Friends

I used to ask myself
What makes up a friend
Until I met you
And definitions
And meanings
Ceased to be important

The prompt this week at Carry On Tuesday is "What is a friend?". To join in or read the other contributions go here.

7/01/12

Here is my response to a Carry On Tuesday prompt that I never got around to posting.

I listen to the silence
Because it's better than
Listening to your empty
"I promise"
Or when you say
"I'm sorry"
And I know you don't mean it

Even worse is hearing you say
"I love you"
Because I know
You say it to keep me
Believing
So I listen to the silence
As you do also

Carry On Tuesday #167

"All the world's a stage", Lyla breathed to herself as she walked into the office. She merely had to pretend she wasn't rattled by the impending interview. Everyone had to go through one of these more than once in order to get a job, but Lyla still felt nauseous at the thought of having to answer why she belonged at Moulton Inc. She drew in another breath and tried to fall back on her four years of college training as she took a seat. She quickly fixed her eyes on a crack in the wall so as to avoid being intimidated by her competition occupying the tiny lobby.
"Miss Lyla Fisher?"
Her mouth went dry, but she quickly placed a confident smile on her face. "All the world's a stage", she repeated to herself as she rose with her head held high and entered the manager's office.

Carry On Tuesday Take Two

My second attempt at this week's Carry On Tuesday prompt. I'm not entirely satisfied with this piece but here it is anyway.

image courtesy of weheartit

Unexpectedly
You find yourself at home
Sitting alone listening to the silence
And you wonder
When it all came to an end
And where it was you lost it all


You search the lines of yesterday
Hoping for an answer
Blaming everyone for today
When it was you who let it go
The moment you stopped being thankful
And forgot where it was you came from


Though you move on
You'll never lose
That heavy silence from your heart
Until the day you learn to live
With unashamed love
That gives itself for others


Sitting alone listening to the silence - Carry On Tuesday

This week for Carry On Tuesday the prompt is "sitting alone listening to the silence".


Sitting alone listening to the silence
Isn't unbearable
As long as I
Am thinking of you
And every feature of your face
That I have come to love


Sitting here alone
Isn't a waste of time
Because I can contemplate
How we came to be
And how we are
Like two pieces of the same puzzle

Betrayal

This week I'm combining the prompt from OSI (betrayal) with Carry on Tuesday (He should have seen it coming).

He should have seen it coming
When he looked into her eyes
But life then had been easy
And thoughts of death were far

He should have seen the clues
Instead he chose to love
Ignoring the fact that
He wasn't her only one

When I look into your eyes - Carry on Tuesday

This week's prompt for Carry on Tuesday is When I look into your eyes. Join in here or read the other contributions.



On days when I
Feel all alone
I look into your eyes
And hope to catch a glimpse
Of life and love
And painted dreams
From yesterday