Paper Heart

You arrive in my life

All cool and charming

You were full of intention

Of winning my heart

Well, that’s what I thought

In reality, it wasn’t true

You were only after one thing,

Not my heart, but my money

You strung me along

Played me like a fool

You claimed to love me

And asked me to marry you

I was in love with you

You stole my heart

You made me yours

But took me for a ride

Now I am ashamed

My reputation is ruined

My life is in tatters

And my heart is truly broken

My heart once was strong

Now it’s torn in two

It is weak and fragile

It is my paper heart

Jo Anne Kennedy

February 2016

Inspired by Dickensian and the character of Miss Havisham

Torn Apart

Two worlds collided

Wrought with anger

A long family feud

Two lives united

Brought together,

By love

Can they survive?

Will love conquer all?

And close the deep divide?

Their love blooms

They need each other

But they are torn apart

Their love is too strong

To keep them apart

They are loves young dream

They make a plan

But it all goes wrong,

And sadness reigns

Brought together in love

Torn apart in death

Yet their hearts still entwined.

Jo Anne Kennedy

February 2016

The Ex

It’s been a while

Since we were together

Many years apart

But still I dream of you

I dream we are happy

Together and married

Living out our dreams

And doing life as one

I dream we are apart

You with yours,

And me with mine

But still yearning for each other

I dream we are together

But fighting all the time

Angry and dark

Itching to be apart

I dream of years ago

Young and in love

Planning to be together

Forever and ever

I dream of reality

We are no longer together

But we are happy

In our separate lives

When we were together

I loved you a lot

You were mine,

The one for me

All that changed

We drifted apart

But it’s all OK

As life does that

I thank you for that time

And I am glad we met

That we did time together

And experienced first love

Jo Anne Kennedy

February 2016

Winter Sun

Lying on the sofa,

Just watching TV

Listening to the rain

Drumming on the window

Fog in the sky

It is cold and frosty

A blanket is needed,

To keep me warm and cosy

Darkness looms outside

Despite the early hour

But then the skies split,

Out comes the winter sun

The fog is lifted,

The light now shines

Rays across the room

And a warmth creeping in

It’s a wonderful feeling,

To be encircled,

In the golden glow

Of the warm winter sun

Jo Anne Kennedy

February 2016

Spilled My Emotions

The day we met,

I felt wanted,

I felt cared for,

Like you were the one

You didn't know me

But you got me

You saw me in truth,

For who I really am.

You saw my pain

And acknowledged it

You listened to me,

And did not judge

I spilled my emotions,

And you stayed

Because you saw me,

For who I really am

I thank you for that,

For loving me,

And being you

And staying by my side

Jo Anne Kennedy

February 2016

Illness

I say I am ill

They say we know

But I begin to say,

Then they shut me down

I know they care

But it is hard sometimes,

When your body’s bruised

And mind not at ease

I say I am ill

They say Always

That is not fair,

It’s not my fault

I know they care

And it’s just me

I expect too much

When I am at a low

I need to sit back

Reflect and see,

That I am loved

Despite being ill

People hold me close,

In their hearts and minds

They have me in their prayers

In both my highs and lows

Jo Anne Kennedy

February 2016

The Dark Underbelly

In the dark underbelly

Lives a monster

One full of torments

And many lies

It’s always there

Driving you crazy

Filling you with dread

And tearing you apart

Everywhere you turn

The monster is there

Taking up your space

Messing with your head

But don’t lose hope

The monster can go

You just need to believe

In a brighter hope

Jo Anne Kennedy

January 2016

Rapid Pace

Life is going

At a rapid pace

Going so fast

I can’t hold on

It’s all a blur

Passing my eyes

Moving onwards

Out of my control

Seconds turn to minutes

Minutes to hours

Hours to day

And so on and so on

It’s difficult to grasp

Life is slipping away

Years pass me by

It is hard to believe

Jo Anne Kennedy

January 2016

Believers

They were men of faith

Full of confidence

To believe in the unseen

With their faith

They were assured

They believed without seeing

By faith they understood

Their knowledge was pure

They were true believers

They trusted completely

They obeyed in faith

Yet they still sinned

But due to their faith

They were accepted and forgiven

They are true believers

Jo Anne Kennedy

January 2016

Black Sheep

Wandering aimlessly around

Playing on the grass

Soaking up the rays

Not obeying orders

Running away

Leading friends astray

Being very noisy

Disturbing the neighbours

I am the naughty one

Reckless and free

I am the black sheep,

The causer of grey hairs!

Poor Mr Farmer

He needs your sympathy

He tries to keep order

But I cause such distress

I am a true black sheep

Black with badness

But also black in colour

Yes, a very true black sheep

Jo Anne Kennedy

January 2016