Take me home

The heart sails on stormy seas without love

 

 

 

 

Take me home

 

O’ heart so fine in charcoal skies

of breath my mind does see

This captured feeling locked inside,

alone as to believe

 

For what shall come of morning tides,

along the wish filled shore

In seashell decorated time

to want your love once more

 

What sent this ship of harbor dreams

to sail a course so lost

As currents bide my every whim,

now simplified the cost

 

When once the sunrise happiness

did take a weathered turn

For but a few words offered up

in lessons I have learned

 

My sails, the moon’s reflective light,

does glow an empty grin

Atop the wave’s deserted flight

to want you here again

 

For this shall be my journey true

in aimless rambled roam

If I have not the love of you

I sail these seas alone

 

Of courses kept in lock and key,

an island beach does call

Upon this deck on bended knee

Amidst the darkened squall

 

As life will raise its mighty hand

of you that I do seek

Collapsing firm upon this man

in testaments of weak

 

Come set these chains that hold me tight,

my body craves the pain

As on these seas of bright moon light

I cry within the rain

 

When time does dance and hours pass,

I plead to charcoal skies

Explain to me how this can be

in scenes before my eyes

 

“Take me home,” my heart does plead

begin this journey new

For I now live a nightmare’s creed

without the love of you

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Author's Note

Thank you for reading

Reviews

[SarahLin]

Heartbreaking...to yearn for love that is not there. Death would be a welcome relieve..

[Jack...]

Thank you so very much Sarahlin. So nice to see you again.

[Lydia Shutter]

The rhythm was mesmerizing, the rhyme was exceptional, and the content was poignant, Jack! So much regret....sometimes when a relationship ends, there is no answer as to "why?" So many good descriptive phrases in this poem. "wish filled shore" was my favorite. Your ultra romantic ink is a pleasure to read. Lydi**

[Jack...]

Lydi and your smile on my page is always the highlight of my day. So happy to see you here and to read your always sweet words to me.

[Dr. Wood ?]

I LOVE the wish filled shore

You are a master Jack...TRULY

[Jack...]

Thanks so much my friend. I just wanted you to know if you turn your new avatar around you can have my photo there too. :)

[Dr. Wood ?]

ha ha..I might just do that

[SyberRose]

this was exquisite Jack...beautifully penned with flow and rhythm and rhyme...and
of course romantic as always...Perfect in every way...Rose:)

[Jack...]

Thank you my sweet friend for your wonderful words to me today. Happy you enjoyed this one.

[Angel]

"Home is where the heart is"
Immediately, we think...how trite...that old cliché...
But what makes it trite if not it's truth?
From what cloth is cliché cut?

This is magnificent, Jack...
Once again, you have taken my breath away...

[Jack...]

Much appreciate always are you sweet words to me my beautiful friend. Thank you so very much for your kindness and your friendship.

[Angel]

Back atcha, Oh Handsome One!!

[Diana]

Home is more in our hearts and minds, resting with another, than a physical place. A nice exploration of what is "home."

[Jack...]

Thank you so very much Diana. Happy you enjoyed this one.

[Sami Khalil]

It is turbulent and scary indeed when the ship of the heart is sailing in dangerous storms and tempests without the safety and security of love aimlessly drifting here and there without a compass so to speak...Bravo...............:)

[Jack...]

Thanks again my good friend. Always your kind words make me smile.

[Sami Khalil]

My pleasure...Any time...:)...........