From the Heart
A Short Collection of Poetry by Misty Reigenborn
Copyright 2011
Misty Reigenborn
Smashwords Edition
CPS
Knock,
knock. Who's there?
Your family's night-mare.
Don't open it,
don't let them in,
or the pain may never end.
Children ripped
from your arms,
torn from the beds they're nestled in.
Mommy
why, Daddy no.
Please don't make me go.
While down the
lane
still on it will go.
Some will starve, some will die from
abuse.
Others hide the pain
from innocence torn away.
Where
were you then?
I do not know.
Shattered lives, names
changed
good memories forgotten.
And still you smile when
you
look in the mirror.
Stealer of dreams, purveyor of
lies
crusher of the very lives
you swore to protect.
Thy name is CPS.
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Me
You
can dislike me.
You can stereotype me.
Love me, hate me,
ignore me, judge me.
But I am me.
Ever changing, always
growing.
Maybe not who I thought I was going to be.
Maybe not
who I want to be.
Maybe not who you think I should be.
Not who
I was yesterday.
But for today-that’s okay.
Tomorrow who
knows?
I am me.
And that’s who I’m going to be.
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Kisses in the Wind
Did
you feel the wind brush across your cheek?
That was the kiss I
blew to you
from miles away.
Will you press it your cheek
or
will you turn away?
I've loved you since you were you,
but
does your love for me remain?
Forgiveness can be hard I know,
but
I take responsibility for the mistakes I made
and can only hope
that others do the same.
Did you feel the wind brush across your
cheek?
That will be my kiss to you
and will be every day until
again we meet.
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Swept Away
Sweep it under the rug.
Couldn't happen- not that one.
Look blindly away,
and in the end-
who did you save?
Not her.
Whose innocence was taken.
Was it you?
Was it worth it?
No nagging doubts?
Remove your rose colored glasses
and look in the mirror.
Can you face it-the fear?
That you were wrong-
could have stopped it?
I hope she's more forgiving
than me.
The price you pay
when you
choose not to see.
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My Tears Haven’t Dried
I gave you life-
held you
when first you cried.
Now- are your tears gone?
Mine haven't dried.
I wanted to protect you,
shield you
from the bad things.
I failed you
and now am alone-
without you.
No longer to hold you
when you cry.
My tears aren't gone-
I fear
they may never dry.
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Without You
Days pass, nights alone.
I can't see you-
and it cuts to the bone.
Years gone-
and then you've grown.
Will you still love me?
Will you understand?
Thoughts of you
never far away.
Try to shut them out-
can't deal with the pain.
I've always loved you
and always will.
But will you love me?
Years gone by-
missed seeing you grow.
I never meant to
hurt you, you know.
Didn't want
my pain to show.
Will you forgive
when all is said and done?
Everything lost,
nothing won.
Thought I could never
live without you.
But when the time comes
will I always have to?