An Uneasy Morning

An Uneasy Morning

by Lord R.e. Taylor

Usually morning is a symphony

Leaves rustling in the breeze

Kids on their way to school

And millions of birds

Every species all together

Owning every tree you can see

But there is a scary side to mornings

Those rare mornings with no breeze

No kids laughing and playing outside

And the trees dead silent with no birds

Even your heartbeat and breathing are silent

It is then when if feel like world ended

Or maybe you have left that world behind

But if you have patience the world will return

The breeze will blow, the kids will play

And the birds will once again wake you up

Then your life will be normal

And you WILL be happy

© Poem – XXVI/V/MMXXVI

LRET

 

She Came From The Fog

She Came From The Fog

by Lord R.e. Taylor

She stepped out of the fog

I never heard her coming

Turning around, she was there

She walked to me as if she knew me

Touching my shoulder, she smiled

Then she said something I didn't expect

She told me that my life was perfect

It was full of love and creativity 

She added that the Fates were watching

Setting everything in motion

Pushing me forever forward

Then she stepped back into the fog

Entering without a sound

Yes, she was gone

But knowing her for even a moment

That made my life so much better

I thank the gods for that little horned girl

© Poem – XXVI/V/MMXXVI

LRET

 

When the Mind Wanders

When the Mind Wanders

By Lord R.e. Taylor

He never knows when it will happen

Maybe when he is in bed, barely sleeping

Sitting in his office, while he works

Or even if he is doing nothing at all

His mind starts to wander 

Not to unknown fantasies

Rather, to memories he did not seek

Scenes lost to years past

Still, he remembers each of them

And he looks back on them in amazement

Because he knows they are a part of him

Parts he will always treasure 

© Poem – XXII/V/MMXXVI

LRET

 

Jimmy Didn’t Understand

Jimmy Didn’t Understand

by Lord R.e. Taylor

The child was about three years old

Not even old enough for school\

But he knew his Mommy and Daddy were good people

They would never, ever harm him

But one day he found a new “toy”

Daddy must have been playing with it

Sadly, that day he forgot to put it away

Little Jimmy knew how to play with it

He had seen Daddy playing with it before

He knew just how to hold  like Daddy did

Daddy wasn’t home but Mommy was

Jimmy was holding his new toy

Mommy let out a scream

The toy exploded with a loud crack

And Mommy fell to the floor

Jimmy tried to wake her but she was going

She looked at him and said, “I love you”

He really had no idea what he had done

He just knew that Mommy was sleeping

Jimmy was sad as she “slept”

He couldn’t understand that she would never wake up again

Hopefully Daddy will still love him when he gets home

After all, it was not little Jimmy’s fault

© Poem – XXI/V/MMXXVI

LRET

 

The Curse of What If

The Curse of What If

by Lord R.e. Taylor

What if...

They are only two small words,

Harmless enough when left alone,

Silent, so long as they do not lean toward each other.

But the moment they touch, something in the dark stirs.

A door unlatched, a wound reopened, a shadow that follows you home.

It asks only one thing of you:

What if I had chosen differently?

That is enough to send the mind drifting into places it should not go,

Through the graves of the past,

Through the choking stillness of the present,

Toward futures that linger like ghosts beyond a locked door.

Some paths might have spared you,

Others still move behind you, soft-footed and patient.

That is the curse of those two words:

They can bury you in a life that never happened.

© Poem – XVII/V/MMXXVI

LRET

 

Because Of A Letter

Because Of A Letter

by Lord R.e. Taylor

I had no idea it could happen

I had no idea it would happen

The day I saw your letter

Even without knowing you

I just knew that I felt something

It wasn’t love

It couldn’t have been

But there was something

We had to talk

We had to meet

When we did I saw something in your eyes

And when we did I meet knew it WAS love

Until this day and on to eternity

My heart and soul will always be yours

© Poem – XV/V/MMXXVI

LRET

 

Fantasies

Fantasies

By Lord R.e Taylor

Everyone has fantasies

Beautiful tropical lands

The perfect job

The perfect kids

And the perfect house

There is one problem with that

Something you cannot avoid

Nor can it ever be defeated

They are the infinite possibilities 

The ones twisting in our futures

So, please don't take things seriously

You cannot ask for what's coming

You cannot say no to it

So, just deal with it the best you can

And just smile and get on with your life

It is all you do anyway

© Poem – IV/V/MMXXVI

LRET