Love

Love
expression, desire
caring, sharing, yearning
unconditional, timeless, ageless, emotion
provoking, controlling, damaging
uncontrolled, numbness
Hate


Shay

Gone Again

Gone again...

As the sky darkens
Overgrown weeds sway in the distance
The night air is cool
And as gentle as a whisper
Golden street lamps
Flicker against a cerulean blue sky
And it is quiet once again
Gone is the sound of laughter
And shared conversation
Emotion filled glances
Linger over a steaming cup of coffee
I miss the intensity of your touch
The humour in your eyes
And the curl of your smile
But most of all
I miss
The way that you make me feel
As I stand here reflecting
On a day well spent
I anticipate your return...

Safe journey my love


Shay

Loaded Gun

Loaded Gun

Quiet
always quiet
My words
ricochet
off the back walls
of thought
like silver bullets
piercing into
the chaos
wounding
self expression
and killing the art
with a silent tongue
quiet
always quiet
fearful
that those watchful
will criticise
what another
heart desires
gnawing
I feel it gnawing
in the back of
my throat
like a dry cough
it clutches
and remains
stuck in the barrel
indecisive
finger on the trigger
of hope
quiet
always quiet...


Shay

Laughter

Laughter

Lifted
Are the spirits
Unguarded the moment
Gossamer sounds filling the air
Heartfelt

Shay

Why did you touch me?

Why did you touch me?

you left an Imprint
blood stain?

ink
a Red illusion
vivid
in the dark hallows
of my imagination
provoking
the words
thought forgot
a shocking reality
my first Impression
death

but it is Life that you breathe...

Shay

Secret Longing

Secret Longing

In my mind
I can see you
Your eyes welcoming
Your words kind
I imagine
Your touch
Your warm embrace
I linger there
In your presence
Remembering
Secretly longing
For what was
Once...

Shay

My Dream

My Dream

dream
subconscious, thought
energising, focusing, aspiring
scary, whimsical, adventurous, absurd
warning, confusing, haunting
forgotten, illusion
nightmare

Shay

Life's Journey

Life’s Journey

We creep, we crawl, we stand, we fall,
Only to begin again.
We learn, we grow, we reap, we sow,
Only to begin again.
We meet, we mate, we love, we hate,
Only to begin again.
We laugh, we cry, we live, we die,
Only to begin....
Again.

Shay

My Storm

My Storm

The clouds appear motionless
In the sky
As shades of blue and grey
Go by
My mood sways
With the wind
It takes me to a distant place
A sense of calm
A tranquil space
To ease my mind
How kind....
The gentle rain
Caressed my face
Removed the dirt, the hurt,
Without a trace
To set me free
As you can see
The drops roll down
Across my frame
Reminding me
This is no game
Life is for living
Ever giving
Simple pleasures
Of the heart
A pulse in time
A refreshing start
It’s time to grow
Let go
Hold fast to the wind
And fly
Be free the thunder cries
It rains for me
I see
The possibility....


Shay

My Art

My Art

poetry
life, reflection
captivating, engaging, critiquing
written, spoken, various, forms
compelling, disturbing, enlightening
thought, pattern
art

Shay

Self

Self

me

free, spirit
loving, caring, sharing

lover, partner, friend, family

nurturing, protecting, challenging

self, image

you

Shay

Deeper Meaning

Deeper Meaning

Dirt
Mother earth
Its life sustains us
Highly taken for granted
Shame

Shay

Feast or Famine

Feast or Famine

feast
lavish, abundance,
eating, gorging, wasting,
consume, devour, extravagant, hunger
desiring, craving, starving,
skin, bone,
famine


Shay

Fairytale Endings

Fairytale Endings
Dissolve into
Broken promises
Scattered memories
Like shards of glass
Cutting into
My reality
My indigo dreams...

A blue stream
Of tears flow
From parched eyes
Down a face
Plagued
With forgiveness
Lips part
As if to speak
But words
Vanish
Into thin air...

Is this where the story ends?
Memories of once upon a time....

