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Gems of My Heart










Stevie Seber


Copy Right Stevie Seber 2011

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Unending Sadness


Black and red

Her colors they do gleam

Hair flowing down her back in an elegant stream


Baby’s breath clutched in her hands

With her every step her heart makes demands


Turn back now; turn away! Her heart does plead

Like crimson rivers down her arms she does bleed




































Heart to Heart


Through numerous years

Despite thousands of tears

By my side you remain

Your love a salve for my pain


Through the miles that separate us physically

You remain with me always emotionally


It’s not like its blood in blood out

More like heart to heart


I tattoo your name on my heart

Forever I will cherish your love

And no matter what, know that we will never be apart































Shaye


Sweet disposition, tender, loving and kind

When we’re together we always have a good time


Happy and healthy with a love of running

Laughter, joy and playing games


A new member of our family, whom we love with all our collective hearts

Youthful and energetic, she’s a ray of sunshine

Everyone’s friend, she’ll steal your heart, easy as child’s play and that is our beloved Shaye.



































A Love Once Lost



Lost in this dark place to which your rejection has banished me

I look up and see the sun has been replaced by an unending velvet midnight sky


I find that the taste of your kiss still lingers on my lips

And my traitorous heart still whispers your name







































Prey


Looking deeply into your eyes

I can hear her heart’s silent cries


You think of her as nothing more than an easy mark

But now I’ve got you in my sights and you’re about to hear this bitch bark


Like a wolf I protect my pack

And I’ve always got my girls’ back





































Friendship


Although we may not be blood

I’ve got nothing but love

For a group of very special guys

Who are always the ones to dry the tears

That my heart silently cries


Taking me in your arms and holding me close

In a loving and brotherly embrace

All the pain and anger drains


Like so much blood from a mortal wound

And I can feel my strength and joy return

With an open mind you listen to me rant

Offering advice when it seems that I can’t

Control the anger I feel inside






























Life


I travel down this road

But I know I don’t travel alone


Even if we’re not together

You’re beside me every step I take

You guide me through every decision I make


Like a guardian angel you always protect and watch my back

As protective as any wolf for a beloved member of their pack




































Ode to Insane Clown Posse


Your words have brought us closer together

For the love of your music


You’ve helped us both through some tough shit

Like an anchor on a ship you’ve seen us through some fierce storms


You may be just two guys from Detroit

But to my brother and me you’re so much more





































Dad


Eyes a warm caramel brown like an ice cold Dr. Pepper

Hair thick and dark as a raven’s wing


A smile that could rival the sun in its warmth

With a heart as wide open as a country sky


Strong arms with which hold his daughters in a loving embrace

Hearing his voice never fails to bring a smile to my face





































Lovers’ Dance


Moving with fluid grace

Her hair flowing out behind her like a cape


Her skirt collecting tiny crystals of ice

As she walks along the snowy ground


Her favorite blossoms artfully arranged

To appear as a lovely crown


Baby’s breath and roses she clutched in her hand

Down the aisle she walked to her beloved groom


An irremovable smile played her lips

As she anticipated the taste of his kiss


Alas instead of the sweetness of her beloved’s lips

It was the copper of her blood she did taste


Instead of the love that she anticipated this day

A pain sliced its fiery blade through her chest


With tender reverence she was gently laid to rest

And rain fell as though tears from Heaven’s angels

At the welcoming home of one of their own too soon





















Stalker


Stalking his prey with the fluid grace of a true predator

Eyes and ears alert to every sound

His pulse pounds out a strong tattoo


As excitement pulses through his veins

He watches as she slowly moves into the trap he’s laid

At home safe and sound she should have stayed






































Betrayal


Looking deeply into my eyes

Tell me what it is that you see


Do you see the tears that I cried?

Do you see how deeply your betrayal cut?


Into my flesh like a dull bladed knife

Your words of love spoken with a forked tongue


You never really cared for me

You don’t know how much my heart bled

How blindly I followed where you led

































Unhealthy Love



A heart full of hatred

A soul black as night


Looking into his eyes

She knows there’s going to be a fight


Why won’t she leave friends want to know?

How can a dove with broken wings ever take flight?












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