Gas Station Rose
Roger Dale Trexler
For Stephanie,
Who brought beauty into my life
In a time of ugliness.
© 2012 Roger Dale Trexler
e-book publication, January 2012
gas station rose
Bought her a
gas station rose
my love for her
shows
in its petals
and her smile
—it was the thought
that counted
and the love
that made me stop
at the gas station
for her
A quick reminder
that I care
and, now, she knows
thanks to my
gas station rose.
traveller
We are travellers
you and I
born to traverse
the great distances
of the heart
seeking a plateau
a rest place
where we can be free,
yet, together
May our travels
end soon
with happiness
and love
as our destination.
lost weekend
The weekend
flew by
you
in my arms
smiling
—how could it not?
I feel like I’ve awoke
from a nightmare
to find a dream
lying in my arms
smiling
happy to see me
I am finally awake
and alive
and ready to live
to spend
a weekend
lost
happily
in your arms.
apple of my eye
Apple of my eye
you nourish me
your glow
brightens my day
warms my heart
and leads me
to the fruit of life
—your love.
drive-by
Had to look
had to see
had to know
that this
was reality
Saw his car
in your drive
and wished,
no, prayed,
neither of us
was alive
—me to see
and you to do
if only it weren’t true
but, it is,
you no longer love me
and I no longer love you.
her music
Her music
brings a sweetness
to my ear
like a pan flute
playing
in the distance
drawing me closer
calling me
from across the miles
calling me home.
a fork in the road
Took a fork in the road
you went one way
me, another
so lonely
walking alone
I looked back for you
but you were gone
so gone
so lost to me
so, I turned back
to the road ahead
and found someone new
someone willing
to join me
on my journey
down the road.
time ended today
Time ended today
if only for a moment
my reality froze
and I stared
into the cold
and barren
distance
and saw you
standing there
smiling
happy for ending our time together
I stood alone
and stared
as the clock began to tick again
and the world started
to move
without you
I turned
and walked away
in the opposite direction
you, into the sunset
and me, into the light
as time,
my loneliest and dearest friend,
began again.
her december
Her december
is a cold time
lonely and barren
with a cold wind
blowing
sending a chill
down my spine
Such a lonely place and time,
her december,
I wish only warmth
and happiness
for her
—but she is cold
a barren heart
and december
is her time of year.
hello from the void
Hello!
Are you out there
looking for someone
just like me?
Are you confused
and lonely
wondering what the hell
is going on?
Don’t feel lonely
I feel the same
If only I could talk to you
if only I knew your name
maybe we could find
the happiness
we’ve missed for
so long
maybe we could defeat
the darkness together
—if only I could find you
in this void.
medicine
She is medicine
for my melancholy
a comfort
when I am down
and the world seems
a lonely, loveless place
without her
she is sunshine
on my darkest day
leading me down the path
toward home
and her
Her open arms await me
and, in them,
I am complete.
back then
Memories
of long ago
love was so easy then
A freshness of youth
lingers
in my heart
when I see you
when I remember
the love
I shared
with you
even now
now that you’ve gone
deserted
with no apparent memory
of us
I will remember
for both of us
until your memory returns.
cold light
There is a cold light
shining
on my heart
the warmth
so distant
it seems forever
since I felt
the heat
of love
the passion
that used to flow
has ebbed
a tidal pool
of pain
chilling
in the cold light
and the wake
of her love.
what a fool
What a fool
what a stupid, careless fool
to lose something
so precious
—the other half
of my heart.
sunshine
sunshine
brighten my day
lead the way
to happiness
and peace of mind
smile on me
my sunshine.
on the brink
on the brink
waiting for disaster
to rear its ugly little head
and make things
worse
again.
youth
Tonight
in that light
it was like
twenty years
had peeled away
revealing the beautiful young woman
beneath
My gaze
locked on your beauty
made me realize
we weren’t so old
after all.
the ghost that haunts me
Her ghost
was too much
for her to take
a shadow
and a memory
of other times
not with her
that weighed
too heavily
on her soul
—a shame
because she
is wonderful
and alive