Shay

Her Story

Her Story

Dark
R e p r e s s e d
History

Shay

The Flesh of Innocence

The Flesh of Innocence

In smoke filled rooms
Eyes feed
On the flesh
Of innocence
Wants fuel the imagination
As sanity lingers
Mans putrid need
To satisfy his urges
Create a demand
For taught skin
And callow minds
Fixated, fixated, fixated,
On the dollar signs
Spent, earned, forgiven,
Lost
Forever
In a purple haze
The music stops
As lipstick stains
Mar reality
We look the other way

Shay

Black rose

Black rose

Petals an ominous merlot
Your scent haunting
Erotic
Efflorescence of darkness
You rejoice
Obscure in the shadow
Taunting callow minds
With your velvet touch
An obsidian fantasy
Illuminating
Fragile
Unattainable

Shay

Human

Human

Black
Spirited, Tenacious
Surviving, Enduring, Prevailing
Society, Prejudice, Being, Denial
Challenging, Necessitating, Presuming
Defiant, Intrepid
White

Shay

Words

Words
Fragments
Of the past
Present and future
Spoken or written
With conviction
Reflections of
A truth
Your truth
Searching
We seek
To find
A common thread
So that we too
Can lay claim
As we nod
Our heads
In approval
Or utter disbelief
We do so enjoy
The conversation
The exchange
Of words
Our words
A shared truth

Shay

this day

this day

in solitude
you come to me
tempest
your thoughts
lay to rest
on my fingertips
as your
wanton desire
manipulates
my mind
I lose myself
in a world
surreal
as eternity
passes
I sit muted
eyes glazed
in euphoric
silence

Shay

Red Petal

Red petal
stains
on concrete,
a crimson tide
in the
Autumn sun...

This cardinal
salute warns,
that winters
ruby lips
are near...

Shay

Feelings

feelings
extend beyond
my fingertips,
onto the page...
with such rage
I can’t contain
myself

depressed,
restricted, confined,
disillusioned...
fragmented thoughts
escape my prison walls
and falls...
silent

if only
it were me...
daring to break free

Shay

Poised

poised
waiting
pen in hand...

tempted again...

ever elusive
infinite words dissolve
into that void of darkness
buried in abstract illusions...

leaving me perplexed... lost without prose...

Shay

Engulfed

Engulfed

engulfed
in the darkness
my hands reach for your face
as your blood stained eyes fill with hope
we touch

Shay

emancipation

emancipation

ebony eyes of darkness,
entice my soul’s voice,
enthralled I succumb,
entwined with its essence.
eternal scars of a people,
escape on the wings of hope,
empowered by one vision...

Shay

Masquerade

Masquerade

Chains
worn with pride
once meant to contain
the spirit of my people...
Bind

Eyes closed
We dare not speak
We try to rise above
Yet the prejudice still remains...
Struggle

With such hate
as each day continues,
we masquerade, as pride is swallowed.
We wear masks fearful, that someday, someone will see,
Our true face

Shay

Tainted

Tainted

He kissed me
staining my lips with his
tainted love, as tears roll down my cheeks
in silence, a sudden emptiness overwhelms....
Is there hope?

Shay

Youthful Glance

Youthful Glance

In her youthful hands she holds the answers,
for her life has only just begun....
I see the light of innocence...
in her beautiful brown eyes.
She dreams without limits,
and lives without fear.
I envy her....
determined
youthful
glance.

Shay

Yesterdays

Yesterdays

A silent moment
of reflection, reminds me
that time is precious.

Shay

Dawn

Dawn

In the early morn
I listen as the earth breathes
Day opens its arms

The sun blinks an eye
Refreshing our existence
As faith is restored

Shay

Bittersweet

Bittersweet

Loud silence
Screaming out to deaf ears
For actions that were misunderstood
Forgiveness without words ever being spoken
Quiet noise

Shay

Blood Stains

Blood Stains

Out
of anger
it flowed, like black oil
in the night, three teens were found
dead

Red ink
the pen, bleeding
in silence, it cries out
to all closed eyes, pleading, to share
its pain

teens
acting
out of rage
with violence
hurting every one
are they accountable
for the death of innocence
or did society fail them........

Shay

His Rhythm

His Rhythm

Sitting under an indigo sky.............
The night air hot against our skin
He sits strumming his guitar
As the nights warm velvet
Sways in harmony
To his rhythm
His fingers
Playing
Free

Shay

Father's Love

Father's Love

Pride
Fills his eyes
He watches his son
His heart over flowing with
Love

Seemingly patient
His nurturing hands hold him
Silent protection

Never faltering
Determination constant
A better life waits...

Shay

Prejudice

Prejudice

Burnt
Are the hands
That never reach out
To touch the soul of others
Lost

Shay

Bliss

Bliss

Look
At his lips
They brush me gently
With a silent expression
Moist

Shay

Pardon Me

Pardon Me

Rain
Pouring down
Thunder slaps the sky
As lightening strikes, we feel
Drops

Darkened skies, loud sighs
Mother Nature reigns supreme
We have no control

Silent
Tears from heaven
Falling to the parched earth
A darkened backdrop, heavy soul
Sodden

Shay

Silent Cadence

Silent Cadence

I see the love in your eyes, and...... I am...
Lost in its warm embrace, held captive,
Mesmerised by its silent cadence.
Tranquil moments reflected...
In its brilliant brown hues,
Render me helpless.
I surrender...
To the one
That I...
Love.

