Some more poetry

Been a while since I wrote any poetry, but then the other day I bought a CD by Evanescence and that darned "My Immortal" keeps pushing me back to the ol' pen and paper! So, here are some poems I've written these past few days (also on my website):

DAY AND NIGHT

Ancient wrinkles of the past
Creasing corners of his eyes
Hair hangs loose, all white and gray
The mirror sees the young disguise

Tired eyes so dim and wise
Pierce the glass; they stare
Into me as if they know
I can see him standing there

Awesome wonder mixed with fright
Every time a different sight
Always older, always watching
I feel as if I'm day and night

Within the confines of the glass
His presence cannot leave this place
I can not bear to see him die
I scare myself and look away

Looking back to find him gone
All that's left is in my eyes
My hair hangs loose, it's turning gray
I see through the young disguise

Awesome wonder mixed with fright
Every time a different sight
Always older, always watching
I feel as if I'm day and night

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CONTRA POSITIVITY

I sit here watching me
Sit here watching her
Watching for a sign of life
Whenever music strikes a chord

Fire flames and stirs within
Water quickly puts it out
Soggy mess; ashes, mud
Ebbing tides upon the sand

Emotions moving to and fro
All to oft, she wakes this way
Nothing matters anymore
I see the sunlight in the trees

The fire burns upon the sea
Oil and water don't combine
Yet here we are, so uncertain
Contra positivity

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BROKEN DOOR

You stood outside
A Gentle Shepherd for protection
Sunlight glinting in your hair
I watched from the dirty window
As you approached my broken door

I warned you of the skunk I'd thought
Had made its way into my house
I saw the eyes look up at me
'Twas a cat, how could I know
I lay here trembling on the floor

I've dressed in black
And pulled the shades but it's not dark
My heart still beats within my chest
Longing for the Light I've left

I saw the broken wood outside
Laying there upon the snow
Soon the snow will melt away
The shattered door will be absorbed
Into the ground where it will rot

You took my hand and laid me down
Until I slept beneath the sun
As the day withdrew its light
You shaped the clay til I conformed
And said I'd stay but I forgot

I've dressed in black
And pulled the shades though it's not dark
My heart still beats within my chest
Longing for the Light I've left