State Of Mind

To many times I see your face -
In past days that you were not there.
I think you have always been a part of me -
A soon to be fixed tear.

You filled a part of me I never knew -
A missing part so pure and sweet,
I can’t believe I ever really “lived” before -
Or how I could feel so complete.

When you make love to me -
I feel like the only person in your world.
You give yourself so fully without exception -
In your arms I lay peacefully curled.

Every poem and song it seems -
Seems to talk about a love of every kind -
Not until I melted into you -
Did I understand this state of mind.

To many times I see your face -
And see how I survived the past years.
You were the waiting to protect me - my soul mate -
The angel who wiped away my tears.


By Stacey Denman
A Poet’s Poem

You can sit
With a pen
In a room
With paper
And stare at the
Bare walls
Sitting at your
Empty desk
You can pace back
And forth
In your mind
Cracking in
Rhyme after rhyme
Time after
And in a little while
You do
The words flow
Writers block
Is no more
A theme
For you have
Developed
One of your
Own
It’s now your child
Mother bear
You can play but
No one
Better touch this
Your own
They can’t care
Like you
It isn’t theirs
Not one
They always determine
What you say
But it’s not even close
To what you mean
What your poem set
Out to be

By Stacey Denman
Still For Real

Listen to me closely; I have a fear to confess.
And even though you swear it won’t come true-
It scares me; everything is such a mess –
And I fear this time you won’t come through.

Look into my eyes; let me bare my soul to you.
For once don’t act like its any big deal.
Assume for once my fear will come true-
And see why I am afraid to get the bill.

Tell me something; I have to know how you feel,
You are so often quite and don’t show much.
Sometimes it makes me wonder if you are still for real

Scares me when you seem like a robot.

Listen to me closely; I have a fear to confess-
And I don’t want you to say it won’t come true.
Look at how scared I am to fail the test,
Please give me what is due.

By Stacey Denman
Poems by Stacey Denman
Stop

Why do you fight? What must happen?
It’s hard to see those eyes sadden.
If I could reach out – make it better –
I’d cut the choking tether.

It is one of those obvious things –
You’re the victim of her mood swings.
The damage is done – stop it now-
You know the when and how.

You think it is because of compassion-
Truth is you lost the passion.
You’re not even putting up a fight-
Explain how this is right?

I try to pity, but I can’t-
There is not even a chance.
No excuses make any sense-
I simply do not ride the fence.

By Stacey Denman
Thrill of the Chase

Was I just a thrill of the chase?
Because everything has changed.
I can see it in your face,
Nothing will ever be the same.
I didn't ask for you to come into my life,
Like I think you would have asked.
You made everything seem so right-
Then you took off your mask.
What happened I wondered often,
You said things would never change,
So like a fool I didn't stop them-
And now I don't know what remains.
I think to you I was just a conquest,
A challenge of some kind.
And now it's hard for me to digest,
How you could so easily change your mind.
Who am I to question what happened?
I could be totally wrong about the path ahead.
But I think from now on I'll keep my heart
fastened-
And think twice about what is said.

By Stacey Denman