Sweet Slumbers

As I lay me
Down to sleep
I gaze at you
My sleeping beauty
Lying next to me.
Never did I imagine
That I'd have such
A wonderful woman
In my life.
It's such a joy;
I really love
Every day waking up
And sleeping beside you.
The way you look
With the tendrils of your hair
Falling around you
Like angel's wings,
The graceful curves
Of your silhoutetted body and
The serenity of your lovely face -
A warm smile on your lips
Your eyelids lightly closed -
In pleasant slumbers.
As I close my eyes
Pulling you into my loving embrace
I know you
Will be in my Dreams
Even though you're a reality,
One I hold so dear and
So close to my Heart.
Know that you are
My Inspiration,
The air I breath,
My Love and
My everything.
Nothing else matters
There's only You and I
Together in tender,
Passionate and loving moments
In and out of
Sweet Slumbers.

Will You Remember Me?

Walk, walk, walk
Away from me
I'll let you go
On your own.
I can't stop you
If you want to leave
So go on
And go free;
Just keep in mind
That leaving me is easy
But coming back is harder
Because that door
You once had to me
Could very well be closed.
It's been said:
Leave the past
In the past
These chapters of my life
Should be closed and forgotten
Yet, it seems I always
Cannot do this.
It's become a reoccurring theme
Time and time again
No matter how hard I try
To say goodbye
I just can't shake
The echoes of you
From my mind, heart and soul.
You were the love I'd
Lost forever to the dark;
You're gone -
Long gone – but
When you left you took
A piece of me with you.
Now I'm torn
In pieces,
Not easily repaired.
How can I expect to
Shut the door to you completely,
Knowing there are
Strong, deep, fond feelings remaining
For you in my heart
Which can never be replaced?
Although it's obvious
Your words of love were
Merely words - nothing more and
What I meant to you didn't
Matter as much as you said
Since I discovered I never really
Was that important to you ...
Why else would you
Forget all about me and
Leave me here alone?
Oft I wonder how our love
Or where I went wrong
But no clues or answers are
There to be found
Instead, you dropped me like
A heart attack
Without knowing if you'd ever
Come back to me so,
All I could do was
Let you fly.
Even though it may
Be a hope in vain
Perhaps even farfetched to wish
Maybe this is seen only in
My Dreams and Fantasies that
Echoes of me
Cross your mind,
Fill up your heart and
Burned to your very soul
As I pray someday you
I beg of you please
Oh, will you ...
Will You Remember Me?



Marie Wadsworth, a journalist, writer and poet, lives in southeastern New Mexico. Readers can visit the Web site of her novel Bryce at www.geocities.com/mariemuses/bryce/html. Marie recently won second- and third-place in the features category in the Associated Press Newspaper Editors contest. Marie is a member of SouthWest Writers and the Lea County Commission for the Arts. Her poetry has been published in SNReview, www.museit.com, www.betterkarma.com and www.poetry.com. Excerpts of her works also are available at www.authorsden.com/marie .



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