS FLOWING THROUGH MY MIND
DWELLING WITHIN MY CONCIOUSNESS
TO SEE THE PAST VISIONS OF MY LIFE...

MY LIFE'S BLOOD IS FLOWING INTERNALLY
AS THE NIGHTMARE CLOSES ON IN
THIS MUST BE THE NEW BEGINNING
AS THE AGONY INTRUDES TO TAKE MY HAND...

THIS NIGHT IS FAR FROM OVER
DESPAIR IS LINGERING ON
IT'S GROWING REALLY COLDER
WIND CHILLS CARESS MY SPINE...
AND, AS I GAZE DEEP IN THE MIRROR
A FEAR IS FLOWING THROUGH MY MIND
DWELLING WITHIN MY CONCIOUSNESS
TO SEE THE PAST VISIONS OF MY LIFE...

I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW I CAN LIVE WITH THIS RAGE
I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW I CAN BEAR ALL THIS ENDLESS PAIN
I TREMBLE WITHIN THE BLACKNESS FLOWING IN THE NIGHT
I TREMBLE BENEATH THIS FEAR, IN THE SHADOWS I HOLD THE KNIFE...

I'M APPROACHING AN UNHOLY SHRINE
AN ALTER OF ANCIENT SACRIFICE
DEEP WITHIN THE BOWELS OF THE MIND
ARE THE ILLUSIONS THAT SURELY UNWIND...
THEY AWAIT TO BE RELEASED
FROM THE DARK DEPTHS OF MY SOUL
FOR, THE FINAL HOURS ARE AT HAND
AS THE BLOODY DEMONS TAKE CONTROL...

"WE WANT YOUR SOUL, YOU'RE BOUND TO US
THAT'S OUR GOAL, YOUR BLOOD WE LUST
THROUGH THE DARKNESS YOU WILL SEE
HELL'S DOMAIN, OUR BURNING REALITY..."

HELL IS THE BURNING PLACE
AND I HAD OPENED UP IT'S DOORS
DEMONS THEN PROCEED ON THROUGH
NOW TRUE EVIL BECOMES FOREVERMORE...

I'M BURNING FREE WITH FLOWING HATE
TO BE ONE OF THEM
JOINING THEM TO BURN WITHIN
DWELLING IN AN UNHOLY LAND...
A PATHWAY TO ALL MADNESS
A GATEWAY THROUGH ALL SADNESS
MY LIFE AWAITS TO DIE IN VAIN
NOW, THE CHAOS ALL BEGINS...

I STAB MYSELF, I FALL TO DIE
BLOOD FLOWS FREE, MY SUICIDE
I GAZE THROUGH THE ENDLESS WOE
AS I SEE THEM THERE TO CATCH MY SOUL...

AS I STARE INTO THE NOTHINGNESS
THROUGH A BLACKNESS BATHING ME IN BLOOD
I LAY DOWN IN A STILL, CRIMSON POOL
FEELING THE BREADTH OF THOSE WHO COME...

I STILL REMEMBER

Although the years have fled
I no longer feel your touch yet
Sometimes I still think of you
and the love we felt so much

Each year when that day comes
the day they laid you to your rest
I still send flowers you can't smell
so your headstone they can dress

I wanted you to know, I will find
another love and if you're gazing down
From Heaven up above you'll see a smile
within my heart, one I know will stay

Though the years will surly pass
I'll remember you each day.

Author: Orvin Igou II

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