Kevlar Heart

Why are you so cold?

Why are you so distant?

I am trying to love you

But you shoot me down

You have a heart of ice,

So frozen, I can’t melt it

You have a Kevlar heart,

Nothing can destroy it

What happened to you?

Why can’t you receive love?

I am trying to love you

But you have locked me out

Why can’t you let me in?

What is wrong with me?

Please just let me in

All I want is to love you

Jo Anne Kennedy

May 2015

The Wind Surrounds Me

Walking on the beach

The wind surrounds me

Pushing me further along

The sea is rough

Waves crashing nosily

Water sprinkling around me

The sand is soft

Stirred by the wind

And blowing in my face

Kids flying kites

Running with the wind

Trying to control the flight

What a beautiful day

Creation at its best

Beauty all around

Jo Anne Kennedy

May 15

Missing from me

You are missing from me

Every day I think of you

And my heart aches

I want to hold you

Like I never got to

Those seven years ago

You never had a chance

Life was taken away

As quickly as it came

I never had a chance

To love you like you deserve

And watch you be you

We never had the chance

But you are always with me

In my heart and in my mind

When I think of you

I get mixed emotions

First a tear and then a smile

I will always love you

You are always on my mind

And in my heart you will stay

Jo Anne Kennedy

May 2015

Sworn Silent

My boy was murdered

I was made to watch

As he slowly bled out

Right in front of me

He was stabbed in the heart

By a person I knew,

But I could not tell,

As I was sworn silent

If I broke the silence

I had been warned

That this wasn't the end

My suffering would continue

I knew I had to obey

As my heart was broken

And my life torn apart

Jo Anne Kennedy

May 2015

Heartbeat Racing

When I think of you

I yearn to be with you

And feel you close to me

When I am with you

The air is electric

And you set my heartbeat racing

When we are apart

I feel lost without you

Like part of me is missing

I know I need you with me

To be a part of my world

Because you complete me!

Jo Anne Kennedy

May 2015

Sang Your Heart

I saw you from afar

I was transfixed by you

Your face was glowing

And your smile was bright

The music was playing

You moved to the rhythm

And sang your heart out

It made my heart skip

You were oblivious to all

Living in your own world

Moving without a care

I was drawn to you

At that moment I knew,

Knew I needed you in my life

As with you beside me

I would be a better person

Jo Anne Kennedy

May 2015 

Listen

Sit down, be still

Open your ears

Listen to me

You are unhappy

Can’t sit still

Just sit and Listen

Be at peace

Open your heart

Be still and Listen

Be free

Open your mind

Just sit, be with me

Jo Anne Kennedy

May 15