Shay

My Morning Coffee

My Morning Coffee

Cerulean blue china cup
On a chipped saucer
Favoured for its history
Father gave it as a gift
Elaborately wrapped with ribbon
Expression of his love

Shay

Desire Lingers

Desire Lingers

A night of passion
Bodies twist in ecstasy
Desire lingers

Smile
On pursed lips
That’s all that is left
Except for the look in my
...Eyes

His scent
A memory
Clinging to my fingers
Leaves me longing for his embrace
...his love...

Shay

Us

Us

Together
Sharing our ideas
Working together as one
Strength

Shay

Not a-mused

Not a-mused

I feel so empty
Nothing replaces your touch
I am missing you

Shay

Shades of Hurt

Shades of Hurt

You stood there silent
Afraid to show emotion
That joke bothered you

They cannot agree
They refuse to compromise
They're hurting inside

There’s so much to do
Resources are limited
The wallet is bare

Leaving in such haste
Not paying full attention
You slipped on that toy

Daily challenges
Experienced by all in
Many shades of hurt

Shay

Sign is a language

Sign is a language

you spoke to me with words of ignorance
i signed to you my innocence yet
you proceeded with the attack
are you blinded by the gifts
that you take for granted
I exist in this world
so unlike you
I must fight
for my
right
...to be seen and heard

Shay

Your Changing Face

Your Changing Face

Moon
Distant
Lost in an
Indigo sky........
I watch the clouds drift...
Ever changing your face....
As you sit poised, vigilant.....
Capturing my imagination.....
I revel in your obscure mystery....

Shay

Life is...

Life is...

Sweet
Heavenly
Optimistic
Relevant and
Treasured

Life
Is the
Fabric of
Eternity...
Impalpable yet...
Sweet is the undertone
Simplistic is the measure
Held hostage by all of man kind
Overlooking the gifts we received
Remorse ever eludes the human mind
Taking, never giving to mother nature....

Shay

“Fathers Day”

“Fathers Day”

Tear
Flowing
So gently
Across my cheek
It’s journey silent
Each tear drop filled with pain
It escapes seeking refuge
I will never accept the loss
You were destined to be my hero
Still years later, Daddy .... I miss you so

Shay

“Good morning Sugar”

“Good morning Sugar”

I open my eyes
To your warm heavenly smile
And feel its embrace

I feel in my heart
That dreams are made possible
With you in my life

I long for your touch
You hold me close in your arms
Never letting go

You whisper softly
The words that I love to hear
As you kiss my lips
Shay

"Spring Rain"

"Spring Rain"

A world of beauty,
Sits unaware, with it's grace,
I am enchanted.

Shay

“Forbidden Fruit”

“Forbidden Fruit”

Juice
Trickles
Down the side
Of my full lips.....
A wanton pleasure
Exotic, delicious..........
You are a sweet temptation
I give in to my desire.............
As I yield to your forbidden fruit

Shay

Inspiration

Inspiration

Aimlessly
you wander
the hallows of
my imagination,
Desperately
hoping to find
the source of
my inspiration...

If only you knew,
that it resided in you.

Shay

Touch

Touch

Skin
Silky smooth
Rich mahogany
Enticing and seductive
Touch

Shay

My Canvas

My Canvas

Amidst all this beauty
You stood there
Blank, vaguely unaware.
I was drawn to you.
Almost mesmerised
By your colorless
Expression.
You gazed at me
From every angle
Fixated, unfilled,
Drawing me near.
I stroked your face then,
Ever so gently
With the tip of my brush
And, I could feel
Your breath heighten,
Excited to be alive.
Enraptured, I painted
My soul, with anointed
Oils across your face.

Shay

"Alone"

"Alone"

He
stood there
Innocent.......
A simple man........
With his heart exposed
Wishing, hoping, for love...
Gazing upon the night sky...
Longing for her to reappear........
With each passing cloud he clings to hope
Never losing faith in the one he loves..........

Shay

“No Compromise”

“No Compromise”

Why
Fix something
If it’s not broken?
Am I in need of repair?
Vexed.

Shay

“Sweet Slumber”

“Sweet Slumber”

The
Midnight
Sky kissed me.
A new dawn waits.
Cradled in its arms...
I surrender myself.......
Giving in to its embrace...
Blanketed by the stars above,
I drift off into such sweet slumber,
That I dare to dream the impossible...

Shay