Traci & Teri's Poems

My Regrets, My Love

I regret that I don't trust
And that because I don't trust
I have acted in ways
that have caused persons not to trust me
I regret that at times I didn't know what to say
Or better, that at times I didn't know what not to say
I regret that now I'm hurting
And that I have caused someone else to hurt
I regret not understanding at times,
the meaning of the word love
And that I didn't work harder on ours
I regret if ever I seemed selfish
Or if I ever overlooked your pain
I regret that I was not with you today
And that I will not be with you tomorrow
I regret so many of the choices I have made
But never, my love, never...
Do I regret you.

Teri Marie LaPorte
Copyright ©2001 Teri LaPorte

One Room

One room, dark
One bed, empty
One woman, lonely
Where are you?

One room, twilight
One bed, shared
One woman, complete
You are here

One room, shadowed
One bed, rumpled
One woman, content
You are remembered

Traci L Boyles
Copyright ©2001 Traci Boyles

Love Lost Forever

Out on the balcony she stood
The sun warm on her back
It offered little comfort
due to the gloom she felt in her heart
A soft wind blows her blond hair gently across her face
as her gaze focuses on the petal of a bright yellow flower
in the yard across from her
She must have stood there for more than an hour
But time holds no value to her right now
There is a world around her, busy and loud
But she stands and stares in silence
Hearing nothing, seeing nothing
Tears stream down her cheeks
and drop like tiny raindrops
in the puddles that have formed at her feet
Her world has been taken from her
and her hands hold no power of recovery
She is all by herself now
and she has never felt so alone
The love of her life died today.

Illusion

There is a picture of you so vivid in my mind
Are you a figment only of my imagination?
Hidden in my thoughts I see you clearly
Unforgettable green eyes and sun kissed hair
The longing to touch you is driven within me
Is it possible the reality of it could be as satisfying?

There is an image of you so sharp in my eyes
Are you only an illusion to be kept to myself?
In my dreams I can feel you deep within me
Exploring places I have never before reached
The desire to give to you completely overwhelms me
Is it satisfying that the reality of it could be possible?

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