25. A Numb Place

In the dark depths of night.

My mind wanders tonight,

To a place where none can reach, without the candles dying light.

In the cold arena of night,

My thoughts take flight,

To a place that few know of where tears reduce sight.

In the starry-skied night,

My sadness gains height,

To a place that’s near, but seems so far,

Where things are set right…,

If only for the night.

K. Aldaya, 4/02

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24. Fears

In each heart there lie fears,

Which cover us with many tears.

Fears that are real or maybe not,

Fears we feel must be fought.

Fears that can burden our lives,

And break us down in size.

Fears that overpower some,

And leave them feeling cold and numb.

K. Aldaya, 4/10/02

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23. The Strangers

Who are these things that live among us?

In the darkness. In the shadows.

Among the muss.

Are they good or are they bad?

Are they happy or are they sad?

Do they see us as we see them?

As mist. As emotions. As a transparent gem?

Are they like us with feelings and emotions?

Are they allowed to have such notions?

Who are these things that live among us?

In the darkness. In the shadows. In the hallways.

Near the dadoes. In the attics. In the basements.

In rooms toying with the casements.

Are they alone or are they in teams,

Or could they be the strangers that lurk in our dreams?

K. Aldaya, 4/18/02

Picture: Taken On September 19, 1936 by Captain Hubert C. Provand for Country Life Magazine; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Brown_lady.jpg

22. Unconditional Love

All I’ve ever wanted. All I’ve wished that could be,

Is that someone love me unconditionally.

Somebody who knows me, knows the inside and out,

And still loves me without any doubt.

Questions tear at my heart, asking when, who, and how?

Why can’t love find me here and now?

Will love ever come by, to a soul such as me,

Who has been deprived so blatantly?

The past holds nothings; nones.

Future’s my sun and my breath.

Dear ‘God’, please deliver some love before death!

I’m so sick of goodbyes,

Of the fading faces,

Of the tragedies of all the cases.

Of all the things to want, of all the things to need,

Love is wanted the most indeed!

All I’ve ever wanted. All I’ve wished that could be,

Is that someone love me unconditionally.

K. Aldaya, 12/29/02

Picture: Eternal Love by Circusspider on Deviant Art; http://circusspider.deviantart.com/art/eternal-love-43901336

21. Our Worldly Zoo

People go with life.

Deal with all the strife.

There are things to do,

In this worldly zoo.

We go so fast these days,

That we get lost in our ways.

Don’t stop to take anything in,

But human corruption and sin.

Where is the beauty that once was here?

All that’s left is loneliness, sadness, and fear.

K. Aldaya, 9/23/03

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